This fall, Riot Games, Fortiche, and Melcher Media are joining forces with Insight Editions to publish The Art and Making of Arcane, a collection of the art and narrative genesis behind the Emmy Award-winning animated series, based on League of Legends and created by Riot Games and famed animation house Fortiche Productions.
Written by Elisabeth Vincentelli (The New York Times, ABBA Treasures), The Art and Making of Arcane is a chronicle of the artistry poured into seasons one and two of Arcane, leading the series to critical acclaim, fan fervor, and becoming the first streaming series to win the Emmy award for Outstanding Animated Series. Scheduled to be released later this year, the book includes never-before seen art and in-depth interviews with the creative forces behind the show, including Arcane co-creators Christian Linke and Alex Yee, the studio heads of Fortiche, and supervising directors Pascal Charrue and Arnaud Delord.
The book includes early designs showing how characters evolved visually, gorgeous vistas of sprawling background and setting art, and interviews with over 20 key animators, writers, directors, artists, game designers, musicians, and other creators.
The Artifact and Portfolio Editions come replete with exclusive items, and there’s even a very special Jinxed Edition variant limited to only 40 copies. These bonus treasures are unavailable anywhere else. From tarot cards and exclusive art prints to autographs, a vinyl album of the season one score by Alex Seaver and Alexander Temple, and two bookends/statues, there are items in each package that will thrill Arcane and League of Legends fans, allowing them to dive even deeper into the art and world they love and bring a special piece of it home.
- The Art and Making of Arcane with a variant cover exclusive to the Portfolio Edition
- A special edition blueprint
- An exclusive 8-page Progress Day booklet
- One Arcane tarot card, randomly selected from four beautiful designs
- Arcane vinyl album featuring 22 songs scored from Season 1 of Arcane in Portfolio Edition-exclusive packaging
- A deluxe, hardbound portfolio containing four hand-picked prints of production art from Arcane printed in vivid full color on archival, heavyweight paper
- The Art and Making of Arcane with a variant cover, slipcase, and two interior foldouts exclusive to the Artifact Edition, limited to only 1,000 copies
- Two high-quality, ~9″-tall, hand-painted polyresin bookend statues of Vi and Jinx
- Two posters including the Jinx poster from the Standard Edition and a poster exclusive to the Artifact Edition
- Three blueprints, including the blueprints from the Standard and Portfolio Editions plus a blueprint exclusive to the Artifact Edition
- An exclusive 8-page Progress Day booklet
- All four beautifully designed Arcane tarot cards
- Arcane vinyl album featuring 22 songs scored from season 1 of Arcane in Artifact Edition-exclusive packaging
- Portfolio of six hand-picked art prints: four from the Portfolio Edition plus two prints exclusive to the Artifact Edition.
- Signature card signed by Christian Linke, Alex Yee, Arnaud Delord, Bart Maunoury, Jérôme Combe, and Pascal Charrue, and individually numbered 1-1,000
- Certificate of Authenticity
The Standard, Portfolio, and Artifact Editions of The Art and Making of Arcane will be published on December 31, 2024. The Standard Edition is available for preorder now wherever books are sold. The Portfolio and Artifact Editions will be available directly from Insight Editions.
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