Sean McDonald and Jeff VanderMeer Break Down Annihilation
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Annihilation, Annotated

Jeff VanderMeer

With the film adaptation of Annihilation hitting theatres this week, and with our new movie tie-in edition in stores, we thought it’d be a good time to revisit Jeff VanderMeer’s annotated first chapter of Annihilation, a project done with the help of our friends at Genius. Check out Jeff’s notes below, and make sure to buy tickets for the movie now!


Annihilation book cover

Annihilation

MCD × FSGO, 2018

SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE

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