Dark Horse Comics and Nintendo are partnering on an encyclopedia of the Super Mario universe. Super Mario Encyclopedia will span 30 years of franchise history, from the original Super Mario Bros. to Super Mario 3D World. The 256-page hardcover will be on sale October 23 for an MSRP of $39.99.
Super Mario Encyclopedia will cover all seventeen Super Mario games and include an interview with producer Takashi Tezuka, as well as tips for finding every coin, star, sun, and mushroom in the games and explanations of glitches.
Nintendo and Dark Horse have partnered on a number of video game tie-ins, including the New York Times bestseller The Legend of Zelda: Hyrule Historia (see "Dark Horse Has the #1 Book in America"), The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts (see "'The Legend of Zelda: Art & Artifacts'"), and Splatoon (see "Dark Horse Has Splattitude").
Nintendo recently announced a partnership with Illumination to begin production on an animated film set in the world of Super Mario Bros. (see "'Super Mario' Gets Animated, 'Cowboy Ninja Viking' Lands Director, John Cena for 'Duke Nukem'?").

From Dark Horse Comics
Posted by Betsy Gomez on February 19, 2018 @ 3:28 pm CT

MORE COMICS
Story Inspired by H.G. Wells' 'The Invisible Man' Returns in Hardcover
July 3, 2025
First published by Vertigo, Lemire’s reimagining of the classic H.G. Wells novel The Invisible Man will return in a new hardcover edition.
From Marvel Comics
July 3, 2025
Check out the first three covers of the new series, which sees the God of Thunder reborn as a mortal.
MORE NEWS
New 'Flesh & Blood TCG' Booster Set
July 3, 2025
Legend Story Studios announced Super Slam, a new Flesh & Blood TCG booster set.
New Riff of the Classic Game of War from Chip Theory Games
July 3, 2025
Chip Theory Games will release Fight Five, a new card game, into retail.