The Cinematic Art of World of Warcraft: Volume I

by Greg Solano, Matt Burns (Contribution by)

Overview

The drums of war thunder once again . . .

World of Warcraft redefined online gaming for millions and millions of people, and in the fifteen years since its launch, each new chapter in the game’s story has been bolstered through the Blizzard Entertainment’s incredible cinematics. The Cinematic Art of World of Warcraft: Volume I goes behind the scenes with the team who built the game’s stunning movies. With never-before-seen concept art and accounts of the creative and technical process, this is the definitive visual gallery of how countless artists brought the world of Azeroth to life in incredible detail and motion.

The first installment in a new series, The Cinematic Art of World of Warcraft: Volume I is a visual chronicle covering the cinematics from the beginning of World of Warcraft through to the Warlords of Draenor expansion.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781945683671
Publisher:	Blizzard Entertainment, LLC
Publication date:	10/15/2019
Series:	The Cinematic Art Of
Pages:	240
Product dimensions:	10.10(w) x 11.80(h) x 1.20(d)

About the Author

Matt Burns writes and develops story for Blizzard's intellectual properties. This includes short fiction, comics, novels, visual media, web assets, and in-game content (e.g., unit lines). He also works with other story developers on generating assets for narrative-based licensed properties (novels and comics). Works include: Books Book of Cain (additional writing) (Diablo) Book of Tyrael (Diablo) World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume I World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume II Art of Overwatch World of Warcraft: Chronicle Volume III Book of Adria: A Diablo Bestiary Blizzard Cosplay (additional writing) Comics Artanis (StarCraft) Reinhardt: Dragon Slayer (Overwatch) Magni: Fault Lines (World of Warcraft) Nightborne: Twilight of Suramar (World of Warcraft) Junkenstein (Overwatch) Bastion: Binary (Overwatch) Junkenstein's Revenge (Overwatch) Retribution (Overwatch) Magni: The Speaker (World of Warcraft) StarCraft: War Chest (Issues #1, 8, and 11) Short Stories Collateral Damage (StarCraft) Council of Three Hammers: Fire and Iron (World of Warcraft) Charge of the Aspects (World of Warcraft) Unyielding (Diablo) Doubtwalker (Diablo) Bleeding Sun (World of Warcraft) In the Blood (StarCraft) The Jade Hunters (World of Warcraft) Apocrypha (World of Warcraft) Children of the Void (StarCraft) Visual Media Lords of War: Kilrogg (World of Warcraft) Recall (co-writer) (Overwatch) Alive (co-writer) (Overwatch) Last Bastion (co-writer) (Overwatch) Old Soldier (co-writer) (World of Warcraft) Shooting Star (co-writer) (Overwatch)

Greg Solano is a writer and editor based in Alexandria, VA. He has edited dozens of video game and movie tie-in books, including The Art of World of Warcraft, StarCraft II: Field Manual, and World of Warcraft: The Official Cookbook.