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"The beach, the trees, even the clouds in the sky... everything is build from little tiny pieces of stuff. Just like in a Gameboy game... a nice tight little world... and all its inhabitants... made out of little building blocks... Why can't these little pixels be the building blocks for love..? For loss... for understanding"- James Kochalka, Reinventing Everything part 1

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I want to get more into detail, but I don't know if I'll be able to. What I can tell you is that if you like (or used to like) the Mega Man series, you wont be disappointed with these books.

Like many owners of the internet, I've grown to believe that I no longer need "art books". Everything ever drawn or painted is already on the internet somewhere, right? Why bother buying any "books" when you have the internet? It's like every book ever, and it's FREE!

I was totally wrong there. These Mega Man books are filled to the gills with stuff I've never seen before, and can't find on the internet anywhere. The amount of drawings that Inafune has done over the years is staggering, and they all seem to be reprinted in this book.

Did you know that when Mega Man X was first conceived, he looked like a little super deformed version of Cashern: Robot Hunter? Or that Sigma was original three guys, a couple of which looked like robot versions of Dr Wily?

How about Pump Man from Mega Man 10? Did you know that an early version of the boss was around over ten years ago? Or have you ever heard of Smoke Man? He's a rejected Heat Man variant that had a puff of smoke for a head and a cigarette in hand. He's a total badass.

The internet has nothing on these books. Maybe they'll be scanned in page-for-page one of these days, but I don't think that will happen for a long time. There's just too much content here, and more so, once you buy actually buy these books, you'll likely fall in love with them, and want other people to buy them too. Scanning pages from them would only decrease the chances of anyone else buying them, not something I feel motivated to do at all.

So yeah, these books are awesome. The Mega Man X one is a lot smaller than the Mega Man one, but they're both great. The only downside is that the Mega Man one has nothing on Mega Man 9 or 10. Hopefully Udon will put out an addenda this year.

I know I'd snatch it up.
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Interesting. You actually get to check out all the old concept designs?
I saw the similar books for Street Fighter and it was absolutely amazing! DO WANT!
Things like this make me beat my head against my desk until my guardian puts me in counseling.

Ah, it sucks to be young and poor.
Do these books actually have storyline details, too, like the Complete Works books that come out in Japan? If so, then I want at least the X book.
I need to get these some day. Oh, and for those who don't know, there's also a Mega Man Zero Official Complete Works.
That sounds great! I almost picked up the Mega Man Zero Complete works, but the Mega Man X Complete Works looks much more up my alley!
Do want these books, and the street fighter ones. Also, the internet is free? Looks like I'm gonna have to talk to Time Warner about that bill they keep sending me. =P
DAMN
A++ will buy.
@ DaedHead8- Good point. The internet is free at work and school, but not really.

@ Pedrovay- There are notes on all the characters, basic synopsis of the games' stories, insights on what they each mean to the developers, but that's about it. I certainly know more about the storyline of Mega Man Extreme 2 than I used to, but I don't know exactly what happens in the game.

There is actually more about storyline in the Mega Man Zero Complete Works book, which I also own.
I will own these. And they will forever live on my coffee table.
SOmetimes I feel the same about art books, but what the internet availability has done is merely focus my needs for what I wish to own in physical print. I do so love a good hunk o' ink and tree.

Udon is putting out some pretty nice collections, I'm glad they seem to have found a market in the US.
While I'm not really a fan of the original Mega Man games, I am ALL ABOUT some Mega Man X! The first one has been one of my favorite games for the last 15 years. I'm gonna have to get my hands on the MMX one. I bet there's some stuff in there that's blow-up-and-make-into-a-poster worthy.
Awww crap I saw one on Borders weeks ago, so freaking boss.
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These are sitting next to my Okami art book right now. Just lovely.
i have looked through these 2 books and i thought that they were pretty kick ass!

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