Forging Worlds : Stories Behind the Art of Blizzard Entertainment - Micky Neilson

Forging Worlds

Stories Behind the Art of Blizzard Entertainment

By: Micky Neilson

Hardcover | 16 December 2021

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To celebrate Blizzard’s 30th anniversary, a gorgeous retrospective on artistry at Blizzard and the impact the studio has left emblazoned on gaming history.

For thirty years, Blizzard has been pushing boundaries and breaking expectations of what it means to draw for video games.

Get a glimpse behind the curtain at how art has evolved at Blizzard and meet some of the artists who’ve shaped Blizzard’s style and range to what it is today.

Discover how art cross-pollinated amongst game teams and how grassroots movements from fans inspired some of Blizzard’s most iconic artwork.

With insights from more than fifty artists, animators, designers, and storytellers, this sweeping compendium is fans’ ultimate keys to the kingdom of three decades in Blizzard artistry.

About the Author

Micky Neilson is a two-time New York Times best-selling author whose graphic novels, Ashbringer (#2 on the list) and Pearl of Pandaria (#3) have both been published in six languages. As one of the first writers at Blizzard Entertainment, he has more than two decades of experience in the cutting edge of the gaming industry. In 2016 Riverdale Avenue Press published his memoir Lost and Found: An Autobiography About Discovering Family.

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