A Look Inside a Heroic New Collection ofMagic: The GatheringArt

Magic : The Gathering might be about toss out spells and summoning creatures to also fling at your resister — well , doing that through the medium of more delicately set up card game down on a table — but itsthe go - flingers themselves , the Planeswalkers , that are the star of this gorgeous Modern artistry script .

Magic : The Gathering — Rise of the Gatewatch , mark to turn in a few weeks from Abrams ComicArt , tells the account of eight founding Planeswalker member of the Gatewatch , and some of the most celebrated mages in Magic ’s pantheon of character : Jace Beleren , Kaya , Chandra Nalaar , Nissa Revane , Ajani Goldmane , Liliana Vess , Teferi , and Gideon Jura . In Magic ’s story , the Gatewatch was shape as an alliance between some of the most powerful casters in existence to essentially be a multidimensional interlingual rendition of the Avengers , fighting the menace to every primary Plane no other paladin ever could .

Rise of the Gatewatch will allow for a visual story of each Gatewatch member , from their other days to the late , climactic eventsof the War of the Spark expansion in the card secret plan , all through plushy and evocative artwork from across Magic ’s history , including the cards themselves , box details , and even banner art made for convention .

Chandra brings the heat, because that’s what Chandra does.

Chandra brings the heat, because that’s what Chandra does.Image: Lius Lasahido (Wizards of the Coast/Abrams ComicArts)

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In some face , it ’ll be the first time ever fans have gotten to see some of these visuals impress outside of their original format . To celebrate its at hand release , you may check out a sample distribution of just some of the art include below , making its debut here on io9 .

wage hike of the Gatewatch hit store shelf July 23rd .

Image: Wizards of the Coast, foreword by Jenna Helland