The fertile minds at Fantoons Animation Studios have come up with two fun Iron Maiden collectible books, one a coloring book and the other a seek and find puzzle book.
“Iron Maiden – Where's Eddie?”
The Eddie in question here is of course the monstrous Iron Maiden cartoon figure who has appeared on all of the band's album covers as well as many other pieces of Iron Maiden merchandise. He even appeared on the band's tour planes over the years, which in another nod to their mascot were named Ed Force One, a play on the name of the US president's plane, Air Force One. Here Fantoons presents 15 “Where's Waldo?” type puzzles, each occupying two large colorful pages. Each puzzle has a design inspired by an Iron Maiden album cover or single with Iron Maiden's first album, Piece of Mind, Killers and Seventh Son of a Seventh Son among the albums represented and 'Out of the Silent Planet', 'The Wicker Man, “The Number of the Beast” and “2 Minutes to Midnight” among the singles represented. It's not easy to find Eddie among all the “die-hard fans,” horror or otherwise, but the book has an index that shows you which version of Eddie you're looking for in each puzzle. No matter how long it takes you to find Eddie, there are endless hours of fun to be had as you search for the amazing artwork and marvel at the mummies, monsters and the two-headed guy hiding amongst the regular folk. As the book's promotional material says, “pray you find Eddie before he finds you!” Hardcover, 9 X 12 inches.
“Iron Maiden – The Official Coloring Book”
Grab your colored pencils or markers and have fun coloring 72 pages of Iron Maiden graphics! And while the band members appear in some of these illustrations, you can probably guess who's stealing the show here. Eddy! Eddie is depicted as Frankenstein's monster, as a fun Tickle Me Eddie game (still in the box, of course), as an Old West shooter, as a chess set where all the pieces have (different) Eddie heads. There's also Eddie as a tiki, Eddie as both figures from the American Gothic painting, Eddie in a Santa hat in a Christmas scene, and our favorite, Eddie as a record store clerk who owns nothing but Iron releases Maiden. Again the artwork here is stunning even before you apply your own artistic touch. Considering the book is a collector's item, you may want to own or donate two copies. one to color and one to keep as is. Paperback, 9 X 12 inches.