God of War: 20th Anniversary Retrospective
Aug 2025 · Dark Horse Comics
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A full-color hardcover two-book set collecting detailed commentary on the past twenty years of the hit God of War games!
“War does not measure the strength of a man!”—Kratos, God of War Ragnarök
The epic of Kratos was born in blood across the backdrops of Sparta, Olympus, and Hades. The myth grew, weaving between the nine realms of the Aesir, Vanir, and Jötun. Now, readers are invited to journey alongside Kratos’ mortal creators with a two-volume retrospective chronicling the twenty-year development of the renowned God of War series.
Kratos’ saga spans eons and pantheons, and now the creation of those stories can be explored in fastidious detail—from inspired conception and dedicated development to masterful performances and trend-setting design, all through exclusive and intimate interviews with the creative teams that have lent their passion and talent to the award-winning franchise.
The God of War: 20th Anniversary Retrospective is the perfect book set for fans of the iconic game series, and lovers of action-adventure games and mythology. The trials and triumphs of the immortal patron of bloodshed all begin here.
“War does not measure the strength of a man!”—Kratos, God of War Ragnarök
The epic of Kratos was born in blood across the backdrops of Sparta, Olympus, and Hades. The myth grew, weaving between the nine realms of the Aesir, Vanir, and Jötun. Now, readers are invited to journey alongside Kratos’ mortal creators with a two-volume retrospective chronicling the twenty-year development of the renowned God of War series.
Kratos’ saga spans eons and pantheons, and now the creation of those stories can be explored in fastidious detail—from inspired conception and dedicated development to masterful performances and trend-setting design, all through exclusive and intimate interviews with the creative teams that have lent their passion and talent to the award-winning franchise.
The God of War: 20th Anniversary Retrospective is the perfect book set for fans of the iconic game series, and lovers of action-adventure games and mythology. The trials and triumphs of the immortal patron of bloodshed all begin here.
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About the author
Rick Barba is one of the most published book authors in the videogame industry, with more than 130 game-related titles in print, including Diablo III: The Official Limited Edition Strategy Guide and the novel XCOM 2: Escalation (Insight, 2017). A graduate of the Iowa Writers Workshop, Rick has been on the writing faculty at Santa Clara University and the University of Nebraska Omaha, and has published fiction in numerous literary journals such as Chicago Review, Black Warrior Review, AQR, and Gordon Lish's The Quarterly. He's thrilled that the content of his two Starfleet Academy novels for Simon & Schuster (The Delta Anomaly and The Gemini Agent) is part of the official Star Trek canon. Rick lives just outside Boulder, Colorado.
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