Magic: The Gathering - Concepts & Legends

This book is amazing! I cant believe MtG has been around for 25 years! This book is quite different from the ‘art of magic’ books that have been coming out over the last couple years. Those books are filled with highly polished and refined paintings where this book has a good amount of ‘finished’ paintings, i would still call these mostly ‘studies’. If you are familiar with concept art, you know that it is mostly sketches and loose paintings used to help flesh out the ideas and general visual direction of the game. This is MtG we’re talking about after all, so even though this is a book full of concept art - all of the studies are quite polished and well crafted. There are some sketches and some loose paintings but as far as concept art quality goes, this is above and beyond.The book itself is well made. Viz media does a great job. All of their books are bound wondefully, the pages are thick and glossy, the colors are bright and vibrant - everything you want in an art book. This particular release also comes with a nice thick book jacket as well as 4 double sided art prints.The content covers the various ‘Planes’ of magic, the races that inhabit these planes, creatures, and specific characters. The book covers the last 25 years of magic and describes the early origins and how they have changes and evolved over the years. There is a fair amount of textual information - notes and explainations about the paintings or the ideas they were aiming for. Pretty cool to learn about the thought process and the ideas behind the image. There are even a handful of ‘art briefs’ which are the notes that were sent to the artists commisioned for the paintings. Ive played MtG for a long time and i recognize a lot of the older art which is pretty cool to see reprinted in large format. The art is all wondeful and so inspiring to look at. My only complaint is that there isnt more!Overall - great book! Im so happy that Wizards of the Coast is finally producing ‘Art of’ books. I got my first deck of Magic cards when i was in the fourth grade - about 23 years ago. Those early exposures to fantasy art helped drive my passion and desire to become a professional artist. I still look to MtG as a major source of inspiration and i always look forward to collecting the next book in the series. After 25 years, these books are long overdue and i am so happy that i am able to collect these books and stare at such wonderful art whenever i please. Keep it up guys - i love every page!

My grandson is an avid magic the gathering player. He was thrilled with this book!

Got this as a graduation present and the person who got it loved it so much and just raved about it for days

If you are an avid fan of magic the gathering this Is a must have for your collection. If not an avid fan it is still an amazing and interesting book.

I got this for my boyfriend for his birthday and he loved it! This book is a great gift for true MTG fans and even has some beautiful prints you can frame inside!

Great book, wonderful presentation and all I want in a visual journey of this wonderful game

Got this for my brother for Christmas and he loved it!

This product was stunning! No complaints!

Perfect for me as a newbie to Magic. Beautifully presented hardback and art print set going over the history of the various settings within its multiverse by looking at the art direction for each. Book is stitchbound and very good quality. Art print set is very good quality, although a little tricky size-wise in terms of finding the right frame. Artwork throughout is absolutely outstanding.

Très bien mais en anglais et mal protégé donc coins abîmés, comme toujours avec Amazon...

Otimo produto

Genial y recomendable para fans de Magic. Las laminas de imágenes de 5 cartas magic, son preciosas. Muy bien explicado el proceso de desarrollo de personajes, armas, planos, y demás. Ojalá estuviera en Español también para hacer mas amena y fluida su lectura y disfrute

Un acquisto obbligato per i fan di Magic ma anche per chi è semplicemente in cerca di ispirazione. Dipinti di paesaggi, personaggi e mostri... un libro che accontenta tutti!