įeatures twelve castles of Westeros, and a poster of Valyria. Troubles with Dabel Brothers Publishing lead to Kaluta pulling out and the calendar being canceled. Although it was supposed to be released in December 2008, some purchasers did not receive their copies until May 2009. The A Song of Ice and Fire Calendar has been published annually thereafter. Sales on the 20 Calendars were very strong, and the contract was extended through 2016. Martin officially announced the 20 Calendars, he reported that Bantam hoped to publish the calendar annually. Instead, Ted Nasmith's already completed illustrations, originally meant for The World of Ice & Fire, were published in the 2011 Calendar.
However, in March 2010, Picacio revealed that Bantam wanted the art earlier than planned, to take advantage of the media promotion for Game of Thrones that summer, so his illustrations were moved to the 2012 Calendar, also to be published by Bantam. Martin's main publisher, would be producing the 2011 Calendar, to be illustrated by John Picacio. In October 2009, it was reported that Bantam Books, George R.R. In September 2009, Martin reiterated that there would be no calendar for 2010, but that he hoped to soon make an announcement about the 2011 Calendar. Martin also terminated his contract with Dabel Brothers. Additionally, due to difficulties working with Dabel, Michael Kaluta withdrew his work, and the 2010 Calendar was canceled. However, there were numerous delays in shipping the 2009 calendars to purchasers, with some not receiving their copies until May 2009.
In November 2008, it was announced that the 2010 Calendar would be illustrated by Michael Kaluta. Two special limited editions with a variant cover could also be purchased. The first calendar, illustrated by Michael Komarck and published by Dabel Brothers for the year 2009, was announced in August 2008. Variant cover of the 2009 calendar, featuring Jon Snow.