The new-school purveyor of timeless journalism, McSweeney’s launched their

special edition, 320-page “San Francisco Panorama” this week, making it the

latest of the literary journal’s quarterly releases.

The McSweeney’s team created the 15″ x 22″ broadsheet paper over five months

with contributions from Stephen King, William T. Vollmann, Daniel Clowes and

Roddy Doyle-over 150 writers, artists and photographers in all.

Panorama’s design mimics a traditional paper, with magazine, food (click

above image for detail), comics and sports sections included in the hefty

edition along with hang-ready posters. Eye-catching diagrams and an overall

contemporary layout give it a modern appeal.

San Francisco’s Chronicle partnered with McSweeney’s to exclusively sell and

distribute the paper in the Bay Area and starting yesterday locals can buy

it for $5 from hawkers in the street. The rest of us can buy it online for

$16 or in bookstores. Check out sample pages, and get all the details here.