Dungeons and Dragons Art and Arcana special Edition Boxed Book Ephemera Set a Visual History

Dungeons and Dragons Art and Arcana [Special Edition, Boxed Book & Ephemera Set]

A Visual History. 350 ILLUSTRATIONS. Sprache: Englisch.

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Titel: Dungeons and Dragons Art and Arcana [Special Edition, Boxed Book & Ephemera Set]
Autor/en: Michael Witwer, Kyle Newman, Jon Peterson, Sam Witwer

ISBN: 0399582754
EAN: 9780399582752

A Visual History.
350 ILLUSTRATIONS.
Sprache: Englisch.

Random House LCC US

23. Oktober 2018 - gebunden - 439 Seiten

Beschreibung

A palatial, special edition package containing art prints, ephemera, and the illustrated guide to the history and evolution of the love role-playing game as told through the paintings, sketches, and illustrations behind its creation, growth, and connected popularity.

FINALIST FOR THE HUGO AWARD • FINALIST FOR THE LOCUS Accolade • NOMINATED FOR THE DIANA JONES Award

From ane of the nearly iconic game brands in the world, this official DUNGEONS & DRAGONS illustrated history provides an unprecedented look at the visual development of the make, showing its continued influence on the worlds of pop culture and fantasy. Inside the book, you'll find more than than seven hundred pieces of artwork-from each edition of the core role-playing books, supplements, and adventures; as well as Forgotten Realms and Dragonlance novels; decades of Dragon and Dungeon magazines; and classic advertisements and merchandise; plus never-before-seen sketches, large-format canvases, rare photographs, one-of-a-kind drafts, and more than from the now-famous designers and artists associated with DUNGEONS & DRAGONS. The superstar writer squad gained unparalleled admission to the athenaeum of Wizards of the Declension and the personal collections of tiptop collectors, as well as the designers and illustrators who created the distinctive characters, concepts, and visuals that have defined fantasy art and gameplay for generations. This is the about comprehensive collection of D&D imagery ever assembled, making this the ultimate collectible for the game's millions of fans around the earth.

Contained inside a clamshell featuring original illustrations by superstar D&D creative person Hydro74, this special edition includes 10 high-quality prints of classic DUNGEONS & DRAGONS artwork, equally well as a pamphlet-sized, unpublished original version of the game's near infamous adventure module and deathtrap Tomb of Horrors, written past DUNGEONS & DRAGONS co-creator Gary Gygax.

Portrait

MICHAEL WITWER is the writer of the critically acclaimed Empire of Imagination: Gary Gygax and the Nascence of Dungeons & Dragons, a GeekDad Best Volume of 2015. Michael is widely considered an proficient on D&D history and has spoken on the topic at Google as part of its Google Talks series, on NPR's All Things Considered, as well every bit at major book and gaming conventions such equally the Boston Book Festival, Gen Con, and Origins.

KYLE NEWMAN is a writer/managing director whose directorial work includes Fanboys written past Ernie Cline, starring Kristen Bong and Seth Rogen; Barely Lethal, starring Samuel L. Jackson, Hailee Steinfeld, and Jessica Alba; and music videos for artists including Lana Del Rey and Taylor Swift. Newman also produced the critically acclaimed documentary Raiders: The Story of the Greatest Fan Film Ever Fabricated. His clients include Microsoft, Interscope Records, Starz, Coca Cola, Entertainment Weekly, and Lucasfilm.

JON PETERSON is a widely recognized authorisation on the history of games. His book Playing at the World was called "the outset serious history of the evolution of Dungeons & Dragons" by The Village Voice. He has contributed to academic anthologies on games including Zones of Control and the forthcoming Function-playing Game Studies: Transmedia Foundations. Jon also writes for gaming and geek culture websites including BoingBoing, the Escapist, and GamaSutra, as well as his popular RPG history weblog, playingattheworld.blogspot.com.

SAM WITWER is an actor whose work includes leading roles in the SyFy series Beingness Homo, for which he was nominated for a Gemini Award, and the Star Wars Saga, where he brings various characters to life in video games, film, and television set-including an Emmy-nominated operation as the voice of Darth Maul. He has also been featured on Once Upon a Time, Smallville, Battlestar Galactica, Stephen Rex's The Mist, and Dexter. He has been an gorging Dungeons & Dragons thespian since age 11.

Pressestimmen

This tome invites the reader through every phase of the evolution of this wonderful game, engaging with incredible art, enlightening photos, and insightful anecdotes that both inform and inspire. Whether you got to experience the birth of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS and want to relive that origin spark, or are new to the community and would love to adventure through the visual chronicle of its past, present, and future... I cannot recommend this volume enough.
Matthew Mercer, Dungeon Master ofCritical Role

  This is the well-nigh comprehensive, mind-blowing visual history ever created about DUNGEONS & DRAGONS. Beyond the iconic artwork featured on nearly every page, the book actually serves every bit a complete history of the unabridged D&D universe. Both fans of the game and newcomers volition be completely blown away past the endless hours of research and passion put into this book. At that place s truly nothing else out in that location like it.
Adam F. Goldberg, creator ofThe Goldbergs

  This is the definitive collection of DUNGEONS & DRAGONSartwork we ve been waiting for all of our lives! The images contained in this book will instantly send y'all back to your babyhood, and conjure up memories of long forgotten adventures shared with old friends around the gaming table. This tome is an essential improver to every lifelong D&D fan'due south abode library. Buy a copy correct now or make me a saving throw versus Death Magic!
Ernie Cline, author ofReady Role player One

  DUNGEONS & DRAGONShas shaped the imaginations of millions around the world since its conception. This visual exploration delving into where it all began is a must-read for both dedicated veterans and new enthusiasts alike. A passionate homage from the biggest fans in the manufacture!
Maude Garrett, Television, radio, and online host and founder of Geek Bomb

I grew up during the early on days of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS, and it s been decades since I ve seen the wonders that enthralled me during that magical time. At last, familiar treasures from the depths of the vault are hither. They can make y'all weep depending on how deep you went. This is an incredible tome of power."
John Romero, co-creator ofDOOM

This is a fourth dimension car. Poring over these images 40 years later I first held the Basic Set in my hands, I yard overwhelmed by the aforementioned ineffable feelings I had dorsum in 1977.  DUNGEONS & DRAGONS unlocked something in my twelve twelvemonth old brain an exhilarating sense of possibility that ready my futurity form as a game designer and writer. This volume inspires me all over once again"
Amy Hennig, creator of theUncharted series

This fascinating deep swoop into the earth of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS will thrill both the connoisseur of role-playing games, as well equally anyone interested in visual histories. I establish so much information to inspire daydreams for months. I can t look to add this to my library of all things geeky.
Deborah Ann Woll, actor and D&D enthusiast

"This tome of awesomeness [...] You can only begin to imagine the amounts of hours that this team of top notch authors poured into this. They gained unparalleled admission to the archives of Wizards of the Coast and the personal drove of some of the top collectors. Needless to say this book will detail and illustrate the long and wonderful journeying of Dungeons and Dragons from its apprehensive beginnings to the cult condition information technology obtained to this solar day. This has never been achieved in a book before making information technology the must-accept D&D collectible."
  Fabienne Payet, Outright Geekery

In the early 1980s, I spent lots of time working and gaming with D&D co-creator Gary Gygax during his lost Los Angeles catamenia; I went on to work closely with TSR until its end. For me, this is more than a volume.  Information technology s a time car back to a fantastic, fabled fourth dimension when annihilation was possible. For anyone who wants to empathize the pure magic of D&D and where it came from, get this volume at all costs.
  Flintstone Dille, Screenwriter/Game Designer

"Can t requite a college recommendation than the highest for this amazing book! I ve seen the preview and I was blown abroad folio after Page! GET THIS BOOK!"
Stefan Pokorny, Founder and CEO of Dwarven Forge

This book is an exotic, magical, and fun trip into the world of DUNGEONS & DRAGONS whether y'all ve always held a twelve-sided die or not.
James Gunn, writer-director of theGuardians of the Galaxymovie serial

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