I'm glad to see that Malboro, my all-time favourite non-boss monster, has been given a beautiful face lift for Final Fantasy XIV. I can never forget its breath with the deadly confuse spell.

What's your favourite monster, boss or character from the Final Fantasy series?

Here's the chance to catch up on all the books reviewed, and previewed, in February, especially so if you've missed any, new and old.

Throw me a vote on Amazon if you find my reviews helpful. Most of my reviews are there. It helps to get more readers. And also link to Parka Blogs from your blog!

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This contest is closed and the winner is kynu.

I've a copy of Welcome to Forest Island from Bwana Spoons to giveaway.

Guidelines:

• This giveaway is open to all readers
• Closing date is 2 March 2010, 9pm GMT
• Just post a comment below to participate
• Leave your contact email in the email box and not on the main comment box.

Some cool art blogs from February 2010.

• The Daily Monster by Stefan G. Bucher (sketches, monsters)
• Erik D. Martin (sketches, character design)
• Phil Saunders' Random Staff (production design)
• Colin Stimpson (production design)
• Farel Dalrymple (comic art)
• Moai's Blog by Cory Trego-Erdner (concept art, character design)
• Crayon Box of Doom by Thomas Scholes (concept art, environment)
• Anna Bron (character design)
• Tyler Jacobson (fine art, fantasy, portraits)
• Alberto Cerriteño (illustrations)
• Matt Swartz (character design)
• Thang Le (production design)

Got a referral? If you have any art websites/blogs that you're following religiously or just have any interesting/inspirational sites to share, throw them in the comments section below.

Note that this is a referral program and not a self promotion program.

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Just so you know, the Final Fantasy XIII: Complete Official Guide - Collector's Edition is on a limited print run with each book sequentially number.

It's already out of stock on Amazon US and I actually missed pre-ordering it. Luckily it's still available on other sites. So better pre-order it while you silll can, especially if you're a Final Fantasy fan.

Country-specific Amazon links for this book:

• Amazon.com (out of stock)
• Amazon.ca (out of stock)
• Amazon.co.uk
• Amazon.fr
• Amazon.de
• Amazon.co.jp

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