As an avowed enjoyer of the face of the Great Green Devil, I had to pick up this magnet a vendor was offering for sale at Gamehole Con. It now graces my refrigerator, alongside a couple of other RPG-related magnets. I wish I could recall the name of the vendor, because he was selling a lot of really great little souvenirs and tchotchkes like this one.
In any case, I'm still playing catch-up after my travels and, since I'm heading off to CleriCon this weekend – yes, another convention, but a local one this time – I've still got a lot of non-bloggy work on my plate. With luck, regular service will resume next week. Thanks for your patience.
I just looked through my (green cover) copy of S1 and there are no artist credits. However, there is a very small "DT" on the page of this art. David Trampier?
ReplyDeleteI always wonder when people make T-shirts, magnets, etc. of famous art if any of the royalties get back to the artist. In this case, of course, Trampier has passed but his estate.
Cool magnet!
For some reason that image says Erol Otus to me, but you're right, Tramp did it.
DeleteErol Otus did his own version of the Green Devil Face for the later green cover version of Tomb of Horrors, so I can understand the confusion.
DeleteHope to meet you at CleriCon. Unfortunately I did not get in on our Dolmenwood table.
ReplyDeleteI'll be there all day. I'm playing a game in the afternoon session, so I'll be around.
DeleteAs an American who lived and worked in London over two decades ago, that also looks to me like the Green Man, which is nearly 1,000 years old.
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