First look: Book celebrates the 'Art of Atari'

Video game veterans who owned an Atari video game console are well aware of its biggest hits: Space Invaders, Asteroids, Combat. But a new book launching this fall pays tribute to the artwork used to sell these classics. Dynamite Entertainment announced Friday it will release the book The Art of Atari, a 350-page retrospective ( 39.99) digging into the history of the video game company through art work including marketing materials and classic box art. "The box art up to this point has never really been represented with any sort of integrity or respect that it deserves," says Robert V. Conte, a pop culture consultant and one of the co-authors of The Art of Atari. The artwork was pulled together from museums and private collections, including Conte's own stash of Atari games.