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Old 02-09-2018, 05:52 AM   #1
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MELEE
https://www.flickr.com/photos/128248...7668180412391/

WIZARD
https://www.flickr.com/photos/128248...7668180412391/

This is some of the coolest looking Artwork I've ever seen.
Is it possible to ever have these made available as Art Prints, without the text? Maybe 8 1/2"x 11".

When I first saw these back in the 70's the Artwork absolutely blew me away.

Please consider.
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Old 02-09-2018, 07:12 AM   #2
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This is some of the coolest looking Artwork I've ever seen.
Is it possible to ever have these made available as Art Prints, without the text? Maybe 8 1/2"x 11".

When I first saw these back in the 70's the Artwork absolutely blew me away.

Please consider.
I doubt Steve has the rights. For that matter assuming the artist (Roger Stine) had a competent agent, Metagaming probably didn't have the rights to do that.
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Old 02-09-2018, 08:56 AM   #3
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Personally, the look I really dig are the 1st printing Melee and Wizard covers and the second printing melee cover
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Old 02-09-2018, 12:44 PM   #4
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Interesting point. I wonder if we have a chance of hunting down the estate of Roger Stine?

The first MELEE cover was by Liz Danforth. I still think it's awesome. I have told this story before, but the reason the Gargoyle is in the game is that Liz drew that cover and it was so good that I edited the game to match!

The first WIZARD cover was by Clark Bradley.
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Old 02-09-2018, 02:15 PM   #5
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Interesting point. I wonder if we have a chance of hunting down the estate of Roger Stine?

The first MELEE cover was by Liz Danforth. I still think it's awesome. I have told this story before, but the reason the Gargoyle is in the game is that Liz drew that cover and it was so good that I edited the game to match!

The first WIZARD cover was by Clark Bradley.
Yeah, but when we gonna get that cool Erase Face spell shown on the Wizard cover?
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Old 02-09-2018, 02:16 PM   #6
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The first MELEE cover was by Liz Danforth. I still think it's awesome. I have told this story before, but the reason the Gargoyle is in the game is that Liz drew that cover and it was so good that I edited the game to match!

The first WIZARD cover was by Clark Bradley.
Those were superb covers, and the ones I most fondly remember.
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Old 02-09-2018, 04:16 PM   #7
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Interesting point. I wonder if we have a chance of hunting down the estate of Roger Stine?

The first MELEE cover was by Liz Danforth. I still think it's awesome. I have told this story before, but the reason the Gargoyle is in the game is that Liz drew that cover and it was so good that I edited the game to match!

The first WIZARD cover was by Clark Bradley.
Personally, I preferred their work to that of Mark Stine. At the time, it looked almost like they were trying to use computer software to draw art -- which at THAT time was not very appealing at all, graphically speaking; I much preferred the more organic style that Liz and Clark brought to the games.

This is not intended as a knock against Stine; I know a lot of people really admired his art. It's just that I personally thought it wasn't as good as Liz' and Clark's stuff...
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Old 02-09-2018, 07:50 PM   #8
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I wonder if we have a chance of hunting down the estate of Roger Stine?
A potential greenlight for Art Prints and...mayhaps...some new Artwork from Roger Stine, just in time for the re-release of the FANTASY TRIP??? :)

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The first MELEE cover was by Liz Danforth. I still think it's awesome. I have told this story before, but the reason the Gargoyle is in the game is that Liz drew that cover and it was so good that I edited the game to match!

The first WIZARD cover was by Clark Bradley.
I like all the Artwork it's just the ones I mentioned look like they should be Art Prints. In fact to put too fine a point on this, I have wished to have ArtPrints of these two since the first time I saw them back in the 70's. The others are nice too, but there is only so much wall space. ;)
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Old 02-10-2018, 04:10 PM   #9
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Did anyone ever think the namesake wizard in the Stine covers (including ITL) was modeled after Mr. Jackson?

No? Just me, then?
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Old 02-10-2018, 04:44 PM   #10
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A potential greenlight for Art Prints and...mayhaps...some new Artwork from Roger Stine, just in time for the re-release of the FANTASY TRIP??? :)
Roger Stine is dead (thus the "contact his estate" remark from Steve)...
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