Maximum 1980s Fantasy Cover Achieved
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1EndofDiskOne
At least one of the characters depicted in this cover looks like a mascot for a sugary cereal.
2paradoxosalpha
I like that functional gargoyle, which clearly serves to drain the parapet behind it. And to make appropriate funny faces when it is about to be broken off of the wall.
3GSSex-noob
A kingdom which has yet to invent trousers.
Mr. Fancy Tabard is flailing away, while above him, Carrie Fisher is thinking "I almost miss the brass bikini."
I can hear the guys leaning out the window doing the "grr argh" from the Mutant Enemy logo.
But there is a visible foot drawn, even if it's a... yeti?
I recall enjoying this series as light fluffy reading. The goofiness is appropriate.
Mr. Fancy Tabard is flailing away, while above him, Carrie Fisher is thinking "I almost miss the brass bikini."
I can hear the guys leaning out the window doing the "grr argh" from the Mutant Enemy logo.
But there is a visible foot drawn, even if it's a... yeti?
I recall enjoying this series as light fluffy reading. The goofiness is appropriate.
4EndofDiskOne
As usual in such situations, we should advise Carrie Fisher to not look down. And also, probably don't look up, either.
5TorMented
If the yeti loses his trousers, what is Carrie Fisher going to hold onto?
On second thought, don't answer.
On second thought, don't answer.
6bam2001
"Well, here's another fine mess you've gotten us into."
The monsters do have something of a Labyrinth/Dark Crystal vibe to them.
Not sure about the visors on the helmets: won't their snouts get in the way if they try to lower them? The sword looks a bit small, too.
@GSS ex-noob: yeah, that's how I remember the series myself.
The monsters do have something of a Labyrinth/Dark Crystal vibe to them.
Not sure about the visors on the helmets: won't their snouts get in the way if they try to lower them? The sword looks a bit small, too.
@GSS ex-noob: yeah, that's how I remember the series myself.
7RobertDay
>6 bam2001: "Not sure about the visors on the helmets: won't their snouts get in the way if they try to lower them?"
Dark Lords aren't renowned for their willingness to have their Evil Hordes fitted with bespoke armour.
"We can get a really good deal on these helmets if we take them as a job lot, Your Vileness."
Dark Lords aren't renowned for their willingness to have their Evil Hordes fitted with bespoke armour.
"We can get a really good deal on these helmets if we take them as a job lot, Your Vileness."
8GSSex-noob
>6 bam2001: I agree with you about them looking very 80s Henson-ish and with @RobertDay on the visors.
I really think the logical order should have been yeti, Fancy Tabard, and Carrie Fisher, but as usual, the one woman is stuck in the middle, holding the entire thing together.
And as @TorMented observed, the structural integrity of yeti's loincloth/shorts isn't looking good. There better be a very large net down below on the Cathedral gameboard.
I really think the logical order should have been yeti, Fancy Tabard, and Carrie Fisher, but as usual, the one woman is stuck in the middle, holding the entire thing together.
And as @TorMented observed, the structural integrity of yeti's loincloth/shorts isn't looking good. There better be a very large net down below on the Cathedral gameboard.
9AndreasJ
I'm not getting the impression they ended up there in a manner which gave them much time to deliberate on the logical order. Carrie should be happy she didn't end up supporting the yeti.
10TorMented
>8 GSSex-noob: Fictional characters have the grip strength of The Incredible Hulk.
I remember that one Jurassic Park movie where the characters were inside a bus (or something) that was hanging vertically from a cliff. Everyone would fall but grab onto something. Or they would fall and someone else would grab their forearm. The scene went on way too long, and no one's forearms every got tired or cramped up.
I remember that one Jurassic Park movie where the characters were inside a bus (or something) that was hanging vertically from a cliff. Everyone would fall but grab onto something. Or they would fall and someone else would grab their forearm. The scene went on way too long, and no one's forearms every got tired or cramped up.
11haydninvienna
Hey, we're briefly famous! This group, and specifically this cover, got mentioned in February's "State of the Thing"!
13haydninvienna
>12 AndreasJ: They probably haven't put it up on the web yet. I'm going by the email newsletter, which comes out earlier. I quote
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