Korak the Killer, jungle-raised son of Tarzan of the Apes, sets off into the wilds of the prehistoric world at the Earth's core to rescue his daughter Suzanne Clayton, who has gone missing in the mysterious Land of Awful Shadow. But when the airship...

Korak the Killer, jungle-raised son of Tarzan of the Apes, sets off into the wilds of the prehistoric world at the Earth's core to rescue his daughter Suzanne Clayton, who has gone missing in the mysterious Land of Awful Shadow. But when the airship...

Welcome to the world of Japanese Role-Playing Games!  From Dragon Quest to Final Fantasy, from Megami Tensei to Pokémon, A Guide to Japanese Role-Playing Games explores the expansive history of Japanese role-playing games (JRPGs), beginning on 8-bit microcomputers, and following them all the way up...

Get ready for the fight of your life in Go Straight: The Ultimate Guide to Side-Scrolling Beat-'Em-Ups. Written by award-winning author Dave Cook, and opening with a foreword by legendary Double Dragon creator Yoshihisa Kishimoto, this odyssey through bare-knuckle nostalgia features over 200 games...

Before the days of brand awareness campaigns and digital marketing, a game's only source of advertising was often limited to the box artwork you'd see on high street shelves. With early game graphics offering little visual interest, it fell to the packaging to conjure...

NEC's PC Engine was more than just a games console. It was part of a movement in the late-1980s that saw a bold new aesthetic emerge in Japan that would soon spread across the globe, shaping art, design, and creativity everywhere it went. As...

From Ants to Zombies is a showcase for the remarkable range horror gaming has achieved, across six decades, from the 1970s to the 2020s, and over 70 hardware platforms, from the ZX Spectrum to the Xbox Series X. More than 130 horror titles are...

The wildly popular Korean novels that inspired the hit webtoon! All Kim Roksu wants is a peaceful life. Unfortunately for him, he nods off while reading an action-packed novel-only to wake up inside it! Worse yet, he's in the body of Cale Henituse, a...

When the economy collapses in September 2008, an exhausted career woman's fate is left in flux... until she's reincarnated! Now she's Keikan Runa-the villainous daughter of the Keika Group-in an otome game set before the pop of Japan's economic bubble. Keika Group's financial situation...

After being killed by a bear, professional hunter Shin Nakajima has awakened in another world. Armed with only his shotgun, things get hairy when wolves attack. It looks like his second chance at life is short-lived until the beautiful elf Saran comes to his...

Star Wars exploded onto our cinema screens in 1977, and the world has not been the same since. Writer, director, and producer George Lucas created the modern monomyth of our time, one that resonates with the child in us all. He formed Industrial Light...

Swiss artist HR Giger (1940-2014) is most famous for his creation of the space monster in Ridley Scott's 1979 horror sci-fi film Alien, which earned him an Oscar. In retrospect, this was just one of the most popular expressions of Giger's biomechanical arsenal of...

This issue's cover, main feature and illustration-making are by Mai Yoneyama. This issue features an in-depth interview with Mai Yoneyama, looking back on her recent individual projects, including exhibitions and product design, along with the making of the cover illustration. A full-color animation flip...

In this issue, we feature interviews and illustration-making using Clip Studio Paint EX. Introductory lessons for beginners on illustration making with COPIC markers, watercolors, color brush pens and Clip Studio Paint are also featured, along with a lecture on the human body and a...

Tomii Masako is an illustrator who has created numerous artworks with a focus on book cover art. This is a comprehensive collection of artworks spanning more than 20 years of painting, brought to you in a large volume, from early work as a manga...

Holy smokes! It's the art of The Cuphead Show!If you're one of the many people who have fallen in love with the Cuphead video games and Netflix animated series, this book is for you! Join writers, artists, designers, and other staff from The Cuphead...

In a remote kingdom, there lived a princess, adored by her subjects and wielding powerful magic. But as her land was ravaged by an endless war, she lost everything: her people, her family, her loved ones, and eventually, her own life. Until she opened...

Since 1985, Studio Ghibli has enchanted moviegoers with fantastic stories of adventure, magic, friendship, family, and most of all-the most delicious-looking animated food. Now you can create your own mouthwatering dishes with this book full of 50 unofficial, fan-created recipes! From tantalizing breakfasts and...

The DNA of Doctor Who takes a look at the creatives involved in making Doctor Who through the lens of newly-commissioned essays examining key themes, critical responses and reflections on the era in question. Philip Hinchcliffe was the producer for the early years of Tom...

The first in a brand-new series of lavish large format books examining the key creatives behind Doctor Who - THE DNA OF DOCTOR WHO takes a look at the creatives involved in making Doctor Who through the lens of newly-commissioned essays examining key themes,...