the art of magic the gathering

July 26, 2018

The Art Of Magic The Gathering: Ravnica Coming In January

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Viz Media’s collection of Magic The gathering artbooks spans six titles to date: IXALAN, AMONKHET, KALADESH, INNISTRAD, ZENDIKAR, and DOMINARIA. They’re about to introduce a seventh: RAVNICA. Ravnica is described as more of a city than a region. The book reprints, in massive scale, the majority of card art that brought Ravnica to life — and it also goes into more detail on the city’s history, community and guilds than the cards have space to tell. RAVNICA was written by MTG senior game designer James Wyatt. An eternity of winding streets, dark alleys, towering structures, and rubble-strewn ruins make up the world of Ravnica. In this sprawling city, ten guilds are locked in a perpetual struggle for influence and dominance, each one seeking to advance its own agenda and philosophy—and now it’s time to choose your place in this conflict. “Ravnica is a vast metropolis that houses ten unique guilds vying for power,” says Joel Enos, senior editor at Viz. “The new ART OF MAGIC: THE GATHERING book illustrates the specific

April 30, 2018

Magic The Gathering – Concepts And Legends Coming This Fall

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Magic The Gathering is one of the most popular and best-selling strategy card games in the world — and boasts a lot of pretty art on each card. With the brand now entering its 25th year, that adds up to a lot of paintings — why not show them off? Magic The Gathering — Concepts and Legends will be the title of a deluxe 25th anniversary hardcover artbook, coming later this year. Dive deep into the archives of Magic: The Gathering with an inside look at the origins of the characters, planes, creatures and lore of the world’s most popular trading card game. Celebrating the 25th anniversary of Magic: The Gathering, this beautiful collector’s hardcover book features artwork, sketches and commentary showcasing the expansive world that has captivated generations. Concepts and Legends was written by TWG senior designer James Wyatt, and includes four double-sided collectible art prints along with the book. “Magic The Gathering — Concepts And Legends is full of memories, new insights, and offers a hint of what’s

February 15, 2018

The Art Of Magic The Gathering: DOMINARIA Coming This Summer

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Part of what attracts collectors to Magic: The Gathering is the gorgeous artwork on the cards, and it should surprise no one that a series of art books is now into its fifth volume. And there’s a sixth on the way: Viz announced The Art Of Magic The Gathering: DOMINARIA today. Step aboard the legendary airship Weatherlight and explore the plane of Dominaria, an ancient world that has weathered one apocalypse after another and emergedinto a new time of rebirth and renewal. These pages, lavishly illustrated with the award-winning THE ART OF MAGIC: THE GATHERING, give you the history and stories from the plane where everything started. “The plane of Dominara is rich with the long-time lore of Magic: The Gathering and has generated quite a few key heroes and villains in the world,” says Joel Enos, Senior Editor at Viz. “Fans can look forward to revisiting those tales, and finding out much more about one of the oldest planes in the Magic: The Gathering universe, in the sixth installment