Another extremely lazy post, I know, but you can never get enough Erol Otus!
AKRATIC WIZARDRY: A blog wherein I scribble about role-playing games (Mythras, Against the Darkmaster, Dungeons & Dragons [esp. old school], Swords & Wizardry, Into the Unknown, Middle-earth Role-playing, Lord of the Rings Role-playing, Adventures in Middle-Earth, Crypts & Things, Call of Cthulhu, etc.) and RPG settings (Middle-earth, Cthulhu Mythos, Greyhawk, Lyonesse, Ukrasia, etc.). I also write about fantasy and science-fiction films, novels, art, TV shows, and the like.
I always love how grumpy his Cthulhu looks.
ReplyDeleteI certainly can get enough Erol Otus. Not a fan. Sacrilegious, I know, in the OS community, but there it is. I feel like I'm watching a bad Saturday morning 80's cartoon when I look at his art. I strongly prefer more realistic humanoids for one, not the cartoony sort Otus draws.
ReplyDeleteMy favorite fantasy artists are Brom's Dark Sun campaign setting and anything by Frazetta.
> I feel like I'm watching a bad Saturday morning 80's
ReplyDeleteI think that's why a lot of people like Otus!
Not knocking you, just thought it was comical the reason you dislike it is also the reason some people like it. btw, I totally dig Frazetta(nice and over the top). But, Brom is meh(too real) at least from what I've seen of both.
I would personally love to see a Saturday morning cartoon based on the designs and style of Otus, myself....
ReplyDeleteI love how 'bad ass' the halfling thief looks in the Rogues Gallery picture. He's no Frodo -- he'd gladly slit your throat for a few coppers!
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