It hasn’t aired for almost a decade, but there is no sign of breaking Bad (2008-2013) in slow motion. Fans of the AMC series about high school chemistry teacher Walter White (Bryan Cranston) turning to a life of crime bought tons of merchandise, from K-Swiss sneakers to a Monopoly Thu.

In 99.1% Purity: Breaking Bad Art, viewers will be able to see the show from a new perspective: the illustrations. The hardcover book brings together a collection of creative works by artists and fans around the world who have been inspired by the series.

Characters like Walter and his partner Jesse Pinkman, lawyer Hank Schrader, lawyer with ethical challenges Saul Goodman and others appear in more than 150 separate works.

The collection is fully endorsed and endorsed by breaking Bad creator Vince Gilligan, who helped select the art included in the book and also provides an introduction. breaking Bad screenplay coordinator / post-production assistant Jenn Carroll and assistants Melissa Ng and Clementine Dunnell helped choose the art for the book; while Claudia Azurmendi and Joanna Zhang wrote the text. Gillian said Weekly entertainment that the collection was inspired by fan-submitted art that staff kept on the show’s office walls during production.

“This is the ultimate compliment,” he said. “It made my eyes sparkle every time I walked down the hall, but I didn’t realize that was really the biggest compliment until I wrote the introduction to this book. It occurred to me: what better compliment is there than art inspired by something that I participated in? What an incredible thrill, that feeling of “God, it’s something we did that inspired artists to work. “

And yes, Gilligan thinks a You better call Saul A fan art book would also be interesting.

You can pre-order 99.1% Purity: Breaking Bad Art on Amazon for $ 39.99. Its release is scheduled for August 17.