{"id":11324,"date":"2016-12-08T20:45:07","date_gmt":"2016-12-09T01:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/?p=11324"},"modified":"2016-12-08T20:45:07","modified_gmt":"2016-12-09T01:45:07","slug":"blizzard-launches-book-publishing-label","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.darkainarts.com\/gamers\/2016\/12\/blizzard-launches-book-publishing-label\/","title":{"rendered":"Blizzard launches book-publishing label"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Blizzard Entertainment today announced the creation of a book-publishing label, Blizzard Publishing, dedicated to developing and releasing new Blizzard publications and reissuing out-of-print titles in the company&#8217;s <em>Warcraft<\/em>, <em>StarCraft<\/em>, and <em>Diablo<\/em> settings. These releases will either come directly and through ongoing global partnerships. <\/p>\n<p>Blizzard has plans to make several of their publishing arm&#8217;s upcoming releases available in multiple formats, including print, audiobook, and e-book.<\/p>\n<p>The first books published under the Blizzard Publishing label include two sets of previously released novels and manga. The books include titles under the Blizzard Legends banner, including <em>Warcraft: The Last Guardian<\/em> by Jeff Grubb, <em>Warcraft: Lord of the Clans<\/em> by Christie Golden, and <em>World of Warcraft: Rise of the Horde<\/em> by Christie Golden. <\/p>\n<p>Titles included in the Blizzard Manga banner include <em>Warcraft Legends: Volume One<\/em>, with stories by Richard A. Knaak, Dan Jolley, and Jae-Hwan Kim as well as <em>Warcraft Legends: Volume Two<\/em>, with stories by Richard A. Knaak, Dan Jolley, and Aaron Sparrow.<\/p>\n<p>Future releases in the Blizzard Legends and Blizzard Manga series will include titles across multiple Blizzard franchises.<\/p>\n<p><!--more-->Getting into the adult colouring book scene, Blizzard Publishing has also developed the <em>World of Warcraft Adult Coloring Book<\/em>, an epic volume of more than 80 pieces of concept art, sketches, and more.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Great stories and inspiring artwork have always been at the heart of everything we do,&#8221; said Lydia Bottegoni, senior vice president of story and franchise development at Blizzard Entertainment. &#8220;The creation of Blizzard Publishing gives us new opportunities to celebrate the art and stories of our games with Blizzard gamers as well as fantasy and sci-fi fans around the world.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The above mentioned titles are already available on Blizzard&#8217;s online store. Blizzard Legends titles are available for USD $14.95; Blizzard Manga titles and the World of Warcraft Adult Coloring Book retail for for USD $12.95. Blizzard Publishing releases are distributed by Publishers Group West.<\/p>\n<p>Blizzard Publishing is also planning to release a captivating series of full-color coffee table art books, starting with Art of Hearthstone\u00ae and Cinematic Art of StarCraft, as well as additional novel and manga reissues, in 2017 and beyond.<\/p>\n<p><center> <\/p>\n<div class=\"tumblr-post\" data-href=\"https:\/\/embed.tumblr.com\/embed\/post\/jQUko9niqkGxW6XoVVWQ4w\/154227729220\" data-did=\"53498727d8404aafcb73a078a0dc428f85b27a90\"><a href=\"http:\/\/darkainartsgamers.tumblr.com\/post\/154227729220\/more-at-httpgamersdarkainartscom\">http:\/\/darkainartsgamers.tumblr.com\/post\/154227729220\/more-at-httpgamersdarkainartscom<\/a><\/div>\n<p>  <script async src=\"https:\/\/assets.tumblr.com\/post.js\"><\/script><\/center><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Blizzard Entertainment today announced the creation of a book-publishing label, Blizzard Publishing, dedicated to developing and releasing new Blizzard publications and reissuing out-of-print titles in the company&#8217;s Warcraft, StarCraft, and Diablo settings. These releases will either come directly and through ongoing global partnerships. 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