Bootleg Warrior Cats Books

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Жыл бұрын

Welcome to the world of bootlegs.
I was quite surprised when a viewer commented on one of my videos about some mysterious Warriors books they had found. While digging, I found even more interesting books - ones that are ... problematic.. in my opinion.
In this video I will be going down the rabbit hole of mysterious knockoff books that have invaded the market.
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If there's anything wrong in the video, let me know! I try my best to keep all information accurate but I'm only human!!
Music Used all from Petz Cats 2, Fossil Fighters, The Dog Island
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@geminibrights334 Жыл бұрын

I really think it would be cool if a bunch of artists teamed up and made an actually original fan coloring book.

@shibuyes Жыл бұрын

I don’t know for sure but I believe HarperCollins was cracking down on commercial fan creations after their official merch shop launched. (Not sure if they’re still actively doing it tho)

@rosalynparks1969 Жыл бұрын

@@shibuyes Perhaps people could do it for free, I'd totally do that if other artists wanted to as well

@Cenmeow Жыл бұрын

you should check out zines! they're not coloring books but they're really cool because a bunch of artists collaborate to make a book with drawings and stuff

@starflower220 5 ай бұрын

Yep would be nice but probably wouldn't be affordable for normal day to day people. Not saying it's not justified, considering artists work hard, just saying there's probably no use publishing one because only a select few people would be able to buy em

@compassrose1466 3 ай бұрын

@@shibuyesyep…which is bs because the offical merch looks aweful?? Like I miss having cartoony styles and not the creepy realistic designs 🤢

@morrigan0103 Жыл бұрын

My local library has both a copy of Mapleshades Vengeance and a copy of Ravenpaws farewell. Never knew that they weren’t officially published till now.

@marigoldthekittypet Жыл бұрын

SAME

@puppydogs68 Жыл бұрын

They weren’t?!

@kuku8846 Жыл бұрын

@@puppydogs68 Ah, if you watch the video, it explains these kinds of special books began as eBooks before the company realized it was more profitable to sell physical copies of them, so they’d _only sell them in a 3-in-1 book_ (3 stories in 1 book). If you have a physical copy of a special like _Mapleshade’s Vengeance_ and it’s _only_ the one story (without two others to pair with it), then it’s not official. So technically speaking, they _are_ officially _published_ by HarperCollins; they’re just not officially _printed,_ because it’s supposed to be physically printed with 2 other stories _only,_ and unofficial copies don’t follow that rule. Hope that helps~

@cupcakkeisaslayqueen 10 ай бұрын

@@kuku8846its only oike that in english, for example polish books hqve them separately

@sulfur9915 Жыл бұрын

The artist you mentioned that had lots of stolen pages was River Spirit. They have a KZfaq channel where they upload map parts and speed paints

@artdragon1048 Жыл бұрын

THANK YOU! I was going to go on a wild goose chase to find them

@dakota8271 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for commenting!!! Hopefully this artist will get more credit for the art that is rightfully theirs

@auxcord1206 6 ай бұрын

I knew I recognized that style from somewhere! River Spirit was one of my biggest inspirations back in the day.

@SleepyCoffeeCup Жыл бұрын

A funny fun fact: Germany is one of the countries that has a lot of translated books from the warriors series. We don't have books that combine 3 Novellas into one book. We only have the Novellas separated if you buy them physically. Whch I think (now knowing that's not as easy for you guys to get) is pretty neat but likely also more expensive lmao- Edit: Also the artist that popped up in the stolen colouring book a lot looks VERY much like river spirit :,) poor her her art always gets stolen so often in this fandom-

@Lunarxiri Жыл бұрын

They started doing them together too. This year they released the novella from Goosefeather, Pinestar and Thunderstar together into one book

@-VoDkAsVengeance- Жыл бұрын

What's funny to me is that River Spirit, the artist who had a lot of art traced and stolen, has been a popular Warriors artist for _years._ I instantly recognized not only their style but their main OC characters, since the amazon seller for some reason traced the very specific markings her character has under her eyes.

@Chobaun Жыл бұрын

at 7:55 the artists username is river spirit, she's on youtube and deviantart

@spacecats2185 Жыл бұрын

i knew i recognized it

@CatOnARadio Жыл бұрын

I actually saw a random fan made book about a deaf warrior, it was something like (insert warrior name)’s journey

@flock_or_murder Жыл бұрын

Do you remember the name or have a link? That sounds interesting

@sidney-the-spotted-tabby Жыл бұрын

i love fan made books, especially if they have a similar writing style to the actual series, because it feels like i'm reading an actual warrior cats book.

@lakeswirl6985 Жыл бұрын

@@sidney-the-spotted-tabby i love novel-length wc fanfictions written in the erin style, it’s like jumping into warriors without having to worry about sixty books worth of lore :’)

@sidney-the-spotted-tabby Жыл бұрын

@@lakeswirl6985 yep, but if i have to be honest.. i like lore heh

@ChiliPeppor Жыл бұрын

I actually have one of these coloring books. I got one as a gift for Christmas when i was OBSESSED with the books. I skimmed through and yeah its mainly the same art in your book. But I didn't see those funky backgrounds like in yours. Now having more knowledge I feel terrible for the artists who were stolen from. And that thing wasn't cheap it was around 30 dollars

@Stripes574 Жыл бұрын

@Maria_x04 Жыл бұрын

I myself am from the Netherlands and here we don’t have the three-in-one novellas. For us the novellas were released separately, with a new cover for it and everything (and translated to dutch of course) So i was really surprised to hear they were never officially released like that! You learn something new everyday 😆

@louisthehedgehog2005 Жыл бұрын

Here in Germany they do both ways 😂

@siliconsulfide8 10 ай бұрын

It's the same here in Poland!

@videoandgaming6909 Жыл бұрын

One of my old libraries, from my first college, had almost all the novellas in physical form. I'm kinda curious if they knew those were bootlegs.

@internetwolfje Жыл бұрын

The Dutch versions of the warrior cat books actually have non-bootleg novellas. Since I know so little about the English releases I didn’t even know these books were not released seperately from eachother originally. These books used to be exclusive to one bookstore but I am not sure if they ar anymore since I haven’t bought any of the books in a while.

@windjager2177 Жыл бұрын

Do you mwan the short stories like Mapleshades vengance? We also have them as singular books under the grouping "Short Adventure" here in germanz

@internetwolfje Жыл бұрын

@@windjager2177 yes! I think they are called something similar here! I know the Dutch and German books are also very alike in appearance

@astrixxzdmitri6251 Жыл бұрын

i had no idea there were some bootlegs of warriors,honestly it is a pretty popular book so not surprised

@kdaa2011 Жыл бұрын

I think the artist that was traced a lot for the coloring books is River Spirit! kzfaq.info

@mothwingthemedicinecat Жыл бұрын

I think i might have gotten a bootleg warriors book. I'm not sure, but i got it at a used bookstore and compared to the other books the words are much bigger. some words also didn't print the best- so i think i got a bootleg copy from a used book store unknowingly.

@0rb Жыл бұрын

Unfortunate they're selling Riverspirit's art in some cheap coloring book. Like even if it's their older art it's still their work and i sure wouldn't want to have my art be sold for profit without permission.

@corvidmenace5249 Жыл бұрын

A lot of the stolen artwork looks like River Spirit’s. Back when I was in middle school I remember their art was VERY prone to theft and tracing.

@lazarusart7497 Жыл бұрын

I have found a warrior books in Goodwill. On it says uncorrected proof not for sale. It’s the new prophecy series Midnight, Dawn & Moonrise.

@BasilKats Жыл бұрын

I have the physical Goosefeather's Curse and Mapleshade's Vengeance!! My grandpa bought them for me ages ago, not sure how much he paid but defiantly not over 100$. I thought the odd formatting and random blank pages were strange, interesting to know why!

@DoodWhat Жыл бұрын

I was waiting for a video like this, it was very entertaining! Though I would pay a lot to see some abominable bootleg WC book, that is it's own story (you know, like those Chinese Harry Potter knock-offs). Or some knock-off WC-like franchise in general. Imagine all the memes and crossovers we could make.

@siennameadowhook Жыл бұрын

There is one on ebay of Ravenpaw's path for $600 I-

@marensadlowki5521 Жыл бұрын

I didnt know that those novellas werent stand alone because in the german version almost all are stand alone(And they arent fake bootlegs)

@robertcooper4th259 20 күн бұрын

7:49 this reminds me of the goat simulator 3 art with the 3 goats and the 5 guys behind a woman on the couch meme.

@NyokoArts Жыл бұрын

I have a bootleg Mapleshade Vengeance. Can't remember where it came from, but I'm going to assume a family member got it for me lol

@alphaareus Жыл бұрын

Hello, hi Solieil. I noticed that you used PETZ CATZ 2 MUSIC!!!!! You absolute hero!

@SPARKRIZZLE Жыл бұрын

woaah u just showed up in my recommended, and this is an awesome video! good work

@lj2659 Жыл бұрын

Love your videos!!!! Interesting topics about my favorite book series :))

@scarlettsibis5351 Жыл бұрын

As a Petz Dogz 2 player, I approve the soundtrack.

@florwii Жыл бұрын

I honestly want a stand-alone novella

@pok_knolastname Жыл бұрын

Same

@LavenderSkyCat Жыл бұрын

I want a stand alone Mapleshade's Vengeance!

@sidney-the-spotted-tabby Жыл бұрын

i agree, the novellas grouped together arent around the same time in the books, so if i want to read Mothwing's secret, i also have to read about Tree and Pebbleshine, who i havent read about yet because i am only on the power of three.

@keeprollin9911 Жыл бұрын

learn german haha we got em all separately ;)

@sidney-the-spotted-tabby Жыл бұрын

@@keeprollin9911 hm lucky.

@aeholmstrom Жыл бұрын

The artist you pointed out as being used the most is River Spirit!

@K1tty_yourfav Ай бұрын

The novella’s are actually published separately here in the Netherlands! They’re called mini editions over here, and are small little books, a bit smaller than a paperback

@Cyadical 3 ай бұрын

Wasn’t ready to hear the catz 2 music ❤ nice video

@RubberduckStudios Жыл бұрын

I’m quite glad they come in threes, I’d rather have three than one.

@averywebb3093 Жыл бұрын

I actually have a lot of dreams about Warriors bootlegs, for some reason! I'll be at a used bookstore when I'll come across a book I don't recognize. The cover will be totally unique and the text is filled with typos. Some are reprints of existing Warriors books and some are like, fanfiction? Future releases? Who knows.

@LarkspurYT Жыл бұрын

The Petz Catz background music 😭😭😭

@sunsetvixen2 Жыл бұрын

As someone who works for Amazon, I can verify just how many bootleg items we have coming in and out. It’s ridiculous

@olivekyabetsu8831 Жыл бұрын

Soleil i love your videos, please make more ive already watched them all

@ranpo_edogawa Жыл бұрын

I have a version of Firestar's Quest where the printing is completely messed up. Basically once you're done reading one page and go to the next, it starts the page by SKIPPING AN ENTIRE PARAGRAPH OR 2 that's supposed to be in the original. It does this for the entire book, so it's horribly disjointed and has some blank pages on the back left over due to this.

@ninchiru9225 Жыл бұрын

One of the artworks in the coloring book is from RukiFox from DeviantArt.

@IceCandyVirika Жыл бұрын

In Poland all the novellas are published separately

@ChromoWish Жыл бұрын

I have both bootleg copies of Mapleshades Vengance and Ravenpaws Farewell! Though I had literally no idea they were fake until I watched this, though they are pretty cheaply made.

@backupthing Жыл бұрын

Bro I was gifted the ravenpaw’s farewell one a long while ago!! No way I never knew it was a bootleg

@Chordata-flyer Жыл бұрын

The artist as 8:01 is RiverSpirit! They've got a youtube and a DA!

@crowsan2871 Жыл бұрын

Never thought that I would see bootleg novels of all items.

@DarkfoxTamamo_21 Жыл бұрын

you used fossil fighters music. You gained my subscription. I read the warriors franchise and I am happy to learn to avoid bootlegs.

@dragondog7886 Жыл бұрын

I recognize that Dog Island and Petz 2 music ❤️

@emet-selch9378 Жыл бұрын

The artist of the drawings at 7:57 kzfaq.info Please give her some love! Her art is amazing! :)

@Novahaze Жыл бұрын

HmMm this is inspiring me to make my own coloring book actually using my own art GEBDBB Idk how easy it’d be tho, Amazon wise. But it’d be cool, to finally have a warriors coloring book that isn’t traced

@tired_introvert6299 Ай бұрын

My mother got me one of those coloring books for christmas. I was very grateful, but for one, I don't like coloring books, and two.. yeah, stolen art. I told her I didn't really want it and she was okay with that. Sucks to see people art being stolen for coloring books. I'd hate it if I wasn't asked, too.

@Kms1111 Жыл бұрын

Pls tell me you’re back!! Love your channel❤❤❤

@rxraltzna 7 ай бұрын

i actually have ravenpaws farewell, mapleshades vengeance and goosefeathers curse! for some reason theyre HUGE

@TuxedoTheFirst Жыл бұрын

my sister bought a warrior acts coloring book a few years ago!! its was weird and she barely every used it :\

@VioletScar-Star1589 Ай бұрын

Wait- I didn't know I was only 2 days older than Hollyleaf's story...

@lunaschibor5 Жыл бұрын

In germany the novellas are sold outside of the bundle completely officially, I didn't even know about the bundle till now

@Aceofstars16 Жыл бұрын

Does anyone have the link to the piccrew at 5:14? I love piccrews and I don’t see a lot of cat ones 😂

@Amethyst_the_rain_night 7 ай бұрын

I once bought an unofficial wings of fire coloring book and it had how to train your dragon images in it so yeah that was kind of weird. Also if a artist signed their name underneath the art it was removed because I recognized some of the pieces and I knew those pieces had the artists name underneath them.

@Moonrise_Animates Жыл бұрын

My aunt unknowingly brought me one of these warrior cats coloring books 😂 the book looked almost the same with just a bunch of fan artwork. I might still have it in my room or smth. But it’s just horrible that there are people out there who are stealing other fans artwork to sell books.

@JustAGrook Жыл бұрын

oh dear, im surprised you didn't talk about bootleg merch or the amazon products which also have stolen art. Got an $100 dollar blanket from my dad in the mail, and while it was awesome, everytime i look at it, i feel bad for the artist. also.. i swore i saw a poorly made tshirt on ebay ripping off the official tigerstar one using the mini maker

@bounce9434 Жыл бұрын

Pretty sure I once got a bootleg Wings of Fire colouring book. All you did was colour in the tribes (maybe a few times) and that was it

@hnitsua Жыл бұрын

For some reason I always love exploring bootleg if they ever existed. Not that I support them, but I wanna see how the others would use the trademark

@uhh_erm Жыл бұрын

5:46 aah, I got one of these for Christmas, still have it.

@cedarberry__ Жыл бұрын

I actually used to have a bootleg copy of Mapleshade's Vengeance but got rid of it after getting the bundle, huh

@ozziekai Жыл бұрын

i had nightmares as a kid about the bootleg warrior cats books. it was insane

@mothman417 Жыл бұрын

The coloring book the art with the cats laughing is from riverspirit

@bat_socks Жыл бұрын

I5pretty sure it wasn’t a bootleg, but I found a… weird version of into the Wolf in my school library. The cover wasn’t the same. It was a ginger cat ( an actual image of one ) with a uhm… with a human nose… yeah, it’s weird. The back ground was a burning desert with zebras and elephants…. Yeah, pretty weird

@ashmanemundodalugaby1874 Жыл бұрын

Are you sure it wasn't Bravelands? (A lion series made by Erin Hunter)?

@bat_socks Жыл бұрын

@@ashmanemundodalugaby1874 yeah it defo wasn’t brave land XD- it had really crappy writing on the front saying “warrior cats: into the wild” 💀

@ashmanemundodalugaby1874 Жыл бұрын

@@bat_socks Hmm.. I'm pretty curious- do you have an image of it or something? Or is there one on Google? If it wasn't Bravelands, then I don't know, xD

@Vixilation Жыл бұрын

I actually used to have a hard copy of a bootleg novella, specifically Hollyleaf's story, tho idk what happened to it

@Techyena Жыл бұрын

7:57: ah yes.. people tracing River Spirit. A tale as old as time.

@Rab1d-K9 Жыл бұрын

My library has Dovewing’s silence as a stand-alone. Goofy

@Lemieuxponyvlogs Жыл бұрын

I have 2 warrior cat colouring book’s I didn’t know I might tell my family to stop buying them for because it is wrong their steeling art

@lostwarriorstudios Жыл бұрын

Oh dang. I have some of those boot legs. Bought them from a book store a few years back. ;

@LiSkyFox Жыл бұрын

This makes me wanna make a coloring book

@olivershiny1908 Жыл бұрын

I recognize the art at 7:49 I think it may be Scarlet heart. And 7:58 being the same artist I mentioned.

@RaincloudUA_Warriors_Cats Жыл бұрын

0:04 BRUH THAT SONIC HARRY POTTER OBAMA BOOTLEG IM CRYING

@caterpillergirl Жыл бұрын

WTF I JUST SAW OLD ART I DREW WHEN I WAS LIKE 11 IN THIS VIDEO??? WHAT JUMPSCARE

@caterpillergirl Жыл бұрын

being sold on amazon no less 😭 I'm not mad because its so bad but why chose that of all fanart

@kittymerlin5736 Жыл бұрын

Which art piece was it? And do you have a link to where you posted it? :0

@MyPonyRomanceMPR Жыл бұрын

I have a owl house colouring book that I got for my b-day a couple years back and now I have just watched this video soon on my warriors account I will finally be posting art I have done animations but those of realistic cat pngs so animations I guess two. On my first account i have done animations and art before. And I am on the amino with my art and it is sad to see artist art on these books I am so very thankful that this has not happened to me. For now…

@rosepelt_warriors Жыл бұрын

Some of the coloring books have Polish book covers on the cover( if that makes sense).

@kittennoodle Жыл бұрын

I see a lot of art from Riverspirit456 in there. Sadly I don’t recognize any others.

@frostedsketch14 Жыл бұрын

7:57 I can tell you right now with surety that that artist is River Spirit!

@MapleshadeSyrup Жыл бұрын

Bruh if the bootlegs are really that expensive than just wow?! I’m not sure if this is the same for novellas but a normal book in the US costs only $8!

@NeonArsonist Жыл бұрын

5:23 MY MOM BOUGHT THAT FOR ME LAST YEAR- SOME OF THE PAGES IN IT ARE SO WEIRD

@bored-and-stuff Жыл бұрын

I actually found Goosefeathers curse standalone at a store

@galaxy_mooncat779 Жыл бұрын

Great video

@GingerWcueAninated 4 ай бұрын

Another thing is that on Amazon there are LOTS of stolen art work pieces as stickers?! I got some gas a gift but they are cheap quality and stolen.

@Twinklethefox9022 Жыл бұрын

So not even my childhood is safe from boot legs? And I didn't know about the ebook novella thing.

@Guineaest_ofHOODels Ай бұрын

SSS warrior cats rusty in the thumbnail looks mad AF💀

@raptorbirdgaming5623 Жыл бұрын

One of the artworks is from Riverspirit

@b1llys1llys1lly_c0m Жыл бұрын

i asked for bluestars prhceycy6yey for christmas, like a bit aafter i watched this, i wondered "i wonder if they might get me a warrior cats coloring book" and they did.

@b1llys1llys1lly_c0m Жыл бұрын

5:36 the first one in this frame is the one i got, it has alot of stolen art from pinkbunnygirl (think thats her name?)

@Lampshadewc 3 ай бұрын

My mom bought me one of the warriors coloring books and the art on the pages i could tell were made using ai

@willowsky2011 Жыл бұрын

😂😩 my aunt bought me an X-mas themed Warrior Cats coloring book, and it was almost exactly the same as my regular bootleg Warrior Cats coloring book EXCEPT the all had flippin clip art X-mas hats on + a X-mas background!!! *dies*

@synka5922 Жыл бұрын

this is surprising, I only ever read the first book series and second halfway when I was younger and then just dropped it cuz it wasnt all that good. Moved on to high fantasy with 11... why would someone make a bootleg of this

@Yakone 3 ай бұрын

“VERY RARE! NOT fake. Trust me.” Yeah, that sounds legit. lol

@amazinggrapes3045 Жыл бұрын

Oh and here I thought there were weird warrior cat knockoff books

@Gabezee69000 Жыл бұрын

Yo I think we have those knock-off warrior cat books in my schools library

@creepylifeofme1927 Жыл бұрын

Omg I just realized I have some of these 😂 My grandpa got them for me for Christmas I thought it was weird that some were larger than others 😂😂😂

@confused_dudee Жыл бұрын

Ok but nintendo polystation got me evolving into a kettle

@LavenderSkyCat Жыл бұрын

Wow...for some reason I feel like I would be one of the people to buy Mapleshade's Vengeance for 100 dollars...That show how much I love her! Also I never knew of this until now.

@selineoakenarrow3989 Жыл бұрын

my mom got my one of the coloring books not knowing the art inside was stollen ... its not the same as yours ... i myself recognized some of the pieces and idk what to do

@buettarrr Жыл бұрын

im not sure abt a lot of the art, but I recognize the art at 7:46 as RiverSpirit456's on deviantart! they were my inspiration as a young artist for a LONG time and I would spend SO MUCH TIME trying to replicate her style and just STARING at her art, so ofc I would recognize it

@buettarrr Жыл бұрын

(same with the art at 7:49)