Fans Still Waiting on Copies of The Art and Making of Arcane
March 19th 2025 Arcane was an incredibly popular animated series on Netflix, so it would make sense that the artbook, The Art and Making of Arcane, would be highly desired among fans. Despite being released in December, there are still people without copies, but the wait is far from over.
In the lead up to its release on December 3rd (later in the month outside of the US), it was on the top of multiple book charts on Amazon, which is often a good way of seeing how a title is doing. It was clear this book was going to do well, but seemingly far better than publishers Insight Editions and Titan Books were expecting. This is because it has not only been sold out at most places for a long time, but people that pre-ordered were left waiting for reprints.
The book is showing as unavailable on most sites, including Amazon, but if you shop around there are a few places that do now have stock. At the time of writing this, Barnes and Noble have copies in the US, so it's possible to track it down.
For the most part though, it seems there will be a continued wait. Shortly after the book was released, people with orders for the book were being told it would ship as late as March, 3 months after release. There are times a book will sell out quickly and reprints are needed, but large numbers of people with pre-orders not receiving their copy is unusual for an artbook.
Sites in the UK, where the publishing is handled by Titan Books, are out of stock too. Bigger names like Waterstones have a disclaimer that states copies are expected in the next 4 months, with HMV saying early May for orders placed after February 5th.
The book did make it into the collection here on release and previews were posted on YouTube and social media platforms. It was at this point it became apparent that there was a stock issue. Anecdotally, I can confirm that people with pre-orders had to wait long periods of time. The most recent comment claims that they are now expecting their copy in August and although I cannot confirm the location of the buyer, it's not much more than the 4 month wait as mentioned before.
I can also confirm that orders placed in December have not been shipped through Amazon. The YouTube video (seen below) is by far the most popular on The Artbook Collector channel and it was around this time that it made use of the Amazon affiliate program. This helps support the channel and website using sales completed through the links. Many people placed orders in December, but I can confirm that there are still outstanding items to be shipped. These orders came in when the video went live, so there is no doubt it is The Art and Making of Arcane that people are waiting on.
It is the case then that the wait for the book will continue on for those that have not received it yet. While it is not ideal for a publisher to lack the number of copies needed to keep up with demand, it does indicate that there is a large appetite for artbooks out there. Insight Editions and Titan Books are still sending out copies to retailers, so it's great to see that they are continuing to work on getting the book to as many people as possible. Arcane has not only introduced people the world of League of Legends, the game it is based on, but may well have been the first artbook for many people too. I would predict that the upcoming shows from Netflix and Fortiche will also have artbooks, though hopefully stock will not be an issue now that the teams are aware of the high demand.
You can read my review of the book here and those interested can find the Amazon page for The Art and Making of Arcane below;
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