A merch store exclusive deluxe edition of this full-colour hardcover companion tome that offers a look behind the scenes as RuneScape celebrated its 20th birthday!
Last stock now on sale!
RuneScape and Old School RuneScape offer a rich world where players are free to create their own character, choose their own quests, and tell their own stories.
Jagex and Dark Horse present a guide to the history of the RuneScape franchise, exploring these games’ detailed tapestry through exciting art and behind the scenes interviews!
Written by Alex Calvin. A British freelance video game journalist, Calvin previously launched PCGamesInsider in August 2017, where he was the editor for over two years, and was deputy editor of MCV. He has also written for the likes of GamesIndustry.biz, VGC, The Guardian, Kotaku UK, Eurogamer and VG247.
The Deluxe Edition features an exclusive cover with foil treatments, gilded page edges, a ribbon page marker, a card slipcase, and a hard-backed folio containing two archive-quality art prints!
Slipcase: 2.5mm card with the RuneScape and Old School RuneScape Combat Triangles on front/back with metallic gold printed borders and text
Hardback Book: 224 page, 9”x12” book printed full colour. Gilded page edges and ribbon page marker. Cover printed with a section of the Map of Gielinor/compass and black border details with gold fold text stamped on textured Wibalin Buckram paper.
Artwork Folio: 3mm hardbacked art portfolio. Printed black border detail with gold foil Draconic Visage stamped on textured Wibalin Buckram paper. Two 9”x12” art prints on 210gsm art card. The first folio print is an iconic Tim and Crunchy illustration. The second, is a battle scene from the archives featuring General Graador. Created in 2012 for a series of unused loading screens depicting the God Wars, the note on the illustration reads “The Lesser Gods opened gates between Gielinor and other neighbouring realms and brought into it new races to fight their battles”.
Images are for illustration purposes only. Exact designs, colours and finishes may look different on final product.
BASED ON DEMAND FOR PRE-ORDERS WE FIXED THE NUMBERS FOR THE PRINT RUN FOR THE DELUXE EDITION BACK IN 2019. THE PRINT RUN INCLUDED SOME LIMITED STOCK OVER AND ABOVE THE PRE-ORDERS RECEIVED. WE HELD BACK SOME OF THIS STOCK TO COVER POTENTIAL LOST PARCELS/DAMAGE IN TRANSIT. WE ARE NOW PUTTING THE STOCK HELD BACK STOCK IN THE US WAREHOUSE ON SALE.
IF YOU ARE NOT IN THE US AND DONT WANT TO PAY THE SHIPPING FROM THE US AND WANT A COPY OF THE BOOK, WE RECOMMEND YOU FIND A COPY OF THE MAIN , RED RETAIL EDITION ONLINE OR IN YOUR LOCAL BOOK OR COMIC BOOK STORE.
FAQs:
WHY IS THE DELUXE EDITION PRICED SO MUCH HIGHER THAN THE STANDARD? This is not just because there are more elements to the product (ie a card slipcase, hard backed portfolio with 2 art prints and embellishments like gilded page edges, foil print details and special textured paper on the cover etc) but also due to the relative sizes of the print runs. Dark Horse will make enough stock of the standard edition to distribute this to retailers globally. The deluxe edition will have a much more limited print run. The set up costs for the additional items and the lower production run means the deluxe edition just costs exponentially more to produce per unit. The deluxe edition is intended as a limited run collector piece for those who prefer this over the standard edition.
WHY ARE SHIPPPING COSTS HIGHER? This is a large format, hardcover book that will be packed in a protective card mailer and then a jiffy bag (total weight c 3kg). The past year has seen increases in shipping costs that are outside of our control. If the shipping costs are too high for you Dark Horse have distributed the standard edition globally so you should be able to order this locally instead with much lower shipping costs.
THE MERCH STORE DOES NOT SHIP TO MY COUNTRY? Unfortunately that means you wont be able to order the deluxe edition as it is only available from the RuneScape merch store but Dark Horse have distributed the standard edition into bookstores in your country so check locally or online for a copy of the standard edition.
ANY CUSTOMS OR DUTY CHARGES DUE ON A PACKAGE MUST BE PAID BY THE PERSON RECEIVING THE PACKAGE. AS CUSTOMS POLICIES AND IMPORT DUTIES VARY WIDELY FROM COUNTRY TO COUNTRY, WE CANNOT TELL YOU WHAT THESE COSTS WOULD BE AND WOULD THEREFORE SUGGEST YOU CONTACT YOUR LOCAL CUSTOMS OFFICE FOR DETAILS OF CURRENT CHARGES BEFORE ORDERING.
BOOK PRINTED IN CHINA.
