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michaeljohnhalseartistry's review
4.0
This was SO much more than just an art book.
I'm pretty new to the Magic world. I started playing a year ago after a friend turned me on to it, and I taught my sister and we discovered one of my cousins played. I liked it more for the images than the actual game, and while I enjoy playing it, the pictures are what keep me buying cards and wanting to play. When I picked up this book, I had no idea about Planes or Planeswalkers, I didn't know anything about Zendikar, or what the Eldrazi were, I was completely oblivious to it all.
And when I picked up this book, I thought it was going to be purely an art book. But I was so happy to learn that it was almost a history text telling the story behind the plane Zendikar. I love digital art, and I've been trying my hand at it myself, and looking through these images and reading about the development of this world really inspired me as an artist and a writer. I'm definitely looking forward to other books in this series, I know they're coming out with an Innistrad book this summer, and I can't wait!
The one complain I had about it... and yes, this will be knit-picky, but I wish there had of been more images in the book. I know a lot of animals and creatures were cut, and I would've liked to see more about them, and learned a little bit more about the natural flora and fauna of Zendikar and less about the Eldrazi. There was just, less art than I expected there to be. The art that's included is incredible, but there could've been more.
Otherwise though, it was an excellent read and very enlightening, and really sparked my interest in the world behind Magic the Gathering.
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I'm pretty new to the Magic world. I started playing a year ago after a friend turned me on to it, and I taught my sister and we discovered one of my cousins played. I liked it more for the images than the actual game, and while I enjoy playing it, the pictures are what keep me buying cards and wanting to play. When I picked up this book, I had no idea about Planes or Planeswalkers, I didn't know anything about Zendikar, or what the Eldrazi were, I was completely oblivious to it all.
And when I picked up this book, I thought it was going to be purely an art book. But I was so happy to learn that it was almost a history text telling the story behind the plane Zendikar. I love digital art, and I've been trying my hand at it myself, and looking through these images and reading about the development of this world really inspired me as an artist and a writer. I'm definitely looking forward to other books in this series, I know they're coming out with an Innistrad book this summer, and I can't wait!
The one complain I had about it... and yes, this will be knit-picky, but I wish there had of been more images in the book. I know a lot of animals and creatures were cut, and I would've liked to see more about them, and learned a little bit more about the natural flora and fauna of Zendikar and less about the Eldrazi. There was just, less art than I expected there to be. The art that's included is incredible, but there could've been more.
Otherwise though, it was an excellent read and very enlightening, and really sparked my interest in the world behind Magic the Gathering.
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FOR MORE BOOK REVIEWS, PHOTOS, AND MY OWN NOVEL SERIES, CHECK OUT MY BLOG:
www.michaeljohnhalse.wix.com/michaeljohnhalse
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