Explosive! Amazing! Marvel Rivals The Poster Collection Is Being Delivered by a Dark Horse

Dark Horse Comics’ Marvel Rivals The Poster Collection delivers twenty gallery-quality prints that showcase Marvel heroes in striking, dynamic compositions. From a stunning Lunar New Year celebration to bold character showcases, the collection highlights the artistic care behind NetEase’s hero-shooter and proves the game’s visual identity stands strong on its own.

Marvel Rivals The Poster CollectionAlthough slated for release after Christmas, Dark Horse Comics will release Marvel Rivals: The Poster Collection for that fan who loves to have nothing but superhero art on their walls. This collection has twenty full-colour, gallery-quality tear-out prints of the supers doing what they do best, engaged in various kinds of activity.

They are not all combat oriented, and what caught my attention is the plate celebrating Chinese New Year. It’s the most beautiful piece in the collection, rich and honouring the day with a correct colour palette, which can only make this piece soar. I believe the two individuals are Iron Fist (Lin Lie) and Psylocke (Kwannon) performing a Lion Dance. Without their signature looks in place, that’s who I think they are.

On another plate is a very stylish rendition of the Fantastic Four, and for another poster, there’s Doctor Strange. The game he’s summoned does not look like Mah-jong. These are the standouts from the collection. A lot of care and attention is put into making them true gallery pieces. I imagine these are proper paintings rather than art overlaid on 3D meshes.

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If You Love Star Wars Vision Then The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope—The Manga Will Rekindle That Passion

Star Wars Visions isn’t the only place to get alternate world takes of what goes on in a galaxy far, far away. With the Art of Star Wars: A New Hope, a lot of comparisons can be made to see how styles have changed.

The Art of Star Wars – A New Hope MangaFrom the Press Release:

As part of the Star Wars Celebration, Dark Horse Comics is announcing that they will publish The Art of Star Wars: A New Hope—The Manga. Two stunning volumes will each be available wherever books are sold, and will spotlight Hisao Tamaki’s original art from his acclaimed 1997 manga adaptation of Star Wars: A New Hope and include a new English translation. Ahead of retail launch in Summer 2026, Dark Horse Comics will also be offering special editions through the publisher’s first ever Kickstarter campaign.

This beautifully drawn manga will be available through Kickstarter in two distinct editions, each offering a unique way to experience this extraordinary adaptation. The Collector’s Edition features the same two-volume hardcovers that will be available at retail but with Kickstarter-exclusive covers. The Masterpiece Edition will faithfully reproduce Tamaki’s art at its original size in two volumes and include an auxiliary volume. The Masterpiece Edition format will be only available through Kickstarter. Fans can now follow the prelaunch page for the Kickstarter campaign here.

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The Art of Marvel Snap

The Art of Marvel Snap is not meant to be a comprehensive look at everything featured in the mobile game. Instead it’s a best of.

The Art of Marvel Snap
Available to purchase on Amazon USA

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More than a few characters are missing in The Art of Marvel Snap, and I think the selection of who’s the sexist is rather good. When this digital collectable card game is regularly adding characters, it’s impossible to be current, and if people think that a print publication is a guide, it really isn’t. It’s the best of which shows a few extra variant art designs to satisfy fans.

If I wanted a complete catalogue of every card, I would prefer a regularly updated digital book to this hardcover. This edition considers which character designs are really cool looking, and I’m glad Deadpool and Rogue has an entry. While not every X-men (Cyclops and Ice-Man) is here, at least the core team from the Avengers are. One character that’s suspiciously missing but is in the game is Kitty Pryde. Either she was phased out or is hiding somewhere. Thankfully, they all exist in the app, but for being featured in a huge compendium like this, there must be a reason!

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Top 10 Inspiring Dark Horse Art Books (2000-2025) To Learn From!

Just how many Dark Horse Art Books I have are many, and they are great inspirational tools to whet any fans appetite for more content of their favourite series, and perhaps inspire them to draw too!

Dark Horse Art Books For much of this decade, Dark Horse Comics released a lot of terrific art books, and instead of offering the best of what’s released so far, I’m going to offer a list of what I believe are the best from the past five years and offer what I’m looking forward to picking up in 2025! We are at the halfway point, and to use a common idiom: “There’s no time like the present” to create this list of Dark Horse art books! (gotta work in the SEO somehow)

Where possible, I’ll offer quick reviews of the books I own and also received over the holidays. Santa was kind enough to put one or two of my wish list items under the Christmas tree! If only I got the last item on the list. I can imagine the buffed up J. K. Simmons Santa (from Red One) delivering this prize.

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The Art of Arkham Horror
June 2021

The Art of Arkham Horror HCAnyone who has played the card game or board game of the same name will find joy at endlessly flipping through this book. This fictional town appears in all its beautiful and haunting glory here. But the true showcase is with the personas who have to live and die every day, exposing the secrets from within. While this book won’t reveal to readers what they are, it’ll tempt some to play the game again!

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The Art of Futurama is Headed to Shelves Next Week!

“The Art of Futurama s a tribute to all the talented artists who helped mould, build, and shape the beautiful, stunning, epic and (twenty-five years later) ever-expanding Futurama Universe,” said Claudia Katz, producer of the series.

The Art of Futurama Book Cover
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2024 marks the 25th anniversary of Simpsons creator Matt Groening’s Emmy Award–winning television series, Futurama. Now, Abrams ComicArts, a division of ABRAMS, will publish The Art of Futurama, the first-ever art book to delve into the development and history of the series. This deluxe, 176-page hardcover art book features commentary from Groening, showrunner David X. Cohen, and producer Claudia Katz, as well as from the show’s writers, animators, and voice actors.

Beginning in 1999, Futurama ran for four seasons on Fox, where it earned a devoted and passionate fanbase. In 2009, this series returned for three more seasons before it was cancelled in 2013. Hulu revived the series again in 2022 for its eighth season, and additional seasons have been greenlit. The show has won six Emmys and nine Annie awards and inspired numerous comic books and games. TV Guide named this show one of the Greatest TV Cartoons of All Time.

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After Playing the Game, Look at the Art of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor! And the Deets on the Deluxe Edition.

From visionary design to inspirational artwork to stunning final renders The Art of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor offers a unique look at the inner workings of a galaxy far, far away.

The Art of Star Wars Jedi: SurvivorDark Horse joins forces with Lucasfilm and Respawn Entertainment to present a new art book, The Art of Star Wars Jedi: Survivor. This behind-the-scenes peek into Cal Kestis’ latest journey (coming to gaming platforms at the end of April) gives fans a deeper dive into how it all came to life. This oversized, full-color hardcover art book collects concept art and creator commentary from the next entry in Cal’s thrilling saga. The book will also be available in a Deluxe Edition including bonus content such as an exclusive slipcase and new print treatments.

Cal and his allies continue to evade the Empire’s clutches in the Dark Times following the events of Star Wars Jedi: Fallen Order, but just as a hidden hope reveals itself, new dangers emerge and threaten to destroy everything that the young Jedi has fought to preserve.

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