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09 April 2008 - 10:55 PM Posted by Medievaldragon

Richard A. Knaak confirmed his presence at 2008 New York Comic Con where many juicy announcements will be made. Make sure to subscribe to Richard A. Knaak's newsletter for future appearances and updates. (Newsletter email at the bottom of his blog page).

Richard A. Knaak just emailed me to let me know of his New York Comic Con schedule and to share with Diablo3.com's visitors a high-quality image of DIABLO ARCHIVE (July 8, 2008) and WORLD OF WARCRAFT: NIGHT OF THE DRAGON (November 18, 2008). Both covers attached at the bottom of this article. DIABLO ARCHIVE is a trade paperback containing three books: LEGACY OF BLOOD, THE BLACK ROAD, & THE KINGDOM OF SHADOW.

Back on October 2007, Knaak revealed there will be new writers working on upcoming Diablo novels yet unannounced.

If you are going to New York Comic Con, make sure to visit Richard A. Knaak on Saturday, April 19 at the Starcraft/Warcraft panel. He will be unveiling details of his new Starcraft Manga trilogy, World of Warcraft: Night of the Dragon and other upcoming novels.

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RICHARD A. KNAAK - 2008 NEW YORK COMIC CON SCHEDULE

Friday, April 20
5:30-6:30 p.m.
Writing for Manga

Saturday, April 19
3:30 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.
Fantasy Worlds and Manga

4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Richard Knaak Warcraft signing
Warcraft and Starcraft panel
6:00 PM--7:00 PM (Panel Room 1E09)

Sunday April 20
1:00 p.m. -2:00 p.m. Richard Knaak Warcraft signing
3:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Signing at Simon & Schuster Booth

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#1 Umaro

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Posted 09 April 2008 - 11:03 PM

Those look pretty sweet!!!

#2 Jetrall

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Posted 09 April 2008 - 11:05 PM

That.... Is Incredible!!!

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#3 Thasador

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Posted 09 April 2008 - 11:07 PM

Pretty sweet Medieval

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#4 Genesis

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Posted 09 April 2008 - 11:31 PM

Richard A Knaak doesnt look how I imagined him to be

That Diablo Archive picture is cool, would make a good boxart aswell
Did he mention who the artist was behind the cover?

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#5 Shere Khaan

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Posted 09 April 2008 - 11:54 PM

Interesting, that picture is the same style used in all the recent banners like Blizzcon. Seems like a new direction in their depiction of Diablo.

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Posted 09 April 2008 - 11:57 PM

Shere Khaan said:

Interesting, that picture is the same style used in all the recent banners like Blizzcon. Seems like a new direction in their depiction of Diablo.

Strongly agree.

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#7 WorldRaider

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Posted 09 April 2008 - 11:57 PM

Shere Khaan said:

Interesting, that picture is the same style used in all the recent banners like Blizzcon. Seems like a new direction in their depiction of Diablo.

I noticed that aswell.

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#8 LarryNC

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Posted 10 April 2008 - 02:05 AM

Wow. The new Diablo look is so amazing.. he looks as if he can destroy Arthas and Kerrigan combined... Just the way it should be! ;) WOOT!! :D

#9 Medievaldragon

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Posted 10 April 2008 - 02:06 AM

Genesis said:

Richard A Knaak doesnt look how I imagined him to be

That Diablo Archive picture is cool, would make a good boxart aswell
Did he mention who the artist was behind the cover?

He didn't mention, but usually who takes care of the novel covers such as Queen of Blades, Wow: Tides of Darkness, Wow: Beyond the Dark Portal, Diablo: The Sin War and Starcraft: The Dark Templar -- all of those were made by Blizzard Artist Glenn Rane.

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#10 AcidReign

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Posted 10 April 2008 - 02:25 AM

It's done by Wei.

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#11 biff exploder

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Posted 10 April 2008 - 02:58 AM

medieval, u didnt lose any time did you? with the news i mean :p

thanks dude

and the diablo pic... HOLY CRAP! WOOOOOOO!!!!! BEAUTIFULL!!!!1111oneone!!1!!1!!1!!!!1111

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#12 Siaynoq

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Posted 10 April 2008 - 03:07 AM

Weeeee I'm so excited. It's a good time to be a Diablo fan.

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#13 Magistrate

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Posted 10 April 2008 - 03:10 AM

biff exploder said:

!!!!1111oneone!!1!!1!!1!!!!1111

I'm sorry, that made me laugh until my sides hurt when I noticed that lmao.

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#14 LarryNC

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Posted 10 April 2008 - 04:00 AM

Magistrate said:

I mean, for years all people would say is "Therz no !@#$in d3 comin nub"

I know right? I can't wait for Blizzard to official tell every person that ever said Diablo III is not coming that they were wrong!

#15 Atrumentis

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Posted 10 April 2008 - 06:22 AM

lol, LarryNC: Or, the reason for making new artwork could possibly just be for some sort of book cover, say, for the Diablo Archive.

Anyway, I love that artwork, so freaking cool. I noticed Diablo3.com used it on the "this site is getting updated" page when the site was down a little while ago.

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#16 giuppichan

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Posted 10 April 2008 - 06:33 AM

I'm trying to image a 3d game with that kind of graphic.. maybe D3 is going to be a 2+1/2 d game?

#17 Atrumentis

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Posted 10 April 2008 - 06:35 AM

wait, is that soulstone still in diablo's head? haha, man, I thought it was destroyed already.

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Jetrall said:

WoW fans are nerds. Diablo fans are freaks.

#18 Murderface

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Posted 10 April 2008 - 06:38 AM

This artwork is interesting, the diablo skull above the passage way has no soul stone, but diablo does. Obviously his soulstone hasnt been smashed yet and it looks as though he is in the chaos sanctuary. Im going to bet that the next book will take place in the time of diablo 2, I belive it will clarify the storyline and provide a wicked setup for D3.

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#19 Aussensaiter

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Posted 10 April 2008 - 07:21 AM

Don't start to argue, about things the drawer might not even have realized... :lol:

Kickass Artwork btw.

#20 Medievaldragon

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Posted 10 April 2008 - 07:43 AM

Atrumentis said:

wait, is that soulstone still in diablo's head? haha, man, I thought it was destroyed already.

As said in the original news post, that artwork is the front cover of Diablo Archive which contains the first three books:
1. Diablo: Legacy of Blood
2. Diablo: The Black Road
3. Diablo: The Kingdom of Shadow

These archives are big books with 752 pages.

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