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A darkly lit spread of A Profound Waste of Time issues showing how the special Issue 1 glows in the dark.
Dramatically lit spread of a collection of A Profound Waste of Time magazines. Issue 3 shows an illustration of Trico from the game The Last Guardian by Fumito Ueda, illustrated by mako. Issue 4 shows an illustration of Chell from the game Portal by Valve, illustrated by Molly Mendoza. Issue 1 shows an illustration of Shovel Knight by Yacht Club Games, illustrated by Dan Mumford.
EST 2016

A decade of Timeless work

  • Inspired by videogames
  • Inspired by videogames
  • Inspired by videogames
  • Inspired by videogames
  • Inspired by videogames
  • Inspired by videogames
Full magazine spread from Issue 1 of A Profound Waste of Time featuring multiple people building a rocket ship. Illustrated by Kyle Smart.
Detail illustration from Issue 1 of A Profound Waste of Time featuring a man building a rocket. Illustrated by Kyle Smart.
Full magazine spread from Issue 1 of A Profound Waste of Time featuring a spaceship landing in a jungle.
Detail illustration shot from from Issue 4 of A Profound Waste of Time featuring a yellow plane landed in a snowy landscape.
Full magazine spread from Issue 4 of A Profound Waste of Time featuring the characters of Suikoden standing in front of a crowd for the article "The Strength of Many".
Detail shot from Issue 4 of A Profound Waste of Time of the characters from Suiken standing in front of a crowd.
Full magazine spread from Issue 2 of A Profound Waste of Time showing Keita Takahashi's characters on a green field. Noby Noby Boy is eating the last few words on the page.
Close up illustration from issue 2 of A Profound Waste of Time featuring Team Cherry's Hollow Knight walking through a windy path. Illustrated by mako.
Full magazine spread from Issue 2 of A Profound Waste of Time showing a UFO carrying a sprouting egg.
Magazine spread of Issue 1 of A Profound Waste of Time with an insert of Jenny Jiao Hsia's personal journal.
Detail spread from Issue 2 of A Profound Waste of Time featuring the king of the cosmos from Katamari Damacy surrounded by other characters from Keita Takahashi's games.
Full magazine spread from issue 2 of A Profound Waste of Time featuring the main character from the game Mother.
Detail spread from the magazine A Profound Waste of Time Issue 5.
Open spread of the magazine A Profound Waste of Time Issue 5.
Detail of an illustration by Molly Mendoza of Powerwash Simulator for the magazine A Profound Waste of Time Issue 5.
Open spread of the magazine A Profound Waste of Time Issue 5. Featuring colourful water illustrations by Molly Mendoza of Powerwash Simulator.
Detail image of the magazine A Profound Waste of Time Issue 5. Featuring a bright yellow page with the illustration of a car leaving sound waves in its wake.
Open spread of a magazine showing bright yellow pages with an illustration of a car. From the magazine A Profound Waste of Time Issue 5.
Back in stock This November

Issue 5 Reprint

Two standing foldouts of A Profound Waste of Time Issue 5s featuring Vanillaware's Unicorn Overlord. One shows the front, the other the back cover. The back cover shows the villain characters of Unicorn Overlord charging foward. The front cover shows the hero characters of Unicorn Overlord charging forward. Side by side it looks like the two armies charging towards each other.

Freshly Reprinted

A dramatically lit trilogy collection of A Profound Waste of Time. Issues 1, 2 and 3 are slipping out of the trilogy slipcase. Slipcase designed by Lundqvist. Issue 1 featuring Shovel Knight, Issue 2 featuring Keita Takahashi and Issue 3 featuring Fumito Ueda.
A dramatically lit trilogy collection of A Profound Waste of Time. Issues 1, 2 and 3 are pulled out of a Trilogy Slipcase. Slipcase designed by Lundqvist. Issue 1 features Shovel Knight, Issue 2 features Keita Takahashi and Issue 3 features Fumito Ueda.

Slipcases

  • Astral Slipcase

    For APWOT Issues 4 - 6

    Crafted from 3mm-thick card with foil blocking and spot varnish, the design channels the magic of illuminated manuscripts — the perfect way to present and store issues 4-6 of APWOT.

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  • Trilogy Slipcase

    For APWOT Issues 1 - 3

    This elegant slipcase is covered in matt black foil letters adorned with details and furnishings inspired by APWOT's history.

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