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| Forging Worlds: Stories Behind the Art of Blizzard Entertainment | |
| Author(s) | Micky Neilson |
| Pages | 320 |
| Publisher | Titan Books |
| Published | December 1, 2021 |
| Binding | Hardcover |
| ISBN | ISBN-10: 1789097541 ISBN-13: 978-1789097542 |
Forging Worlds: Stories Behind the Art of Blizzard Entertainment is an artbook themed around Blizzard Entertainment's IPs.
Description
To celebrate Blizzard's 30th anniversary, a gorgeous retrospective on artistry at Blizzard and the impact the studio has left emblazoned on gaming history.
For thirty years, Blizzard has been pushing boundaries and breaking expectations of what it means to draw for video games.
Get a glimpse behind the curtain at how art has evolved at Blizzard and meet some of the artists who’ve shaped Blizzard's style and range to what it is today.
Discover how art cross-pollinated amongst game teams and how grassroots movements from fans inspired some of Blizzard's most iconic artwork.
With insights from more than fifty artists, animators, designers, and storytellers, this sweeping compendium is fans’ ultimate keys to the kingdom of three decades in Blizzard artistry.[1]
References
- ↑ Forging Worlds: Stories Behind the Art of Blizzard Entertainment Hardcover – 1 December 2021. Amazon, accessed on 2021-12-01
The Sin War — Birthright • Scales of the Serpent • The Veiled Prophet
Compilations — Diablo Archive • Sin War Archive • Heroes Rise, Darkness Falls • Tales from the Horadric Library
Comic Compilations — Tales of Sanctuary • Sword of Justice
Sourcebooks — Deckard Cain's Journal • Writings of Abd al-Hazir • Book of Cain • Book of Tyrael • The Story of Diablo • Garwulf's Corner • Blizzard Entertainment: The Definitive A to Z • Book of Adria: A Diablo Bestiary
Stay Awhile and Listen — How Two Blizzards Unleashed Diablo and Forged a Video-Game Empire • Heaven, Hell, and Cow Levels • Book III
Art Books — The Art of Diablo III • The Art of Blizzard • The Art of Diablo III: Reaper of Souls • Diablo III Deluxe Hardcover Sketchbook • Blizzard Cosplay: Tips, Tricks and Hints • The BlizzCon Book: A Celebration of Our Community • The Art of Diablo • Blizzard 30th Anniversary Journal • Forging Worlds: Stories Behind the Art of Blizzard Entertainment
Short Stories — The Initiate • Long Road's End • Hatred and Discipline • Wayfarer • Unyielding • Firefly • Doubtwalker • Theater Macabre: The Dark Exile • The Hunger • The End of Her Journey • The Orphan and the Jeweler • Brothers in Arms • Middlewick • Turn of a Card • The Chosen
Proposed/Canceled — A Kingdom for a Sword • The Fate of Siggard • Angels of Darkness, Soldiers of Light • Last of His Kind • Diablo
