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The Book of Bill is a book written by Alex Hirsch, which is part of the continuity of the animated series Gravity Falls. The book is centered around the series' main antagonist, Bill Cipher, and told from his point of view. It was released on July 23, 2024.
Description[]
Did you miss him? Admit it, you missed him.
The demon that terrorized Gravity Falls is back from the great beyond to finally tell his side of the story in The Book of Bill, written by none other than Bill Cipher himself.
Inside, Bill sheds light on his bizarre origins, his sinister effects on human history, the Pines family's most embarrassing secrets, and the key to overthrowing the world (laid out in a handy step-by-step guide). This chaotic and beautifully illustrated tome contains baffling riddles, uncrackable ciphers, lost Journal 3 pages, ways to cheat death, the meaning of life, and a whole chapter on Silly Straws. But most importantly, The Book of Bill is deeply, deeply cursed.[1]
"HI, FRIENDS!"
I'm Alex HuRzch, creator of Gravity TowN, and I'm definitely NOT posSessed by a dEMOn right now! I'm using my normal hUMAN HANDS to write a message in stupid human letters commanding you to buy The Book of Bill IMMEDIATELY.
The book contains the never-before-revealed true story of Bill Cipher, his most cryptic riddles, darkest deals, and GREAT adVICE for what to do with your sad pathetic LIFE! And it's written by the greatest writer of all time, Bill Cipher Alegz Hutrzpch, a human! A regular man made out of meat and goo! ALEX ISNt DEAD! HE'S FINE! HE'S FINE! HE'S FINE! HE'S FINE! HE'S FINE! HE'S FINE! HE'S FINE
HE'S FINE
I'M FINE
ƎW Ԁ˥ƎH
Reviews[]
"I thought I liked things that were weird, but I was wrong. This book was too weird for me. I feel nauseous just thinking about the horrifying psychosis contained within. I'm legally changing my name to ‘Normal Al' now and pushing all my Hawaiian shirts out to sea on a barge. Avoid this book at all costs!!" —"Weird Al" Yankovic
"I found this arcane volume in a musty aisle at the most accursed of libraries. Nightly visitations by foul spirits commenced almost immediately. It has infected my mind and my dreams, and it will destroy your sanity. For all that is good and holy—stay away from it, and whatever you do, do not read it." —Guillermo del Toro
"Look, I hate to disagree with Guillermo and Normal Al, but I love this thing! Ever since I read it, I keep hearing this screaming in my brain that won't stop! I'm buying a copy for everyone I know! We love Bill! We love Bill! We love Bill!" —Charlie Day
Synopsis[]
The Book of Bill is a book within the Gravity Falls universe, written in the first person perspective of the main antagonist, Bill Cipher. The book delves into Bill's origin story, his numerous attempts to conquer Earth, his complex relationship with the Pines family, and his very bad guidance towards many topics like love and humans. It's filled with bizarre revelations about the universe, cryptic codes, and various facts about the characters of Gravity Falls.
The narrative is a mix of autobiography, exposition, and manipulation as Bill attempts to control the reader. The book ultimately serves as a final, desperate plea for help from Bill, which is ultimately denied.
Release[]
On December 15, 2023, author Alex Hirsch announced the book on Twitter, with a release date of July 23, 2024.[2] Later in the coming months the Oregon Parks Department (a Twitter account used to promote new Gravity Falls books) started making cryptic tweets about the book, and an entire countdown leading up to the book's release.
Trivia[]
- The Book of Bill is the first Gravity Falls book to be marked for adults.[1]
- Characters from The Owl House and Amphibia have brief cameos. The characters being, Hooty, The Titan's skull, and The Core.
- Emmy Cicierga, a storyboard artist, claims she tried to get an F-bomb in the book but was unable to.
- The book is linked to a website, and upon submitting the password, T.J Eckleburg, it led to a countdown with Soos holding wires.
- After a week, it changed to a small room featuring a desktop computer from McGucket Labs.
- Over time, users have found many more codes to type into the small computer...including names of some of the show's characters.
- There is a two-page images showing versions of the mystery twins from timelines with unhappy endings, including petrified versions of them and a Gnome Queen Mable.
- Like Gravity Falls: Lost Legends and Journal 3 there is a Barnes & Noble edition of this book that includes extra pages.[3]
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