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TheRatBeard
Acolyte
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 Posted - 18 Jun 2010 : 18:05:00
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I have a lot of Forgotten Realms books and the thing I like most about the old ones (other than what is inside) is the covers. They seem so different than the newer ones. The newer look more computer generated and the older ones looked like they were drawn by hand. My favorites are Streams of Silver and Pool of Radiance.
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
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Posted - 19 Jun 2010 : 00:36:31
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Both Clyde Caldwell covers, as I recall. I loved it when all of TSR's are was from Larry Elmore, Clyde Caldwell, and Jeff Easley.  |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jun 2010 : 00:40:40
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What Wooly said.
Though, I've also developed some appreciation for Stawicky's work on the former Elmore-inspirired covers for the reprinted Dragonlance Chronicles and Legends trilogies. |
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jornan
Learned Scribe
Canada
256 Posts |
Posted - 19 Jun 2010 : 03:55:30
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Clyde Caldwell's Streams of Silver is what caught my eye in a bookstore at around age 12 and I've been reading the realms since. I still like Drizzt on the cover of that book more than any other RAS novel (and the Black and white picture inside Realms of Valor), although every one of Todd Lockwoods Leagend of Drizzt Books, Sellswords, Hunter's Blades, Transitions covers are phenomenal!
The original Cleric Quintet covers were better too.
The reprints for the new Omnibus's (Threat from the Sea, Erevis Cale, Return of the Arhcwizrds, House of Serpents are superior to the originals though IMO.
I also like the reprint Starlight and Shadow covers to the original.
The Sembia Series reprints are also nicer (I own the original)
Niether printing of the Twilight Giants was to my taste despite very much enjoying the series (I read in well over ten years ago now though).
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
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Posted - 21 Jun 2010 : 16:02:03
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Wooly Rupert
Master of Mischief
USA
36966 Posts |
Posted - 22 Jun 2010 : 03:18:53
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Originally posted by Alisttair
I judge most of the art on a case by case basis. Some of the old stuff is great, while others (the Legacy, Starless Night, etc...) are yucky, and lots of newer stuff is amazing with fewer that I personally find not so great but not quite yucky.
Yeah, I still wonder about the funky gold forehead plate. |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 22 Jun 2010 : 04:05:07
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Alisttair
I judge most of the art on a case by case basis. Some of the old stuff is great, while others (the Legacy, Starless Night, etc...) are yucky, and lots of newer stuff is amazing with fewer that I personally find not so great but not quite yucky.
Yeah, I still wonder about the funky gold forehead plate.
I, for one, actually liked the forehead plate.  |
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The Red Walker
Great Reader
USA
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Posted - 22 Jun 2010 : 04:49:26
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Alisttair
I judge most of the art on a case by case basis. Some of the old stuff is great, while others (the Legacy, Starless Night, etc...) are yucky, and lots of newer stuff is amazing with fewer that I personally find not so great but not quite yucky.
Yeah, I still wonder about the funky gold forehead plate.
I, for one, actually liked the forehead plate.
Ahhh... So that's what that was supposed to be! I though he had a hard night drinking and fell head first into a plate of vegemite |
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
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Posted - 22 Jun 2010 : 05:15:57
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Originally posted by The Red Walker
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Originally posted by The Sage
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Originally posted by Wooly Rupert
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Originally posted by Alisttair
I judge most of the art on a case by case basis. Some of the old stuff is great, while others (the Legacy, Starless Night, etc...) are yucky, and lots of newer stuff is amazing with fewer that I personally find not so great but not quite yucky.
Yeah, I still wonder about the funky gold forehead plate.
I, for one, actually liked the forehead plate.
Ahhh... So that's what that was supposed to be! I though he had a hard night drinking and fell head first into a plate of vegemite
Bah! Vile yeast extract... |
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Joran Nobleheart
Senior Scribe
USA
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Posted - 22 Jun 2010 : 05:20:47
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Originally posted by The Sage
What Wooly said.
Though, I've also developed some appreciation for Stawicky's work on the former Elmore-inspirired covers for the reprinted Dragonlance Chronicles and Legends trilogies.
The Stawicki cover of Time of the Twins is one of my favorite covers of all time. I even have it as a desktop wallpaper which I use quite often.  |
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Alisttair
Great Reader
Canada
3054 Posts |
Posted - 22 Jun 2010 : 13:39:41
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The Sage
Procrastinator Most High
Australia
31799 Posts |
Posted - 22 Jun 2010 : 13:48:17
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Sage likes it cause he wears one himself methinks!
Unlikely, since it would get in the way of my mock Soundwave helmet and mask combination. |
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R0GUE
Seeker
USA
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Posted - 23 Jun 2010 : 00:27:15
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I'd personally like to see some of the artists who do the interiors for the RPG books do more covers. I am particularly fond of Todd Lockwood. Everything they put on their covers right now seems like bad Brom ripoffs.
I suppose I have a fondness in my heart for the old painterly covers, but only the way that you think you like something from your youth until you really go back and look at it again. I still laugh out loud at the original cover to Daughter of the Drow. |
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Bakra
Senior Scribe
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Posted - 23 Jun 2010 : 13:14:59
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I like the covers for Azure Bonds, Pool of Radiance, Spellfire, and Streams of Silver. So far I own the prints for the first two. Eventually I will own them all!
Dragon magazine cover art was great during this time period too. |
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ElaineCunningham
Forgotten Realms Author
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Posted - 23 Jun 2010 : 13:16:10
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Originally posted by R0GUE
I'd personally like to see some of the artists who do the interiors for the RPG books do more covers. I am particularly fond of Todd Lockwood. Everything they put on their covers right now seems like bad Brom ripoffs.
I suppose I have a fondness in my heart for the old painterly covers, but only the way that you think you like something from your youth until you really go back and look at it again. I still laugh out loud at the original cover to Daughter of the Drow.
Tell me about it. My older son, Andrew, was about 9 when the book came out. We saw the cover for the first time in a game shop. He looked at the cover for a long moment, then turned to me and calmly inquired, "So Mom, how many sales do you figure this turkey is going to cost you?" |
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Zireael
Master of Realmslore
Poland
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Posted - 23 Jun 2010 : 18:11:27
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Tell me about it. My older son, Andrew, was about 9 when the book came out. We saw the cover for the first time in a game shop. He looked at the cover for a long moment, then turned to me and calmly inquired, "So Mom, how many sales do you figure this turkey is going to cost you?"
Hilarious!
And I only saw it in passing (my edition is newer, luckily) but it was really horrible. |
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