New Book! Hand-Drawn Game Guides: Mega Man

Readers of NF Issue #75 got an early look at this announcement, but today's the day we've broadcast the news to the wider online world: We're making a Mega Man book! An officially licensed, partnered-with-Capcom guide to the original Mega Man game!

It's coming to Kickstarter one week from today, on Tuesday, January 14. The preview page is already live, so you can read more and sign up to be alerted when the full campaign launches right here:

https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/nfpublishing/hand-drawn-game-guides-mega-man

You might remember the original Hand-Drawn Game Guides Kickstarter campaign from a little over three years ago. Artist and author Philip Summers (who has also been a longtime fan and supporter of NF Magazine) crafted great, fully hand-illustrated guidebooks to several NES classics, including Metroid, The Legend of Zelda and Contra. Unfortunately, his work back then was not officially licensed, so he cancelled that Kickstarter just before its final day, fearing legal backlash (or a genuine attack from Nintendo's ninjas).

I personally loved the look of Phil's work in those books, so I reached out to him after that Kickstarter ended and we began to brainstorm ways to actually get his great guidebooks across the finish line. The answer was to work with a great game company to officially license another NES classic and make sure everything was legally squared away before launching the crowdfunding campaign. And we did it! We secured the full support of Capcom and everything here is 100% legit.

Again, check out that Kickstarter preview page for more information and the link to download the press kit, which includes preview pages and some behind-the-scenes photos!

And finally, thank you, thank you, thank you! Without the long-running support of our faithful NF fans, we never would've endured for over 12 years now and reached a point where we can start making officially licensed books like this! You all are the best!

~ Lucas M. Thomas