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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2017 9:37:03 GMT -5
First up, the Black & White illustrations and Color plates by David Ireland for The People of the Black Circle, 1974. Sobbing wildly, Yasmina plucked a jeweled dagger from her girdle and plunged it to the hilt in his breast. He sprang, knocked the governor sprawling with a savage blow of his knife hilt. ...wild, ragged, bearded men, with eyes like wolves, and long blades in their fists. And then the great stallion went through the wall like a javelin from a catapult and thundered into the defile.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2017 9:41:50 GMT -5
The People of the Black Circle with art by David Ireland, part 2 ... felled a man with his left fist. On the very brink she paused, standing stiffly. He saw their outlines fading, dimming, becoming hazy and nebulous. Conan caught the arm of the rider in an iron grip.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 6, 2017 9:44:55 GMT -5
The People of the Black Circle with art by David Ireland, conclusion. Bony arms gripped her lithe body. Hisses filled his ears as the golden serpents writhed and smote at him. Yasmina cowered on the farther edge of a velvet-covered dias. ... the warriors crushed breast to breast, stabbing with shortened blades. Next: A Witch Shall be Born with art by Alicia Austin.
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Post by Char-Vell on Sept 7, 2017 14:41:06 GMT -5
I really dig this art. thanks for posting!
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2017 16:26:09 GMT -5
Thanks Char-Vell The art from A Witch Shall be Born, 1975. Art by Alicia Austin. Tame the scornful hussy as you will. Some of us grabbed up weapons and fought back.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2017 16:30:17 GMT -5
A Witch Shall be Born, part 2 The queen makes no attempt to conceal the debauchery of her court.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2017 16:33:07 GMT -5
A Witch Shall be Born, part 3 I'm chief of the Zuagirs now.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 7, 2017 16:34:25 GMT -5
A Witch Shall be Born, conclusion
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Post by wulfhere on Sept 7, 2017 17:28:59 GMT -5
While they are beautifully drawn, depicting the Khaurani as Aztecs is a ridiculous choice.
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Post by Char-Vell on Sept 8, 2017 6:31:42 GMT -5
Is Conan weilding an atlatl?
I like the art, but the Aztec thing is a little weird.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 8, 2017 11:20:04 GMT -5
A Witch Shall be Born was published in June, 1975. The Red Nails volume was illustrated by George Barr and published a few months later in the month of November, 1975.
Maybe Alicia Austin was originally assigned to illustrate Red Nails. I'm not certain if that is what happened but, it seems highly probable. I'd surmise that Alicia Austin had reached the latter stages of research concerning the characters, cultures and her own interpretation of the yarn and was probably assigned to A Witch Shall be Born right at the last minute - too late for Alicia Austin to adapt to her new assignment.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2017 3:25:18 GMT -5
The Red Nails by George Barr. Let's start off with the illustrations at the beginning of each chapter.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2017 3:28:10 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Sept 9, 2017 3:30:58 GMT -5
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Post by Char-Vell on Sept 9, 2017 6:27:38 GMT -5
The Red Nails by George Barr. Let's start off with the illustrations at the beginning of each chapter. John Phillip Law as Conan!
Nice sideburns!
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