tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post3988356001533939799..comments2024-03-28T09:24:58.391-04:00Comments on Stuff I Like: A Blog: Lo-fi Swords and Sorcery ArtThe Wasphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-52532855201456862222016-05-12T22:36:57.901-04:002016-05-12T22:36:57.901-04:00Page 23, 'Glories, Lost and Won". Vignett...Page 23, 'Glories, Lost and Won". Vignette would be the best description. Gene published 4 or 5 of my pieces, all in the sub 1,000 word category. I kept changing how he put my name down as far as mixing my first and middle names or sometimes the initials, just couldn't make up my mind. But if it's in a copy of DF and the last name is Sullivan, it's me.Blackthorn D. Stickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13455492914625901974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-53510853108947767132016-05-12T20:53:13.831-04:002016-05-12T20:53:13.831-04:00No, I understand completely. I'm mostly talkin...No, I understand completely. I'm mostly talking about my personal preference, which is a general approach. I've seen beautiful abstract covers and photoshopped stock properly woven with magic that I liked. I just haven't seen many of them. Anyway, I look forward to reading your post. Woelf Dietrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16854304738363036691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-28794001559434929932016-05-12T14:19:50.682-04:002016-05-12T14:19:50.682-04:00Thanx, sir. I don't want people to get me wron...Thanx, sir. I don't want people to get me wrong, I appreciate and love well done, professional covers, but that means things like Michael Whelan's, or Darrell K. Sweet's work. In fact, I'm going to write something specifically contrasting similar old and contemporary covers.The Wasphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-58309156003852483142016-05-12T14:17:11.655-04:002016-05-12T14:17:11.655-04:00Freaking chance. I just kinda picked that one at r...Freaking chance. I just kinda picked that one at random. Now, which piece is yours, the poem, the story, or the review?The Wasphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-78253991771810912212016-05-11T05:48:49.486-04:002016-05-11T05:48:49.486-04:00Oh, man, I loved this post. I agree with you. I...Oh, man, I loved this post. I agree with you. I'm not sure why readers like the photoshopped stuff, whether there is a certain ambiance that attracts them because it's certainly lost on me. A couple of weeks ago, I opened some boxes that had been in my garage for years and I discovered a bunch of old books from my younger days, all with illustrated covers you don't see anymore. From full-on paint jobs to two-toned rush jobs. Damn, nostalgia fell heavily on my shoulders that weekend.Woelf Dietrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16854304738363036691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-37678819274766115212016-05-11T00:14:47.812-04:002016-05-11T00:14:47.812-04:00Wait A Second!! I just blew up the cover of the im...Wait A Second!! I just blew up the cover of the image you have for Dark Fantasy and my name is on the cover!! It's one of the issues Gene put one of my pieces in. Holy Shit!!Blackthorn D. Stickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13455492914625901974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-88114082595019330172016-05-11T00:11:16.566-04:002016-05-11T00:11:16.566-04:00Dark Fantasy and AMRA. I have a box full of copies...Dark Fantasy and AMRA. I have a box full of copies of both. Gene Day and Joe Erslavas in DF and Roy G. Krenkel and Ray Capella (who wrote the Arquel of Argos Hyborian stories that were originally published) in AMRA.<br />Damn! Now I h'm going to have to go into the closet, move a lot stuff, and take that box down.<br />It was a real downer when AMRA ceased publication, but nowhere near as bad as when Gene died and that was the end of DF. Midnight Sun, Weirdbook, and a host of others. The period from the early 70's to the mid 80's was a great time if you were into "inexpensively produced" Fanzines.Blackthorn D. Stickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13455492914625901974noreply@blogger.com