Tuesday, September 12, 2006

Rockman Zero Official Complete Works

Our shipment of Capcom's Rockman art book was misrouted and has traveled around the United States for the past week but the books are finally in stock today. All preorders will ship this afternoon. Unfortunately, we are unable to accept any new orders as our entire supply has been allocated to customers already.

Rockman Zero Official Complete Works collects the illustrations of Rockman Zero from his debut in the Rockman X game circa 1993 to the recent Rockman Zero 4. To provide color on the Rockman series, the book also features an 8-page interview with creator Keiji Inafune and crew on their inspiration and goals in creating the popular series.

The book measures A4 size (8.27×11.69") and spans 176 glossy pages. The chapter breakdown is as follows:

p003 Introduction page
p004 Image boards with full page artwork from Rockman Zero games
p018 The Story of Zero with background info and color on the series
p022 Mutual Relations which links characters to one another in a chart
p023 Character artwork for all of the main characters including Zero, Ciel, Resistance members, Neige, Fefnir, Elpis, Dark Eld, Vile, and more.
p059 Enemy artwork with bosses from Rockman Zero to Zero 4 and a look at the grunts who do the dirty work for their overlords.
p109 Cyber Elf System images and artwork for Nurse, Animal, and Hacker.

Special Contents (The best part of the book)
p128
Rough Sketches in color and black & white
p144 Other Illustrations which contains head shots and game logos
p150 Ending Digest - check out the endings for all four Rockman Zero games in screen cap sequences
p152 Memorial Event - special moments and memorable interactions from the Rockman games between characters.
p156 Data Archives - information on weapons, items, characters, etc
p162 Idiom Dictionary with terminology used in the world of Rockman Zero.
p168 Special Interview with Rockman Zero creative staff

All in all, a satisfying book which covers the Rockman Zero series and includes beautiful pieces of artwork from the game.

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