ArtBooks of our favorite fantasy worlds - the best Amazon

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While we can use our own imagination while reading a book, we depend on video games, films and series that the captains create beautiful and fantastic worlds for us. Only if that succeeds, as a player or spectator, we are really tied in front of the screen. For now we are running over the wide levels of Rohan, enjoy the burglary of the Brachland or entering the Cantina in Mos Eisley or the Red Mining in Königsmund - only when the environment is well captured, an immersion introduces itself.

And of course that also applies to the inhabitants of the respective worlds. No wonder, so that various designers are one-time work in the development of worlds and residents, before any movie turns or developed a game. Often it is almost even more exciting to see how the after-finished creatures have developed over time and looked like a world in the first design. Also a few background info over the worlds often come across open ears with the fans. All this usually finds in so-called artbooks - which there is almost every big game or movie. A few of the most interesting of them we have picked out at Amazon for you. Who thinks now - that is known to me, maybe even right. Because colleague Matze had already presented his favorite artbooks a few months ago. But since the topic is well received, today colleague Phil also introduces a series of artbooks from his shelf.

Table of contents

1. 1WARCRAFT ArtBooks - What else?
2. 2The Blizzard Universe
3. The most beautiful games universe
4. 4-room-like worlds on cinema and television

Warcraft Artbooks - What else?

The first topic is, of course, what else, the world of Warcraft on the program. There is a whole range of exciting and interesting style books or at least artbook-like volumes.

The Art of World of Warcraft is the classic stylebook of Azeroth and actually an absolute must for every WoW fan. Since it has been on the hump for many years, it s a little time travel back to the good old days of Wow. Something new and more modern is World of Warcraft Ultimate Visual Guide , which in addition to great artwork also provides a lot of background information about WOW residents. The World of Warcraft: Chronicles Bd. 1 are less a stylebook than more a gigantic compendium to the history of WOW - but also equipped with countless, great artworks. Of course, the same applies to WOW: Chronicles Bd. 2 and WOW: Chronicles Bd. 3 .

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The Blizzard Universe

Besides Wow, the designers from Blizzard have already delivered excellent work several times - be it the gloomy world of Diablo, the futuristic environment at Starcraft or the Comichafter Overwatch.

Art of Diablo \ - The Bible of ArtBooks to Blizzards Hack n Slay - with various background information about their residents and different classes on 250 pages. The Art of Overwatch is the counterpart for those who are more on the hero shooter and its cartoon style. The developers give you an insight into the development process of many heroes and cards. And since the whole thing was so good, there are also Art of Overwatch Volume 2 . In it, they show the development of the latest heroes, as an idea becomes a skin and give a first outlook on OverVATCH 2. The first Overwatch Artbook is also available in a special Limited Edition \ - but beware: Expensive! The Cinematic Art of Overwatch Volume 1 and Volume 2 , on the other hand, deal more with the creation of extremely consuming short films and Cinematics, which Blizzards Hero shooter has to offer.

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Something older, but not less considerable is the Artbook to Starcraft 2 , in which you find all sorts of additional information about the different races and of course countless artworks. Also to Starcraft there is also a The Cinematic Art of Starcraft . Although the Cinematics in Starcraft are not so impressive as in Overwatch, which does not make the artbook less beautiful. And of course there is also a Art of Hearthstone . In it, for example, you will find early designs of different cards as well as discarded concepts - all super interesting for players from Blizzard s collective card game.

The most beautiful games universes

Of course, there are also away from Blizzard fantastically beautiful worlds in video games that you can get home with the right artbooks home.

First of course, there would be the world of Final Fantasy XIV. The The Art of Reflections offers one of the most beautiful style books. The Art of Guild Wars 2 Lets you dive into the world of Eorzea - ​​but is only used for horrendous prices. Cheaper is The Complete Art of Guild Wars: Arenanet 20th Anniversary Edition . This is not very thick with 208 pages, but all the more beautiful to look at. The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim offers one of the most beautiful ever-behaved game worlds and in the three volumes of the Skyrim Library gets to see their tons of background info and breathtaking artwork. The kind of Magic: The Gathering: Concepts & Legends provide you with the almost 2kg of heavy artbook with countless beautiful drawings around the universe known from the collective card game. The Art of God of War gives you deep insights into one of the pictorial games of the past years - including numerous additional information.

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With The Art of the Mass Effect Trilogy: Expanded Edition dives deep into the universe around Commander Shepard - with a whole row of breathtaking pictures. Another games world with great optics can be found in The Art of Horizon Zero Dawn . It is not only the world, but also the protagonist and her iconic arc in the limelight. The artworks out The Art of the Last of US are usually bleak, but form the world of Ellie and Joel beautifully. And finally a jump in the future. In the world of cyberpunk 2077 you will not only find breathtaking artworks, but also tons of additional background information regarding the factions, residents and everything that it is about Night City to know.

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Dreamlike worlds on cinema and television

Not only in games there are beautiful worlds. Cinema and television here is neither in terms of creativity nor in the rear of the back. On the contrary - some of the most beautiful ever created worlds come from the big screen.

The art of the Lord of the Rings of J.R.r. Tolkien assembles 180 illustrations, scripts and sketches around the epic fantasy masterpiece of all time. There are still countless background information, fonts and cards. An absolute must for all Mr. der Rings fans. No less beautiful and especially for the fans of the movies is interesting journey through Middle earth: Illustrations of bagend to Mordor . Here, almost all relevant locations of the six movies in Middle earth are shown in beautiful artwork.

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The other very successful book / movie universe of our time is probably Harry Potter. In The Art of Harry Potter you will find hundreds of artwork around Hogwarts and life in the wizard world at 364 pages. Grogu and Din Djarin - better known as Baby Yoda and the Mandalorians have been on everyone since the start of the series. With the Mandalorian Chronicle you get a whole batch on great artworks of the unequal couple as well as various background information on locations and protagonists. The Art of Game of Thrones offers you 320 pages full of fantastically beautiful artworks from Westeros and Essos - including some very cringy pictures in which the actors were implemented in the artworks. Finally, a personal highlight. The Art and Making Of The Expanse Do not take you to a fantasy universe, instead in the 24th century. The beautiful artworks of the large room stations and small ships, as well as their interior let the heart of all sci-fi fans be raised.

Which artbooks are an absolute must in your eyes on the shelf of a fan? And from which volumes are you so disappointed that your other advises, just let your fingers escape?

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