It's about storytelling and vision! Famed Hollywood writer/producer/director and Monster Kid John Fasano, one of the creative forces behind ANOTHER 48 HRS, ALIEN 3, UNIVERSAL SOLDIER THE RETURN, TOMBSTONE, DARKNESS FALLS, WOKE UP DEAD, SAVING JESSICA LYNCH, STONE COLD, HANNAH'S LAW and SNIPER RELOADED shares a collection of private art and thoughts. From model instructions for Batman, Wolverine, Frankenstein, Godzilla, King Kong, Barb Wire, and Ray Harryhausen characters to work printed in Famous Monsters of Filmland and G-Fan magazines, Placemats includes original Storyboards for the Cult Classic 80's horror films BLACK ROSES and THE JITTERS, as well as concept art and on-the-set sketches from 20 years of film work including CHARIOTS OF THE GODS and TNT's THE HUNCHBACK. The collection of artwork in this edition of Placemats gives an intimate look into the creative process.About the Author: John Fasano is a writer and artist whose film career began with producing and directing the now Cult Classic horror films ROCK 'N ROLL NIGHTMARE and BLACK ROSES (Synapse DVD) before moving to Los Angeles where he wrote the hit films ANOTHER 48 HRS (for Paramount Pictures) ALIEN 3 (20th Century Fox) UNIVERSAL SOLDIER THE RETURN and DARKNESS FALLS (for Sony Pictures), and SHAOLIN (for Disney), as well as working as a producer on RAPID FIRE (Fox). GINOSTRA (Canal Plus) and TOMBSTONE (Hollywood Pictures) as well as Television projects including F/X THE SERIES for Rysher, MEAN STREAK and THE LEGEND OF BUTCH & SUNDANCE for Showtime, THE HUNLEY and WGA nominated teleplay for THE HUNCHBACK for TNT; SAVING JESSICA LYNCH for NBC, HANNAH'S LAW for Hallmark, and the Tom Selleck hit STONE COLD for CBS. Fasano directed the Television movies MURDER AT THE PRESIDIO for USA and A FAMILY LOST for Lifetime, as well as ten episodes for the first and second seasons of the kid's action show KAMEN RIDER: DRAGON KNIGHT for the CW4Kids Network. Fasano has even made inroads into the New Media by creating and writing the Sony/Crackle WOKE UP DEAD series starring Jon Heder.