A native of plainville, ct showed an early interest in drawing and received initial art training from the famous artists correspondence school at age thirteen maitz attended the paier school of art, hamden, ct beginning in 1971 after. Comparisons to tom clancy in 1990 wouldnt be totally out of place. Later stories by moorcock marked elric as a facet of the eternal champion elric first appeared in print in moorcocks novella the. Among those covers were a good number for sword and sorcery books. This is an extremely cost effective way to use targeted marketing toward building a brand, a book, or both. The imprint also acted as publisher for other small press game developers, such as monte cooks company, malhavoc press, and necromancer games. Posted in book traveling thursday tagged best fantasy book covers, best fantasy covers, best sword and sorcery covers, book traveling thursday, conan, conan the barbarian, hyborian age, robert e.
Action scene, in front of a portal, with two or three characters. The cover for the vultures of whapeton is a great cover. A native of plainville, ct showed an early interest in drawing and received initial art training from the famous artists correspondence school at age thirteen. In 1969, he had a falling out with stan lee at marvel, hence prompting his paperback cover career. Swords and deviltry by fritz leiber, elric of melnibone by michael moorcock, the coming of conan the cimmerian by rob. See more ideas about sword and sorcery, sci fi books, fantasy book covers. Sword of sorcery volume 2 variant covers, sword of sorcery volume 2 variant covers, textless covers. I have a graphic designer in the family so hopefully she can give me some tips for the design. Like many readers looking for new things to read in the 1960s and 1970s, i tried lancer books conans and discovered sword and sorcery. I purchased it immediately and took it home to digest. Essentially sword and sorcery as a subgenre is characterized in its most simple form as stories which replicate the qualities of the sword and sandal genre while adding otherworldly elements.
She fears neither man nor beast, leads men into battle, captains pirate ships, and lures men to their deaths. Read all the books in the sword and sorcery series. See more ideas about sword and sorcery, fantasy book covers and sci fi books. Inspired designs on tshirts, posters, stickers, home decor, and more by independent artists and designers from around the world.
Sword and sorcery is a new epic fantasy cooperative board game. Unfortunately they dont have a website, so fans arent always aware when they put out another book. He came out of the comic book milieu like frank frazetta and gray morrow. In the early 1980s, if you were new to the sword and sorcery genre, you could. Book the guide of players for the walkers and the roublards. Dec 11, 2016 the greatest heroes of a bygone age see more ideas about sword and sorcery, fantasy book covers and fantasy books.
Not surprisingly most of the stories are erotic swords and sorcery tales, and all of them are set in the same world as the spellsword and the halflings lust. Back to school 10% discount on all premade book covers. Blood of elves the witcher book 2 andrzej sapkowski. This is the bloody milieu in which sword and sorcery took root. Sword and sorcery is a concept and theme often used in fantasy style comic books like conan the barbarian, red sonja, conan the king, kull the conqueror, and many more. Martins a game of thrones 5 book boxed set song of ice and fire series. The first volume is set to release on january 30th, 2020. I remember my first time dylan doose also pens the new dark fantasy saga, red harvest.
The graphics are top notch, the plot and story are excellent and the. The typesetting should be in a readable font, but one that says that this is a sword and sorcery novel. Can be delivered according to standard ebook specifications 1780 pixel w by 2500 pixel h. I was first attracted to conan the avenger by the frazetta cover. Fire and sword volume 1 catacombs of time volume 2. See more ideas about sword and sorcery, conan the barbarian and comic art. Of course like all rankings of fantasy books this list is subjective. Now is just only 35, but in few years should be 100. The mid1980s paperback sword and sorcery extinction event. The literary landscape of the 1920s, when it came to historical adventure fiction, was dominated by rafael sabatini. Unlike works of high fantasy, the tales, though dramatic, focus mainly on personal battles rather than worldendangering. Hd wallpaper pack3 highres fullcolor illustrations8by11 print featuring kickstarter backer only art. Each of these africanamerican chicklit romance book covers features an illustration of a black woman.
See more ideas about sword and sorcery, fantasy book covers and. Pulp hero press has released some great sword and sorcery books lately. Jun 04, 2017 jim stera nko born 1938 had a brief career as a painter for sword and sorcery paperbacks in the late 1960s and early 1970s. High quality sword and sorcery gifts and merchandise. All orders are custom made and most ship worldwide within 24 hours. This book is a much needed examination of our favourite genre. Book cover historical fiction, fantasy, sword and sorcery, epic fantasy, medieval sale. From red sonja to the female filmmaker in his latest novel, the palatine writer has. Whether youre a swords and sorcery type of fantasy reader, a fan of battles and betrayal, or you just want a few more goddamn elves in your life, theres something for you here. Play heroes of epic stature in this fantasy boardgame, with highquality figures and amazing cooperative gameplay. Delany, originally published in four volumes during the years 19791987. It is straight out sword and sorcery with warrior, damsel, and tentacled monster. What are some of your favorite sword and sorcery authors.
This design utilizes elements from my 3d models as well as postphotoshop edits to create this epic book cover grounded in a fictional but all too real world, meddled with conflict and profound selfrealization. Smiths the sorcerers shadow was available and thrown on the book. Book the guide of players for the walkers and the roublards sword sorcery 2005 ebay. An element of romance is often present, as is an element of magic and the supernatural. You can read the blurb if youve got a large screen. Some of the books were really science fiction disguised to look like. Rica cover character the client was amazing and clear in his vision. Jim stera nko born 1938 had a brief career as a painter for sword and sorcery paperbacks in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The best sword and sorcery books from next chapter april 2020. Books about video games and virtual reality, sword and sorcery, romantic fantasy with awesome heroines, books that should be talked about. Crucible of freya sword and sorcery paperback december 11, 2000. A game of thrones, a clash of kings, a storm of swords, a feast for crows, and a dance.
Swordsmen and sorcerors, comic books home facebook. Best sword and sorcery books april 2020 next chapter. Sword and sorcery archives the book cover designer. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon books best sellers. That setting, a land called makeover, was designed to be pretty flexible and allow for a lot of different kinds of stories. Science fiction authors pulp fiction conan the conqueror ace books fantasy book covers sci fi comics pop culture art vintage book covers sword and sorcery what others are saying threebladed doom robert e howard. See more ideas about sword and sorcery, fantasy art and comic art. Comic book covers comic book heroes comic books conan comics fantasy authors conan the barbarian sword and sorcery fox art fantastic art gerald parel king conan. Will give credit to artist in book and they can display finished product on their own website. Pulp hero press releases tales of attluma by david c. Ive noticed a few covers lately that eschew the traditional lettering conventions. Weirdbook 19681997 this small fanzinesemipro magazine published mostly horror in the lovecraftian vein but it also allowed heroic fantasy versions of horror with the works of brian lumley, charles r. Book cover design for a medieval fantasy novel more swords.
In 1969, he had a falling out with stan lee at marvel, hence prompting his paperback cover. Dec 11, 2016 the greatest heroes of a bygone age see more ideas about sword and sorcery, fantasy book covers and sci fi books. I have additional illustrations i could use if you want more books in the series. The book is exciting, and the cover should look exciting. African american premade book covers beetiful predesigned. His books sold in the millionsin hardcoverand highly successful films were made of his works. John harrisons the pastel city, jack vances the dying earth just the first book, not the whole collection, because the tone changes, leigh bracketts seakings of mars, darrell schweitzers mask of the sorcerer, and various lord dunsany. Erotic sword and sorcery fiction explore tawdry tales of heroes and heroines engaged in epic conflicts and unbridled passions set in exotic locales, retold by scandalous bards from across the lands. A striking book cover for the first in a bloody sword and. Dec 01, 2016 this entry was posted in book traveling thursday and tagged best fantasy book covers, best fantasy covers, best sword and sorcery covers, book traveling thursday, conan, conan the barbarian, hyborian age, robert e.
Boris vallejo ace books sci fi books fantasy book covers book cover art john carter of mars pulp fiction book conan the barbarian sword and sorcery i am a barbarian by edgar rice burroughs. Although pulp swords and sorcery books feature plenty of scantily clad women on their covers, sometimes there is a different kind of woman inside. Wood did the cover for gnome press the return of conan. As well, in discussing the relation between sword and sorcery and science fiction.
Fantasy book covers, fantasy books, dungeon masters guide, king robert, conan the barbarian, sword and sorcery, sci fi books, book authors, book collection what others are saying conan the wanderer book 4. He did some sword and sorcery comic stories that were later collected into a nice little hardback as the marvel comics art of wally wood thumbtack books, 1982. See more ideas about conan the barbarian, sword and sorcery and comic art. There was a time when these types of books were everywhere, and the name conan was dominant. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. And while i agree that it should certainly include both james enge and howard jones, i cant really fault the choices the editors did make including gene wolfe. The paintings are something different from frank frazetta, yet they capture sword and sorcery in a different form. The quality of the cover and the cover illustration grabbed my attention. This entry was posted in lit, reh and tagged brian leno, brian murphy, david mason, sword and sorcery. Steranko had started work with marvel comics in 1966. Notably the series by the author kel kade called kings dark tidings.
Comic book covers comic book heroes comic books conan comics fantasy authors conan the barbarian red sonja sword and sorcery fox art gerald parel king conan. He was one of the legendary artists who did everything from book covers to magazine illos, even worked on ralph bakshis spiderman cartoons. Smith staked his claim in the sword and sorcery domain. Unlike works of high fantasy, the tales, though dramatic, focus mainly on personal battles rather than worldendangering matters. See more ideas about sword and sorcery, conan the barbarian and fantasy art. Special foil covers edition with slipcase, players handbook, dungeon masters guide, monster manual, dm screen.
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