The Art of Magic: The Gathering – The Rath Cycle
Editor: Lizz Baldwin
Published: August 10, 1998
Borrow for free from Internet Archive (Part 1 & Part 2)
No game owes as much to its art as Magic: The Gathering®, the world’s most popular trading card game. The Art of Magic: The Gathering showcases the illustrations depicting the shadowy and violent plane of Rath, as portrayed in The Rath Cycle card sets: Weatherlight,™ Tempest,™ Stronghold,™, and Exodus™. This volume contains conceptual sketches and behind-the-scenes glimpses of popular artists such as Anson Maddocks, Mark Tedin, and Pete Venters, plus a foreword by creator Richard Garfield. This handsome art book is a collector’s dream.
Reviews and Booksellers:
Credits
| Introduction | Richard Garfield |
| Text | Anthony Waters |
| Editor | Lizz Baldwin |
| The Magic Creative Team | |
| Senior Creative Director | Chaz Elliott |
| Continuity | Pete Venters, Scott “Scooter” Hungerford |
| Art Directors | Jesper Myrfors, Matt Wilson |
| Graphic Designers | Daniel Gelon, James Davis |
| Conceptual Designer | Anson Maddocks, Mark Tedin, Anthony Waters |
| Creative Editor | Scott McGough |
| The Art of Magic: The Gathering, The Rath Cycle Team | |
| Senior Art Director | Ron Spears |
| Graphic Designer | Sonia Telesco |
| Editor | Lizz Baldwin |
| Executive Editor | Mary Kirchoff |
| Writers for The Rath Cycle | |
| Editor-in-Chief, The Duelist magazine | Mark Rosewater |
| Technical Editor, Arc System | Michael Ryan |
| Story Consultant | John Logenbaugh |
| Special Thanks | |
| Special Thanks | David Allsop, Brian “Chippy Dugan |