The great Keith Parkinson has been featured several times on the blog, and he will most assuredly be featured again in the future. He left a wondrous legacy of fantasy and science-fiction art behind after passing from the world too soon in 2005, and it remains a testament to his talent. This piece done in... Continue Reading →
Throwback Thursday: Dragon Slayers And Proud Of It, by Larry Elmore
This fantastic piece from Larry Elmore graced the opening pages of the Second Edition Advanced Dungeons and Dragons Player's Handbook in 1989. The second edition of AD&D met with a mixed reception, and has left a uneven legacy. But it came out when I hit my mid-teens and therefore was the D&D I knew very well... Continue Reading →
Throwback Thursday: ‘Generic Bar Scene’ by Linda Medley (Dragon Magazine #120)
As should be obvious, this artwork was used on the cover of Dragon Magazine issue 120 (April, 1987). I always make an effort to find an unembellished version of the art I feature, but alas, I could only find this wonderful fantasy tavern scene by Eisner Award winning artist Linda Medley as a scan of... Continue Reading →
Throwback Thursday: Untitled Illustration by Jeff Easley
Jeff Easley has a well known legacy from his long tenure as an artist working for TSR, and later Wizards of the Coast. His fantasy artwork in the tradition of Frank Frazetta graced the covers and interiors of many Dungeons and Dragons rule-books and adventures. Beautiful women, heroic men, epic monsters... his work is classic!... Continue Reading →
Throwback Thursday: The North Watch by Keith Parkinson
This classic artwork by Keith Parkinson graced the cover of Dragon Magazine #137, which arrived in my mailbox (and fourteen-year-old hands) way back in September of 1988. His vision in this piece really sticks with me. In many a cold Maine winter, like the one outside my window right now... I'm still glancing over my... Continue Reading →
Throwback Thursday: ‘Ancient Red Dragon’ by Larry Elmore
As an 80s D&D kid, I grew up with the artwork of the great Larry Elmore all around me. To say his illustrations and paintings fired my imagination is an understatement. The above cover art from the 1983 Dungeons & Dragons "Red Box" Basic Set is likely one of his most iconic creations. It always... Continue Reading →
WIP-it Wednesday: August 3rd, 2016
Time for a new weekly writer’s roundup of my works-in-progress and those ready to read! I’m still writing about a 1989 that never was with Vivian’s Last Cigarette! It’s reached nineteen and a half thousand words as of this morning, with my efforts adding about five and a half thousand of those since last week.... Continue Reading →
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