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Post by Deleted on Oct 11, 2016 14:13:15 GMT -5
Robert E. Howard's Kull illustrated by Ned Dameron, part 7
'Mirrors are the world, Kull,' droned the wizard. Vast and mystic as the sea ... so was the mirror in which Kull gazed. Now Kull seemed to be close to the doors of some mightier worlds.
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Post by buxom9sorceress on Oct 12, 2016 5:47:36 GMT -5
To start this thread, a very nice piece from John Severin. why has the serpent man /lizard man not got scaley legs?? is that how REH described them? -- thanks for the arts in here.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2016 9:58:40 GMT -5
To start this thread, a very nice piece from John Severin. why has the serpent man /lizard man not got scaley legs?? is that how REH described them? -- thanks for the arts in here. Hello Bux From what I remember, in the 'The Shadow Kingdom' the serpent men had a reptilian head and the body of a man. At least, that's how I remember it! This is from REH's 'The Shadow Kingdom' after Kull kills a serpent man disguised as Tu: 'Hesitantly Kull set his hand to the hilt. His flesh crawled as he set his foot upon the terror which lay at their feet, and as some jerk of muscular reaction caused the frightful mouth to gape suddenly, he recoiled, weak with nausea. Then, wrathful at himself, he plucked forth his sword and gazed more closely at the nameless thing that had been known as Tu, chief councilor. Save for the reptilian head, the thing was the exact counterpart of a man.'
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Post by deuce on Oct 12, 2016 10:25:22 GMT -5
why has the serpent man /lizard man not got scaley legs?? is that how REH described them? -- thanks for the arts in here. Hello Bux From what I remember, in the 'The Shadow Kingdom' the serpent men had a reptilian head and the body of a man. At least, that's how I remember it! This is from REH's 'The Shadow Kingdom' after Kull kills a serpent man disguised as Tu: 'Hesitantly Kull set his hand to the hilt. His flesh crawled as he set his foot upon the terror which lay at their feet, and as some jerk of muscular reaction caused the frightful mouth to gape suddenly, he recoiled, weak with nausea. Then, wrathful at himself, he plucked forth his sword and gazed more closely at the nameless thing that had been known as Tu, chief councilor. Save for the reptilian head, the thing was the exact counterpart of a man.'Yeah, that was always an odd thing, and several theories have been advanced about it. Clark Ashton Smith (who wrote far more about Serpies than REH ever did) portrayed them as fully reptilian. However, his Serpies were from a far earlier time and a different locale. Of course, this isn't really the thread to go into it. BTW, Hun, while I think Dameron did great work on Solomon Kane, his vision of Kull/Valusia seems better fitted to Elric and Melnibone. Just my opinion.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 12, 2016 16:54:45 GMT -5
Yeah, that was always an odd thing, and several theories have been advanced about it. Clark Ashton Smith (who wrote far more about Serpies than REH ever did) portrayed them as fully reptilian. However, his Serpies were from a far earlier time and a different locale. Of course, this isn't really the thread to go into it. BTW, Hun, while I think Dameron did great work on Solomon Kane, his vision of Kull/Valusia seems better fitted to Elric and Melnibone. Just my opinion. Yeah, I can see what you mean by Dameron's aesthetics fitting the world of Elric. Unfortunately, I've never seen Ned Dameron's rendition of Solomon Kane.
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Post by deuce on Oct 12, 2016 18:05:59 GMT -5
BTW, Hun, while I think Dameron did great work on Solomon Kane, his vision of Kull/Valusia seems better fitted to Elric and Melnibone. Just my opinion. Yeah, I can see what you mean by Dameron's aesthetics fitting the world of Elric. Unfortunately, I've never seen Ned Dameron's rendition of Solomon Kane. Don't get me wrong, most of them are technically excellent. However, the depictions of Valusia are usually way over the top and psychedelic. Not saying a bit of the baroque and surreal isn't called for, but Ned overdid it. I also didn't agree with his costuming of Kull, though physically and facially Kull looks pretty good. Like I said, more Melnibone or Pegana than Valusia. Dameron's SK work was only in one edition. All pen & unk with a woodcut feel. I really liked his illos. Possibly my favorite stuff from him. BTW, I started an SK art thread here: swordsofreh.proboards.com/thread/331/great-art-images-solomon-kane
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Post by buxom9sorceress on Oct 12, 2016 18:12:24 GMT -5
why has the serpent man /lizard man not got scaley legs?? is that how REH described them? -- thanks for the arts in here. Hello Bux From what I remember, in the 'The Shadow Kingdom' the serpent men had a reptilian head and the body of a man. At least, that's how I remember it! This is from REH's 'The Shadow Kingdom' after Kull kills a serpent man disguised as Tu: 'Hesitantly Kull set his hand to the hilt. His flesh crawled as he set his foot upon the terror which lay at their feet, and as some jerk of muscular reaction caused the frightful mouth to gape suddenly, he recoiled, weak with nausea. Then, wrathful at himself, he plucked forth his sword and gazed more closely at the nameless thing that had been known as Tu, chief councilor. Save for the reptilian head, the thing was the exact counterpart of a man.'Thanks for the quote and explanation. now i understand. it is Good art. ==== ==== >> Hey Deuce, thanks for your CAS info. i would like to read a topic about the various types of serpent men /lizard men? [ with some quotes + pics ] Please link to it when ready?
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Post by Deleted on Jan 25, 2017 15:30:01 GMT -5
Ernie Chan's rendition of Kull.
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Post by deuce on Feb 24, 2017 16:26:29 GMT -5
Prelim for the BWS Kull:
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Post by KiramidHead on Feb 28, 2017 14:32:07 GMT -5
One of Justin Sweet's paintings from the Del Rey book:
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Post by deuce on Mar 4, 2017 14:28:11 GMT -5
One of Justin Sweet's paintings from the Del Rey book: Speaking of which... Is this by Sweet and, if so, is it Kull?
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Post by deuce on Mar 6, 2017 23:14:36 GMT -5
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Post by deuce on Apr 5, 2017 14:02:04 GMT -5
Kull in the arena of Valusia...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 22, 2017 18:06:14 GMT -5
Kull and Thulsa Doom by Gene Day (SSOC 61)
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Post by Deleted on May 14, 2017 19:35:20 GMT -5
Geof Isherwood Kull Sketch Card
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