This gem by Canadian artist Den Beauvais graced the cover of Dragon Magazine #143 (March, 1989). Featuring the cockpit of an "F-18, as accurate as we’re allowed to show" (as touted by the magazine), this one caught my imagination and stuck. Den's use of cool, dark colors contrasted with the central heat and shock of... Continue Reading →
Throwback Thursday: Varan the Unbelievable – Main Title by Akira Ifukube (1958)
Varan the Unbelievable is a largely forgotten Daikaiju Eiga in the west, even though it was directed by Ishirō Honda (who also directed the original and classic Godzilla) and featured a score by the masterful Akira Ifukube (who scored the original Godzilla and many other films in the series). The film may have it's problems,... 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: Sinbad and the Eye of the Tiger (1977)
Today I'm sharing the childhood memory that had instilled the desire to someday write a story featuring a Smilodon (saber tooth tiger) within me. I do so because on Monday my primitive fantasy story Ounta debuted to start off Ben Van Dongen’s “Fifth Monday” chain-serial cycle on Adventure Worlds. With that tale, I finally fulfill... 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: Loreena McKennitt – God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen
From Loreena McKennitt's 1995 album "A Winter Garden", available for listening in full here. This is my hands down favorite version of this carol. The whole album, while short, is excellent in my opinion. It's been in my collection since its year of release, when I got it as a free sample over a hard,... Continue Reading →
Throwback Thursday: ‘The Goonies’, Film Intro and Opener
I loved the The Goonies as a kid... and I still do! Such a downright fun film, and its opener is brilliant in how it sets up the movie and main characters in just over four minutes. Fun Fact: Growing up I always imagined this took place on the coast of my home state of... Continue Reading →
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