David Bowie called, he wants his goblin back

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David Bowie called, he wants his goblin back

1bam2001
Sep 30, 2024, 2:01 am

The most notable part of this paint-by-the-numbers fantasy illustration is the rather blatant character theft.



https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3384692

2paradoxosalpha
Sep 30, 2024, 7:51 am

Is it Matthew Broderick with the black horse and silver shield? Looks like somebody decided that a collage of Labyrinth, Ladyhawk, and Time Bandits was all you could want from a fantasy book cover.

3TorMented
Sep 30, 2024, 8:09 am

Is Matthew wearing a black hat, or does he just have a pointy head?

4GSSex-noob
Oct 1, 2024, 1:43 am

>3 TorMented: Bad hair day, I think.

Somehow this came out worse than the generic cliche fantasy cover we came across back at the old place with the castle, dragon, ship, hooded guy...

Some of them on that page are familiar from our previous home.

5Hammy_JLK
Oct 3, 2024, 8:38 pm

The Little Person took the phrase "Ride the white pony" literally, I see.