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BILL SIENKIEWICZ MUTANTS & MOON KNIGHTS ARTISAN ED (C: 0-1-1
(A/CA) Bill Sienkiewicz Bill Sienkiewicz is renowned for his work on some of Marvel's most iconic comics of the 1980s: Moon Knight, The New Mutants, Elektra: Assassin, and more. This collection is filled with some of his finest covers, pin-ups, and pages. Included in this Artisan Edition is the oversized first issue of Elektra: Assassin, written by Frank Miller, as well as many gorgeous pages from that acclaimed series. All have been meticulously scanned from the original art and reproduced to the exacting Artist's Edition standards. While appearing to be in black and white, these images have been scanned in color, allowing the reader to view them as closely as possible to the original art. Ink gradients, blue pencil, corrections, and more are all clearly visible, all the wonderful subtle nuances that make original art so special and unique.
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BLACK PANTHER OFF MOVIE SPEC HC
Black Panther - in theatres on February 16, 2018! Go behind-the-scenes with photos from the movie and stunning concept art, and discover secrets from the set with exclusive star interviews including Chadwick Boseman (T'Challa), Michael B. Jordan (Erik Killmonger), Andy Serkis (Klaw), Danai Gurira (Okoye), Angela Bassett (Ramonda), and Stan Lee (Stan Lee)! Available in Newsstand and Previews Exclusive cover editions, as well as a Hardcover!
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BLEACH OFF CHARACTER BK SC VOL 02 MASKED
Uncover the secrets of Bleach! This profile book contains extensive information on the characters and story from Bleach volumes 21-37. It includes exclusive color art, a poster, bonus materials and an interview with Tite Kubo. Step into the ghostly world of Bleach like never before!
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BLEACH OFFICIAL ANIME COLORING BOOK SC
(W/A) Viz Media Bleach: The Official Anime Coloring Book is filled with 80 pages of striking line art from the massively popular animated TV show based on the hit manga by Tite Kubo. This book features thick, high-quality paper and includes a flexible binding for easy coloring. Readers of all ages will enjoy coloring the action-packed images of Ichigo Kurosaki, Rukia Kuchiki, and many more!
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BROTHERS & MOTHERS HC
(W) Various (CA) Bhanu Pratap Brothers and Mothers attests to the fact that Jim Blanchard is Drew Friedman's only worthy competitor in the celebrity portraiture category. Blanchard's technique ranges from a full tonal scale to pure pointillism, always capturing the essence of the characters. Brothers and Mothers features an introduction by crime writer George Pelecanos and includes portraits ranging from Clint Eastwood and Muhammad Ali to Kurt Cobain and Salvador Dali to Nine Simone and Lou Reed.
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CHRIS SAMNEES BLACK WIDOW ARTISTS ED HC
(W) Chris Samnee, Mark Waid (A/CA) Chris Samnee Collecting the first six issues of Marvel Comics' acclaimed Black Widow series, penciled and inked by Chris Samnee, and co-written with frequent collaborator Mark Waid. All pages have been scanned from the original art and are presented the same size as drawn. This volume will include a number of layouts by Samnee that show his creative process. As with all Artist's Editions, this book appears to be in Black and white, but is scanned and printed in color, the better to see the subtle nuances that make original art unique.
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COLORFUL DREAMS SC
(W/A/CA) Vofan From VOFAN, the star illustrator of the Monogatari series (novels) written by NISIOISIN, comes an full color artbook of his best personal works.
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COMIC BOOK ARTIST BULLPEN TP
Comic Book Artist Bullpen collects all seven issues of the little-seen labor of love fanzine published in the early 2000s by Jon B. Cooke (editor of Comic Book Creator magazine). Featured are in-depth interviews with some of comics' major league players, including George Tuska, Fred Hembeck, Terry Beatty, and Frank Bolle-and an amazing all-star tribute to Silver Age great Jack Abel by the Marvel Comics Bullpen and others. That previously unpublished all-comics Abel appreciation includes strips by Joe Kubert, Walter Simonson, Kyle Baker, Marie Severin, Gray Morrow, Alan Weiss, Sergio Aragon?s, Mort Todd, Dick Ayers, and many more! Plus a new bonus feature on Jack Kirby's unknown 1960s baseball card art, and a 16-page full-color section, all behind a Jack Kirby cover!
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COMICS JOURNAL LIBRARY TP VOL 09 ZAP INTERVIEWS (MR)
(A) R. Crumb & Various Here in one place are the definitive Comics Journalinterviews with the cartoonists behind Zap Comix. Featuring Robert Crumb, Spain Rodriguez,Victor Moscoso, Rick Griffin, S. Clay Wilson, Robert Williams, Gilbert Shelton, Paul Mavrides and much more. In these historically important interviews, the Zapcontributors open up about how they came to create a seminal, living work of art.
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COMP ARTIST SPONSORSHIP CAMPAIGN ARTBOOK SC
(W/A) Various Showcasing 45 artists, from top industry professionals to talented high school illustrators. 'COMP x Artists Sponsorship' features the artwork of talented creators popular online from across Japan and beyond, each providing a stellar original illustration for the book alongside creator commentary. Featuring both Japanese and English text, and sold in a special protective vinyl slip bag.
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CORK HIGH AND BOTTLE DEEP HC VIRGIL PARTCH
Hot on the heels of last year's VIP: The Mad World of Virgil Partch comes this brand new collection of intoxicated insanity! Collecting the top shelf of Partch's drink-themed artwork including well-known favorites, this new book is sure to delight even the most rigid teetotaler. So batten down the hooch and prepare to cast off on the stormy seas of booze with your faithful captain, Virgil Partch!
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CRITICAL ROLE CHRONICLES OF EXANDRIA MIGHTY NEIN HC VOL 02
(W) Critical Role & Various The saga of Exandria's famous adventurers continues in this second collection of art, narrative, and lore from the cast of Critical Role, as well as the Critter community! The Chronicles of Exandria: The Mighty Nein Part Two follows Critical Role's Mighty Nein campaign from their adventures in Xhorhas, to encounters with the Kryn and the Bright Queen, to discoveries at the Cinderrest Sanctum and in the belly of the Behemoth, all the way to events at the Whitedawn Lagoon.
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DAISUKE MORIYAMA ART WORKS CHRONICLE SC
Showcasing the beautiful artwork of manga creator Daisuke Moriyama! CHRONICLE features full color artwork from the popular Chrono Crusade and World Embryo series, plus pieces from across the artist's career. Included you'll find manga covers, bonus pinups, card game images, RPG artwork, and more!
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DARKSTALKERS TRIBUTE HC
NEW HARDCOVER EDITION! Darkstalkers, Capcom's horror/anime fight-fest video game property, is a fan-favorite among gamers worldwide. Now illustrators, animators, comic artists, manga creators, pros and fans alike have come together to produce nearly 300 pages of all-new artwork celebrating the Darkstalkers franchise. This video game art gallery is packed with beastly creatures, sexy temptresses, and a hefty helping of inspiration, energy, and excitement!
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DAVE COCKRUMS XMEN ARTISTS ED HC
(W/A/CA) Dave Cockrum An Artist's Edition featuring the groundbreaking and bestselling X-Men series from the late 1970s by the stellar team of Chris Claremont and Dave Cockrum. This collection is a celebration of some of the most explosive art in X-Men history. Included in this stellar Artist's Edition are more than 100 pages from Dave Cockrum's initial run, selections from his return to the series, and an amazing gallery of sketches and covers. See the Giant-Size X-Men #1 cover as the artist originally imagined it! This is an art book, not a traditional collection of comic books, featuring rare and beautiful imagery, a collection for connoisseurs of the form.
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DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI BATMAN YEAR ONE ARTISTS ED HC
(W) Frank Miller (A) David Mazzucchelli In 1986, Frank Miller and David Mazzucchelli produced this groundbreaking reinterpretation of the origin of Batman: who he is and how he came to be. Sometimes careless and naive, this Dark Knight is far from the flawless vigilante he is today. In his first year on the job, Batman feels his way around a Gotham City far darker than the one he left. His solemn vow to extinguish the town's criminal element is only half the battle. Along with Lieutenant James Gordon, the Dark Knight must also fight a police force more corrupt than the scum in the streets. Batman: Year One stands next to Batman: The Dark Knight Returns on the mantle of greatest Batman graphic novels of all time. The entire groundbreaking story is included in this 14 x 21 inch collection, the same size as most of the pages were drawn. This edition includes the complete graphic novel and a new introduction by David Mazzucchelli.
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DAVID MAZZUCCHELLI DAREDEVIL BORN AGAIN ARTISTS ED HC
(W) Frank Miller (A) David Mazzucchelli David Mazzucchelli's Daredevil Born Again was released in the much-lauded Artist's Edition format in 2012. It soon became the best-selling Artist's Edition of all time and was universally acclaimed. If ever a book deserved to be published in this format, it is Daredevil Born Again. Frank Miller, at the peak of his powers, crafted a story that remains-in an extraordinary career-one of his finest pieces of writing. And David Mazzucchelli does a stellar, tour de force job as his collaborator, providing a nuanced and nearly pitch-perfect turn as artist. If there is any book deserving to be reread and rediscovered…this is the one!
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DC COVERS ARTISTS ED VOL 01 HC
(A) Jim Lee & Various More than 120 classic covers from DC Comics. As an Artist's Edition, this book publishes scans of original art at a high resolution and at the same size it was drawn. While appearing to be in black and white, these images were scanned in color, allowing the viewer the best possible look at the artist's intentions: You can see blue pencil notations, corrections, margin notes, and all the little nuances that make original art so unique and special. The only better way to view comic art would be if you were standing over the artist's shoulder as they were laboring at their drawing table. Artists included are Brian Bolland, John Byrne, Nick Cardy, Alan Davis, Steve Ditko, Dick Giordano, Mike Grell, Mike Kaluta, Gil Kane, Joe Kubert, Jim Lee, Mike Mignola, Frank Miller, Walter Simonson, Alan Weiss, Wally Wood, and more.
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DEMON SLAYER KIMETSU NO YAIBA CORPS RECORDS STORY GN
(W) Gege Akutami Tanjiro's quest to avenge his family and heal his sister is over! Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba took readers on a thrill ride through Taisho-era Japan, as Tanjiro and the rest of the Demon Slayer Corps battled the most fearsome and vicious demons of all time. Now that the dust has settled, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba-Corps Records has all the info a fan could want about the series, as well as a never-before-printed bonus manga!
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DEMON SLAYER THE OFFICIAL COLORING BOOK SC VOL 02
(W) Koyoharu Gotouge The all-new Demon Slayer coloring book is the latest celebration of the art of Koyoharu Gotouge, the creator of the hit manga, Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba. This new volume, with flexible binding for easy use, features over 70 detailed line illustrations based on images found in the manga. Readers of all ages will enjoy coloring the gorgeous artwork, action-packed scenes, and funny moments from one of the best-selling series of all time! For teen audiences.
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DINOMANIA HC LOST ART WINSOR MCCAY KING KONG NEW YORK
(A/CA) Winsor McCay This recently discovered comic strip by cartooning pioneer Winsor McCay opens a surprising new window into McCay's life and work and showcases his exquisitely beautiful delineations (reproduced from the original art). Merkl explores the influences McCay brought to the strip- from Gertie the Dinosaur to the animation in 1933's King Kong - and the growth of New York City from the Holland Tunnel to the Empire State Building-and traces our love of dinosaurs and monster movies down through the decades.
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DISNEY BENTO FUN RECIPES FOR LUNCHTIME SC
(W/A) Masami Miyazaki Fifty recipes for delicious bento boxes featuring your favorite Disney characters! Create masterpieces for any meal, including snack time, with Mickey, Minnie, Elsa, Anna, Winnie the Pooh, and more! Transform your lunch box with Disney Bento and enjoy the magic wherever you go!
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DON COPPOLA SC (MR)
(W/A/CA) Amazing Ameziane AN IN-DEPTH GRAPHIC BIOGRAPHY OF CINEMATIC ICON, FRANCIS FORD COPPOLA! The second in a series of three volumes by Amazing Ameziane. Based on the life and career of cinema icon, Francis Ford Coppola. Presented as both biography and filmography, Amazing Ameziane exemplifies the historic rise and impact that Coppola had on the cinema industry.
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DOOMSTERS MONOLOTHIC POCKET ALPHABET HC (MR)
(W) Theo Prasidis (A/CA) Maarten Donders Bongs, goats, amps, and a lot of naked nuns! In five decades of wretched existence, doom metal has evolved into a vast orchard of unearthly delights. Explore its unholy rites with THE DOOMSTER'S MONOLITHIC POCKET ALPHABET, the definitive illustrated lexicon of all things doom. Or be doomed!
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DRAGON UNIVERSE HC (MR)
(A) Various For fans of Lord Of The Rings, Game Of Thrones and lovers of DRAGONS worldwide! Dragons. They reign above the eternal snows or in the depths of the abyss... They are marvelous, magical, malicious creatures... But where do these winged crea-tures with sparkling scales and fearsome claws come from? This collection of illustrations on the theme of dragons brings together the best illustrators and comic book authors from around the world: French, English, Danish, Spanish, Italian, American, Canadian... From John Howe, designer of The Lord of the Rings and Chronicles of Narnia, to Todd Lockwood, illustrator of Dungeons & Dragons, and Olivier Ledroit, creator of the Chronicles of the Black Moon, and Adrian Smith, one of the authors of Warhammer, and more... They've pooled their talents in a Tolkien-style universe where dragons coexist, fight Dwarves, Orcs, Elves and Humans... The result is this illustrated encyclopedia, which combines an extraordinary histo-ry of dragons, with gorgeous, fully-painted art, that captures every majestic and fearsome detail of these wonderful sca
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DRAWING POWER COMPENDIUM OF CARTOON ADVERTISING SC
A UNIQUE MIX OF COMICS, POP CULTURE AND AMERICANA The season's first book from Fantagraphics' new imprint Marschall Books is Drawing Power, a lively collection of mass market print advertising from the 1890s to the recent past, starring both cartoonists and cartoon characters. While critics debate whether comics is high art or low art, the fact is that the comic strip was born as a commercial medium and was nurtured by competition, commerce, and advertising. Drawing Power will be the first book-length examination (and celebration) of the nexus of art and cartoons. It will focus on the commercial roots of newspaper strips; the cross-promotions of artists, their characters, and retail products; and of the superb artwork that cartoonists invested in their lucrative freelance work in advertising. Drawing Power is cultural history, chronicling a time in popular culture when cartoonists were celebrities and their strips and characters competed with the movies for the attention of a mass audience. The book will examine cartoonists as public personalities, and their advertising efforts fr
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DREW FRIEDMAN`S CHOSEN PEOPLE HC
(W) Merrill Markoe (A/CA) Drew Friedman Featuring over 100 of Drew Friedman's portraits of artists, cartoonists, comedians, musicians, actors, politicians, the famous and the infamous, rendered by the man Boing Boing calls 'The greatest living portrait artist.' No one is spared the loving Friedman treatment, including Drew Friedman himself!
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DRINK & DRAW HC VOL 02
Following up on the popularity of the ever-growing phenomenon known as Drink and Draw Social Club?, Vol. 2 contains even more scribblings and scratchings. Featuring illustrations done strictly in bars and restaurants-the pints and pencil shavings make for good times and even better art. Established in Los Angeles in 2005, the core members of DDSC? (Dave Johnson, Dan Panosian, Jeff Johnson, and Brad Vancata) have now multiplied to over 1,600 participants, with splinter groups popping up everywhere from L.A. to New York, and beyond.
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DYNAMITE ART OF JOHN CASSADAY HC
(A/CA) John Cassaday John Cassaday's gorgeously dynamic compositions are known the world over, both in and out of the comic book market. Now, for the first time ever, all of his incredible work for Dynamite Entertainment has been collected into a single work, The Dynamite Art Of John Cassaday. This volume includes colored covers, sketches, inks?some seen before, others appearing in print for the first time! Don't miss this chance to see Cassaday's amazing interpretations of James Bond, Red Sonja, Green Hornet, Sherlock Holmes, Zorro, The Lone Ranger and many, many more!
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DYNAMITE ART OF LUCIO PARRILLO RMRK ED HC
(W/A/CA) Lucio Parrillo Remarked with a sketch and signature by Lucio Parillo! For the last decade, artist Lucio Parrillo has crafted some of the most incredible painted images ever seen in comics! For Dynamite Entertainment, Parriilo has painted the most iconic images of the most iconic characters in the company's library! Now, all of this incredible art is presented in one incredible hardcover collection! Red Sonja: From Barbarian to Queen! Vampirella: Drakulon and Beyond! John Carter, Dejah Thoris and Tarzan: From the Jungles of Earth to the Wastes of Barsoom! Plus: Zombies, Pirates and Chaos! 200 pages of beautiful women and horrific beasts! Also featuring select process and preliminary pieces of art from Parillo himself! Lucio Parrillo is an illustrator and painter who for the past 15 years has worked for the most reputable companies in the comics and games industry. He has painted many covers for Marvel Comics, DC Comics, and Dynamite Entertainment. He has worked on trading cards and other game productions, including Magic the Gathering and Warcraft.
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EC COVERS ARTISAN ED SC
(W/A/CA) Wally Wood Here is your chance to collect some of the most iconic comic book covers by some of the greatest artists to ever pick up a pencil! EC Comics, under the guidance of publisher Bill Gaines, was-according to the editor of this collection-the greatest line of comics ever done. This once-in-a-lifetime Artist's Edition collects more than 140 EC covers by their best and brightest talents. The luminaries included in this gigantic (15 x 22 inches!) tome include: Wally Wood, Harvey Kurtzman, Graham Ingels, Al Williamson, Johnny Craig, Frank Frazetta, Jack Davis, Al Feldstein, and more! To make a baseball analogy, this is a Murderers Row every bit as noteworthy as the '27 Yankees! Also includes an Introduction by noted EC scholar Thommy Burns.
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EPILOGUE ILLUS & CONCEPT ART OF MIDDLE EAST HC
EPILOGUE gathers fantastic artists from across the Middle East, and showcases original works drawn from both their international influences and their own cultures. Inside you'll find concept artists, illustrators, 3D artists, painters, and cartoonists from the fields of video games, animation, and film. EPILOGUE is an art gallery in a book, bursting with skill, passion, and dedication.
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ESSENTIAL GUIDE TO COMIC BOOK LETTERING TP
(W) Nate Piekos Award-winning comic book letterer and founder of Blambot.com NATE PIEKOS provides in-depth tips and techniques for modern digital comic book lettering. From creating your own lettering templates and developing design skills to crafting emotive dialogue and dynamic sound effects, PIEKOS offers a comprehensive look at what it means to build a lettering career in the comics industry today. Featuring a foreword by famed X-Men letterer TOM ORZECHOWSKI.
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FANTASTIC ILLUSTRATIONS OF TIMOTHY TRUMAN HC
A career-spanning collection of art from Grimjack co-creator Timothy Truman. This full-color hardcover focuses on Truman's wide range of work, including pieces from western, fantasy, and science fiction genres. Primarily pulling from his catalog of roleplaying game covers and illustrations, comic book covers and interior art, and book illustrations, Truman has worked for nearly every modern comic book publisher, including Marvel, DC, and Dark Horse. Truman's frequent collaborator, Joe R. Lansdale, provides an introduction.
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FINAL FANTASY VII REBIRTH POSTER COLL SC
(W) Square Enix A collection of 32 premium-quality removable posters featuring the stunning character art of Final Fantasy VII Rebirth. These frameable, full-color art prints present gorgeous images of the main characters from the game. Printed on heavy, press-varnished card stock, this compilation of oversize posters showcases artwork not only of Cloud and his comrades but also of characters newly encountered in this thrilling installment of the Final Fantasy VII remake project.
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FINAL FANTASY XIV DAWNTRAIL ART OF SUCCESSION SC
(W) Square Enix The official art book for the Dawntrail expansion of the massively popular online video game Final Fantasy XIV, presenting hundreds of pages of full-color art and an exclusive in-game item code! Follow the Warrior of Light and their comrades as they embark on a new adventure in Final Fantasy XIV: Dawntrail! Commemorating their journey through the faraway lands of Tural, this collector's quality art book offers a wealth of illustrations of characters, environments, equipment, and more. Includes an exclusive item code for a Wind-up Erenville minion!
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FINAL FANTASY XIV STORMBLOOD ART OF REVOLUTION  EASTERN MEMORIES SC
Return to Eorzea with the Warrior of Light via this exhaustive collection of almost one thousand pieces of concept art and illustrations, including character designs, field areas, dungeons, monsters, equipment, and more. Covering content through the end of the Stormblood expansion, The Art of the Revolution -Eastern Memories- also features messages from the art team, along with a job stone and minion sticker sheet. Includes an exclusive bonus item code for an in-game Dress-Up Tataru minion and a sticker sheet!
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FINAL FANTASY XIV STORMBLOOD ART OF REVOLUTION WESTERN MEMORIES SC
Showcasing the stunning artwork of Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood, this new edition of the official art book offers hundreds of full-color illustrations in a collectors' quality volume, along with an exclusive bonus item code. Experience the rich world of Final Fantasy XIV: Stormblood once more via this exhaustive collection of concept art and illustrations, including character designs, field areas, dungeons, monsters, equipment, and more. The Art of the Revolution -Western Memories- also features commentary from the art team on how costumes are created. Includes an exclusive bonus item code for an in-game Wind-up Yotsuyu minion!
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FINAL FANTASY XV OFFICIAL WORKS HC
Final Fantasy XV's world of Eos is filled with wonderous scenery, larger-than-life creatures, diverse cultures, and treacherous foes. Experience hundreds of pieces of detailed design work composed lovingly for fans of the unique sci-fi fantasy world. This volume collects complex lore, insightful commentary, comprehensive data, and dazzling concept art, all beautifully bound and richly detailed hardcover! o The limited edition is housed in a meticulously designed case, with a special acrylic art display, as well as a weathered journal just like the Lover's Notebook used by Noctis and Luna!
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FIREFLY ARTBOOK HC
An original glossy coffee table book bursting with brand new and exclusive art, includes over 120 pieces by professional artists, illustrators, concept artists, comics artists and graphic designers.
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