It’s coming! The SPECIAL EDITION of our book Dungeons & Dragons–Art & Arcana with an exclusive clamshell emblazoned with art by @hydro74A deluxe, special edition package containing posters, ephemera, and the illustrated guide to the history and evolution of the beloved role-playing game as told through the paintings, sketches, and illustrations behind its creation, growth, and continued popularity.
DUNGEONS & DRAGONS is the one of the most iconic game brands in the world. This officially licensed illustrated history provides an unprecedented look at the visual evolution of the game brand, showing its continued influence on the worlds of pop culture and fantasy. It features more than seven hundred pieces of art—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 concept sketches, large-format canvases, rare photographs, one-of-a-kind drafts, and more from the now-famous designers and artists associated with DUNGEONS & DRAGONS. The superstar author team gained unparalleled access to the archives of Wizards of the Coast and the personal collections of top 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.
Contained inside a clamshell featuring original illustrations by superstar D&D artist Hydro74, this special edition includes 10 re-creations of classic DUNGEONS & DRAGONS artwork ready for framing, as well as a pamphlet-sized, unpublished original version of the game’s most infamous adventure module and deathtrap Tomb of Horrors, written by DUNGEONS & DRAGONS co-creator Gary Gygax.! The “Special Edition Boxed Book & Ephemera Set” features a collection of prints of iconic D&D art https://t.co/nz0AUPFsGL pic.twitter.com/98nexHWfQd
— Kyle Newman (@kyle_newman) May 31, 2018
The great @executivegoth popped by to see our #ArtAndArcana book preview this weekend at #SoMEDnD where he discovered that @matthewmercer and @CriticalRole are in the book! #CriticalRole #DnD @TenSpeedPress @Wizards_DnD pic.twitter.com/PJeESQyCbj
— Kyle Newman (@kyle_newman) June 7, 2018
Greetings from Down Unda! Jet lag has given me the opportunity to share a fun #SOmEDnD moment: @SamWitwer (Darth Maul, y’all!) recreates @JoeManganiello ‘s pose from the INCREDIBLE book Dungeons & Dragons Art & Arcana by Sam @MikeWitwer @kyle_newman & @docetist w/ foreword by Joe pic.twitter.com/msSPftM6ko
— John Cassel (@John_Cassel) June 6, 2018
Missing our Waterdeep neighbors @TenSpeedPress and their gorgeous upcoming #ArtAndArcana book! #SoMEDnD pic.twitter.com/261hNjG2FO
— Neverwinter (@NeverwinterGame) June 7, 2018
Maul & the Dungeon Masters. @Wizards_DnD #SoMEDnD pic.twitter.com/suCqacToTH
— Geek & Sundry (@GeekandSundry) June 1, 2018
Our team at work on final layout… @MikeWitwer @SamWitwer @docetist @TenSpeedPress @penguinrandom @Wizards_DnD #DungeonsAndDragons #ArtAndArcana Coming soon! pic.twitter.com/9nDdRItIEe
— Kyle Newman (@kyle_newman) April 4, 2018
This Art & Arcana book looks amaaaaazing. The full contents are embargoed but trust me there is some terrific behind the scenes concept art and sketches in this hefty tome. #SoMEDnD pic.twitter.com/RqMMi2zF5j
— Bill Cavalier (@dungeonbastard) June 3, 2018
Our favorite WotC ambassador with #DnDArtAndArcana showing off the book! #SoMEDnD @Wizards_DnD @TenSpeedPress @satinephoenix pic.twitter.com/IW1WRn3Avk
— Jon Peterson (@docetist) June 3, 2018
#DnDArtandArcana author @docetist and Elminster (@TheEdVerse) himself! #SoMEDnD pic.twitter.com/J7pRrjYTXK
— Ten Speed Press (@TenSpeedPress) June 2, 2018
ALSO INSIDE: a rare reprint of one of D&D’s most infamous adventures, Gary Gygax’s player-killer masterpiece ‘Tomb of Horrors’. The Art & Arcana edition of Tomb is based on the original UNPUBLISHED version of the module Gygax crafted for the first Origins Game Fair in 1975!!! pic.twitter.com/b11Gw9AtAM
— Kyle Newman (@kyle_newman) May 31, 2018