Greetings from the West Coast of Canada, eh!

[bwolfman]

Hello, I mostly collect videogame art books of all sorts!

I try and stay away from the Collectors Edition versions of most games as they only contain the tiny rectangle books and it is not worth the time to invest collecting.

The majority of my collection are the large, coffee table art books. I'm attempting to replace my softcover copies with hardcover limited editions but that takes an excruciating amount of time and money; but it's happening and I'm quite excited!

Pictured below Is part of my collection, a have many more arriving in the next few weeks! I'll be updating with pictures, etc, when I've got more time. Until then, enjoy building your collections, cheers!

Click the imgur link below the pic for a larger picture you can zoom into!

http://i.imgur.com/GWFt1pW.jpg

http://imgur.com/GWFt1pW

[GameTrigger]

Welcome :)
What is your favourite art book in your collection?

[Spect3r]

Welcome aboard man :)

[xhunter]

I love a good art book! Welcome!

[Deathhound]

Welcome to the Forum! I share your love with the Hardcover Artbooks. They always look so beautiful.
And your collection looks great so far, keep it up :)

[bwolfman]

Welcome :)
What is your favourite art book in your collection?

I've got to say it's a close top 3 tie between:

Earthbound Player's Guide Although not a traditional art book, the clay figures, fake news and advertisements, and writing just make it too entertaining.
http://starmen.net/merchandise/images/earthbound_guide_front.jpg

Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar Such an informative look at the history of Valve, the Half-Life series, and how much pressure was daunting them in creation of a worthy sequel.
https://vignette3.wikia.nocookie.net/half-life/images/b/b0/Raising_the_Bar_cover2.jpg/revision/latest/scale-to-width-down/350?cb=20120104140429&path-prefix=en

The Art of Blizzard Entertainment I mean, Blizzard has some of the best in the business, you can never go wrong with that.
https://www.gamingnexus.com/Images/Article/pikxyh3901/2.jpg

In the coming days I'll be receiving a still sealed copy of Bluecanvas God of War: Ascension Art Book (As well as a bunch more books) It was hard not adding the God of War 2 or God of War 3 art books to my top 3, but i believe the Ascension book will be up there.

http://conceptartworld.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/09/The_Art_of_God_of_War_Ascension_11.jpg

[Gunmaster51]

Art book dedicated collections are generally pretty uncommon, so it's always nice to see a serious one. Thanks for sharing.

[bwolfman]

Art book dedicated collections are generally pretty uncommon, so it's always nice to see a serious one. Thanks for sharing.

No problem, thanks for taking a look! Hoping to get more pictures posted in the next few days when more items arrive. I've followed Parkablogs for a LONG time, and I've very much enjoyed the quick reviews and previews that he's done regarding art books. I'm planning on doing a similar setup with my books on YouTube so that people can see that games can be regarded as art, and that the amount of work put into design is not as easy as people assume; as well I know people appreciate the collectibles as well as a good in depth look at the book without having to purchase said books, haha!

[Mar-l-Aoutat]

Welcome here! That God of War artbook is awesome, you won't regret getting it.
Congrats with these Darksiders artbooks! Are they the hardcover or the paperback versions?

[bwolfman]

Welcome here! That God of War artbook is awesome, you won't regret getting it.
Congrats with these Darksiders artbooks! Are they the hardcover or the paperback versions?

The Darksiders artbooks I have on the shelf are both the softcover versions; the hardcover are somewhere safe for now, haha.

Yea, the GoW: Ascension book looks amazing, it actually just arrived along with a few others below.

Art of Final Fantasy slipcase, Assassins Creed 3 and Unity titan LE's, and Mirrors Edge LE art book (I found this for 29.99 and instantly bought it)

http://i.imgur.com/C97fXR6.jpg


Starcraft Field Guide and League of Legends Vol 1

http://i.imgur.com/QnqZ9aW.jpg


Art of Tombraider duo and GoW Ascension (Added a pen for size reference)

http://i.imgur.com/HTJVaIy.jpg

[bwolfman]

Killzone visual design limited edition and Art of Uncharted 4 limited edition arrived.

https://i.imgur.com/eun6VE1.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/SH5Msqy.jpg

[bwolfman]

Fallout 4 LE art book and EVE Art of New Eden LE still wrapped

http://i.imgur.com/stdpaGc.jpg

[bwolfman]

New pickup, $30

http://i.imgur.com/f8EBoDA.jpg

[Mar-l-Aoutat]

New pickup, $30

http://i.imgur.com/f8EBoDA.jpg

Also got one not so long ago for 47$. Definitely worth it. It kinda sucks for the people who paid full price -150$ - on it

[bwolfman]

Also got one not so long ago for 47$. Definitely worth it. It kinda sucks for the people who paid full price -150$ - on it

Exactly my thought!

[bwolfman]

Picked up a few more limited edition art books straight from Titan, still wrapped.

Some unmarked are Rise of the Tomb Raider, Alien Isolation, Division

https://i.imgur.com/UaKkrQM.jpg
https://i.imgur.com/MdO1j1E.jpg

[StayFree( ' 3')]

nice stuff! never seen that Tomb Raider box set before.

[Spect3r]

Im not one to collect artboooks but that Limited Edition from Horizon Zero Dawn is a nice one for sure.

[bwolfman]

nice stuff! never seen that Tomb Raider box set before.

I was actually quite surprised when I found it, I'm looking forward to doing an opening video for it, I think I still have a link to where I bought it if any remain, if you're interested.

Im not one to collect artboooks but that Limited Edition from Horizon Zero Dawn is a nice one for sure.

Yea, I was looking to pick it up for a while but it had a limited run of only 300 copies. I was extremely lucky to grab this one!

[bwolfman]

Picked up the 10th Anniversary of Everquest Art and History book, Super Famicom Box Art Collection, and this Heavy Weapons guy statue; I've been looking for grab one at the right price for a while, #267/300!

http://i.imgur.com/9Ys1Dnzh.jpg (https://imgur.com/9Ys1Dnz)
http://i.imgur.com/7gU27uAh.jpg (https://imgur.com/7gU27uA)
http://i.imgur.com/jc49rRlh.jpg (https://imgur.com/jc49rRl)
http://i.imgur.com/DgVLp1Sh.jpg (https://imgur.com/DgVLp1S)
http://i.imgur.com/9SyEtQ3h.jpg (https://imgur.com/9SyEtQ3)

[bwolfman]

Found some copies of the Skylanders dev art books for Swap Force and Superchargers.

https://i.imgur.com/rLgbJqw.jpg

[flatout]

New pickup, $30

http://i.imgur.com/f8EBoDA.jpg

What is this one? Seems way bigger then all the others.

[bwolfman]

What is this one? Seems way bigger then all the others.


Gaming Heads - Fallout 4: 15“ Vault Boy 111 Charisma Mega Bobblehead

I got mine for about $35, I’ve seen them recently for less as I believe they were clearing old stock. I’m sure you can find them just as cheap still!

[flatout]

Gaming Heads - Fallout 4: 15“ Vault Boy 111 Charisma Mega Bobblehead

I got mine for about $35, I’ve seen them recently for less as I believe they were clearing old stock. I’m sure you can find them just as cheap still!

You mean this one?: https://www.gamingheads.com/fallout-vault-boy-111-charisma-mega-bobblehead.html

If so it is $130... lol. I will take a hard pass on that :D :D If oyu notice it on sale again please give me a shout :thumb:

That was a great snag BTW!! Grats!

[bwolfman]

You mean this one?: https://www.gamingheads.com/fallout-vault-boy-111-charisma-mega-bobblehead.html

If so it is $130... lol. I will take a hard pass on that :D :D If oyu notice it on sale again please give me a shout :thumb:

That was a great snag BTW!! Grats!

I bought mine off of Amazon, check there first, also eBay has them cheap as well for new ones. The one I got off of Amazon was brand new, and sealed.

[flatout]

I bought mine off of Amazon, check there first, also eBay has them cheap as well for new ones. The one I got off of Amazon was brand new, and sealed.

Ahh... okay I see them one Amazon and eBay (eBay is the only cheap ones... but they are $33 or so like yours... I will have to consider it for sure).

Thanks again!

[bwolfman]

Updated shelf

http://i.imgur.com/ohX7Cbvh.jpg (https://imgur.com/ohX7Cbv)
http://i.imgur.com/tFZKB8wh.jpg (https://imgur.com/tFZKB8w)
http://i.imgur.com/f4BLTNDh.jpg (https://imgur.com/f4BLTND)
http://i.imgur.com/u1LRXA1h.jpg (https://imgur.com/u1LRXA1)
http://i.imgur.com/CfN0VWjh.jpg (https://imgur.com/CfN0VWj)

Also as a bonus, todays pickup, quite pleased.

http://i.imgur.com/CaODFpvh.jpg (https://imgur.com/CaODFpv)

[GameTrigger]

It's crime to keep those art books sealed ;)

[bwolfman]

It's crime to keep those art books sealed ;)

Hahaha, no doubt ;) I have a few more that weren't added to the shelf yet as well.

[Spect3r]

Thats an impressive artbook collection.

[bwolfman]

New arrival today, lucked out on a price of $20

http://i.imgur.com/68Zrkikh.jpg (https://imgur.com/68Zrkik)

[Icek]

From which games (and by what author) are white one between Sonic and KillZone; yellow one between Dishonored and Alien; one to the left of Dark Souls Design Works; leather-ish one between SoulCalibur and Mass Effect Andromeda (btw is that the edition with the backpack included?)?

I'm also into collecting collectable artbooks, especially ones that are thick and come in clamshell/slipcase packaging.

[bwolfman]

I'll link below in order pics (not mine) of the books you're asking about;

Eve Universe
https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/e08AAOSwstxVLw4l/s-l1600.jpg

Super Mario Encyclopedia CE
https://images-na.ssl-images-amazon.com/images/I/61B6U3xQBiL.jpg

The Division Artbook CE by Titan Books
https://media.titanbooks.com/catalog/product_features/Screen_Shot_2016-01-29_at_11.52.33.png

Elder Scrolls Online Morrowind CE Art Book
https://static1.squarespace.com/static/5a7b22cebe42d69cdecd739c/5a7d9a34419202218cf5a1e6/5a7d9a8e53450a1218c92873/1518181026261/ESO_artbook.jpg?format=1000w

[Icek]

Thanks mate, I really appreciate it.
Titan does pretty good job on those artbooks. Ever got anything from Read Only Memory? They've got few very nice ones.

[bwolfman]

More pickups I forgot to add in the last little while!

http://i.imgur.com/SuAFswQh.jpg (https://imgur.com/SuAFswQ)
http://i.imgur.com/l3i2VTuh.jpg (https://imgur.com/l3i2VTu)
http://i.imgur.com/AqGNnpph.jpg (https://imgur.com/AqGNnpp)
http://i.imgur.com/OpGV2bFh.jpg (https://imgur.com/OpGV2bF)

Anyone know whos signatures these are?
http://i.imgur.com/EGKFVv5h.jpg (https://imgur.com/EGKFVv5)
http://i.imgur.com/vmSZk3Sh.jpg (https://imgur.com/vmSZk3S)
http://i.imgur.com/ipEPzdVh.jpg (https://imgur.com/ipEPzdV)
http://i.imgur.com/4yeAvJmh.jpg (https://imgur.com/4yeAvJm)
http://i.imgur.com/0dyAzmXh.jpg (https://imgur.com/0dyAzmX)
http://i.imgur.com/mPwQsVah.jpg (https://imgur.com/mPwQsVa)
http://i.imgur.com/BIXypSvh.jpg (https://imgur.com/BIXypSv)
http://i.imgur.com/dfETdfch.jpg (https://imgur.com/dfETdfc)
http://i.imgur.com/CaODFpvh.jpg (https://imgur.com/CaODFpv)

[bwolfman]

You're very welcome!

And As for Read Only, I have not, I'll take a look at them!

Need to watch spending as of late, have a few Fangamer books to pickup soon.

[Icek]

And what about the Mass Effect Andromeda artbook?

[bwolfman]

And what about the Mass Effect Andromeda artbook?

That was from the EA/Bioware store when they were getting rid of stock

[Ozzy101]

Great collection! A huge fan of Artbooks as well although my Steelbook Addiction prevents me from buying anything else haha.

P/S: If you don't mind me asking, is there a particular site you order from? Would love to try getting the Division Artbook! Thanks in advance (:

[bwolfman]

Apologies for the late reply, for the majority, eBay, Amazon, and random sites. For the majority of the Titan Books I talked to a rep for Titan Books for a deal in a few purchases.

[Ozzy101]

Apologies for the late reply, for the majority, eBay, Amazon, and random sites. For the majority of the Titan Books I talked to a rep for Titan Books for a deal in a few purchases.
No worries, thanks so much!