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Post by bloodbeasthandler on Oct 2, 2021 13:35:31 GMT
Got one of the German covers:
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Post by schlendrian on Oct 2, 2021 19:45:52 GMT
Is that subtitle correct English and I'm just unable to parse it? "Price" doesn't seem to fit in there...
Not even a badly inserted sword here, to try to make it look like a scene from City of Thieves. Or is that insectoid on the left supposed to be our hero and the guy on the right is going to laser a unicorn tatoo onto his forehead ?
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kieran
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Favourite Gamebook Series: Fighting Fantasy
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Post by kieran on Oct 2, 2021 20:07:43 GMT
Is that subtitle correct English and I'm just unable to parse it? "Price" doesn't seem to fit in there... Probably doesn't translate literally very well. It basically means that when fighting an implacable foe, no price for impenetrable armour would be too high. Also not sure that's the most effective way to use that gun.
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Post by bloodbeasthandler on Oct 3, 2021 9:03:14 GMT
Is that subtitle correct English and I'm just unable to parse it? "Price" doesn't seem to fit in there... Also not sure that's the most effective way to use that gun. Oh, I don't know... I find it strangely comforting that in the 51st Millenium (or whenever it is) that there'll be a place for someone in the Army to smash an alien's head in with a rifle butt, or a sock filled with gravel. Some things may never change. So keep doing those press-ups, corporal!
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Post by bloodbeasthandler on Oct 3, 2021 9:44:33 GMT
Is that subtitle correct English and I'm just unable to parse it? "Price" doesn't seem to fit in there... Probably doesn't translate literally very well. It basically means that when fighting an implacable foe, no price for impenetrable armour would be too high. The style seems archaic or poetic to me, and I've only ever seen it in newspaper headlines or speeches. And I read it to mean 'what is the value of impregnable armour against an implacable foe?' .. 'what is the point of impregnable armour against an enemy that cannot be stopped?'. The sense here is that 'impregnable armour' is not as valuable as might be thought. Another example. In a hypothetical court case, it looks like a clearly guilty criminal is going to be found not guilty [for whatever reason - corruption, poor legal procedure leading to an acquittal, intimidation of jury/witnesses etc] A headline in the papers could read: 'What price justice if he walks free?' ie justice is supposed to be very valuable and worthwhile... but here in this case it is failing, worthless or nearly-worthless. Some people might ask nowadays 'What price freedom when to be able to move about we must have masks and injections and download certain software?' [note I am NOT trying to start a debate on covid here!!] What price [insert-noun-here]? used to ask what has become of something or to suggest that something has or would become worthless.
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Post by bloodbeasthandler on Mar 7, 2022 19:29:28 GMT
I saw this J O Jeppson book for sale the other day and it reminded me of a cover I'd seen elsewhere. A quarter of an hour later thanks to Google I found its twin brother.
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kieran
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Post by kieran on Mar 7, 2022 19:53:23 GMT
The original kinda works. The FF version on the other hand...
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Post by schlendrian on Mar 8, 2022 16:28:18 GMT
I find it interesting, that the dagger was altered but "Fighting Fantasy" left untranslated.
(For some reason I just love the term "Raketoplán")
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Post by bloodbeasthandler on Jul 24, 2022 17:55:14 GMT
By Les Edwards. From his site: The Devils of D-Day #2
This was the second cover I did for this book. After the first cover, which featured a demon and a tank, I painted 'The Djinn' for the Masterton book of that name. The publishers decided that they liked 'The Djinn' so much that they wanted all subsequent Graham Masterton titles to be illustrated in the same way and re-covered The Devils of D-Day so that it would fit in with the series look.
Also used on French and Italian paperback covers and the cover of Warlock magazine.
Of all my illustrations, I think this is the one that has been re-used the most, including as a Uriah Heep CD cover!
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Post by bloodbeasthandler on Jan 4, 2024 19:01:24 GMT
Check these out! Sorry about the small images. From Wikipedia: "Ride Darkhorse, Ride" is the first single by Canadian power metal band 3 Inches of Blood. It was released on May 5, 2003 by Megarock Records. "Onward to Valhalla '03" and "Tonight we Rejoice '03" are re-recordings of songs from the band's debut EP, Sect of the White Worm. The cover art was illustrated by Martin McKenna and derives from a gamebook entitled Legend of the Shadow Warriors, by Stephen Hand. "Destroy the Orcs" is the second single by Canadian power metal band 3 Inches of Blood. It was inspired by the work of J. R. R. Tolkien, and is also about revenge. The single was released on October 27, 2003 by Megarock Records. "The Sun Rises Over the Fjords" and "Conquerors of the Northern Sphere" are re-recordings of songs from the band's debut EP, Sect of the White Worm. The cover art was illustrated by Iain McCaig and derives from a gamebook entitled Deathtrap Dungeon, by Ian Livingstone.
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Post by bloodbeasthandler on Aug 11, 2024 15:39:50 GMT
House of Hell getting repurposed for a Games Workshop RPG floorplans set.
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