The art of Sierra: coming never?

If you’ve been to this blog of mine more than once you might have noticed something, for instance that I have a whole bunch of links on the left of the screen that I never, ever use or  reference –I can’t even be bothered to check or delete them.

One of the links is the art of Sierra project. Coming up on its ten year anniversary this site is the promise of an artbook containing all the original art Sierra game studios created in its heydays.

Now, legend has it, that back in 2007, one of the creators of the book came across a treasure-trove of boxes after boxes filled to the brim with Sierra-games related artwork. So he wanted to make a book out of it to share it with the world. He got some friends together, made a website and then, pretty much forgot about the whole thing for next ten years.

Then, in 2015 a contributors site went online. Asking people to share what they have. Apparently the treasure trove wasn’t as big as expected.

That’s basically the problem with the art of Sierra. They showcased what they had access to, promised (rightfully) to do it right. But after that no update or anything for years.
I have the patience of a saint but after a last tweet in 2015 and now their official site being eaten away by some virus I’m starting to think the art of Sierra project is dead.

But, as King’s Quest –Sierra’s most famous game series- stated: "The king is dead, long live the king". Maybe somebody else will pick up the travelling cap.