Dark Horse and Jagex will release the official companion book for the popular video game RuneScape called "RuneScape: First 20 Years-Historical Illustrations" on October 6th later this year. This 224-page hardcover tome was released in March and includes behind-the-scenes information about online role-playing games, extensive full cover art, and extensive interviews with RS gold designers and developers. And ComicBook.com has an exclusive preview of what fans can find in it.

"RuneScape and Old School RuneScape provide a rich world in which players can freely create their own characters, choose their own tasks, and tell their own stories," the dark horse wrote in the official description of the tome of the illustrations. "Now, Jagex and Dark Horse have introduced a historical guide to the RuneScape franchise, exploring the detailed tapestry of these games through exciting exclusive art and behind-the-scenes interviews!"

"I'm very happy that Jagex has partnered with Dark Horse. This outstanding company is as passionate about providing high-quality creative storytelling as we are," Jagex CEO Phil Mansell said in an initial announcement in March of this year. "The 20 years of RuneScape is a huge milestone for Jagex and our games. I thank our community for joining us on this incredible journey. RuneScape: The first 20 years will provide our players with The unique insights of the past two years of stories for decades, and the opportunity to explore the Gielinor fantasy world of RuneScape in an unprecedented way."

As mentioned above, RuneScape: The First 20 Years-An Illustrated History will be released on October 6th for $39.99. It can currently be booked wherever such items are sold. The deluxe version includes a different cover, card holder, hardback folio with art prints, gilded pages and page markers, and can also be reserved exclusively from the official RuneScape store for OSRS buy gold $99.99. You can view all our previous reports on the RuneScape franchise here.