Parkinson, indeed, kicked ass.
No - but at least brom has a more vision than the side of a panel van
Embrace the cheese, my friend. Embrace it!
My Monster Manual has Tom Wham’s autograph next his beholder illustration.
(and Gary Gygax’s on the first page)
IGN gives it a “7” (good) says it is a bit long and it is less good when Pine or Page are not on the screen.
Brian
Tony DiTerlizzi was the best illustrator D&D was ever lucky enough to have.
I’m pretty partial to Claudio Pozas, but that may just be personal taste.
I like Otus but I’d link his themes, colors and questionable figure anatomy to a 70s van side long before anything Elmore’s done. Elmore is competent, “70s Van” makes me think “Wanted Vajello, but hired his middle school brother”. Holloway, I mainly know via his technically competent MM2 interior art and Dragon Magazine covers which I never much cared for aside from the rogue in the tree. From what I understand, his best work was done for other game systems.
Oh Holloway was the wrong choice for the bulk
Of mm2. His talent is comic action scenes. Not portraits.
Does the new movie have boobies?
What kind of monster doesn’t like Larry Elmore?
That baby green dragon from the painting. That kind of monster.
Elmore is shit. The only controversy is getting him and Easley confused and figuring which of the two pablum peddling hacks is worse.
The Common Dibble. That kind of monster.
Can’t stand any of that particular era of RPG artists - Elmore, Caldwell, Easley, etc.
I’m unimpressed by all the 5e generation artwork in the hardback books. It all looks very much the same to me and not much interesting about it. While I personally don’t feel the same about the Big Four from the 80s, I guess I can someone else feeling that way.
Damn. It like you’re kicking my puppy! Seeing their work tends to bring up some very happy memories for me. I don’t think I’ve ever seen someone voice that much dislike for them.
It’s the way they draw women, quite specifically. I mean, I don’t care for how they drew other things, like orcs or dragons, either. But the way they drew women really, really rubs me the wrong way, and always has.
Don’t get me started on Frazetta…
The three of them, plus Keith Parkinson, were considered TSR’s “Four Horsemen,” and definitely were responsible for D&D’s art style in the mid-to-late '80s.
That said, D&D fans whose preferred art style is those four, or the earlier generation of artists (Otus, Holloway, Dave Trampier, Jeff Dee, etc.), are all likely in their 50s or older by now (like myself), and, to be honest, we are not the primary target for this movie. They’re wanting to make sure that they appeal to younger audiences, too, who know little or nothing about the original D&D artists, and don’t care – their D&D is the D&D of 5E, and the Critical Role players and characters.
Having the party from the 1980s D&D cartoon is a cute Easter egg, and a nod to older fans, but that’s all it is.
Ok, fine. But then they need to include that hideous 5e halfling from the PHB.
The one with feet by Rob Liefeld?
This one?
Yeah, that weirdo