tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post2527271081275828546..comments2024-03-28T20:36:33.364-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: We Need More Erol OtusJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger31125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-1685613667367618202009-05-01T15:24:00.000-04:002009-05-01T15:24:00.000-04:00I really dig that piece myself.
Otus definately ma...I really dig that piece myself.<br />Otus definately made his own of every creature style. His monster card Ghoul is really great.I love his "Palace of the Silver Princess" cover. Pure Otus! :}ATOMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11174747472998540913noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-10172192244253580502009-04-08T13:45:00.000-04:002009-04-08T13:45:00.000-04:00Indeed, a matter of taste. My favorite Otus pics ...Indeed, a matter of taste. My favorite Otus pics from the B/X line was the fight between the fire and frost salamanders, if I remember correctly.Desdichadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14774274812688958457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-66238545468815862502009-04-08T10:58:00.000-04:002009-04-08T10:58:00.000-04:00To say that it's the best piece of undead art ...<I>To say that it's the best piece of undead art ever to grace a D&D product is... wow, overstating.</I><BR/><BR/>"One of the best," but, like all things, it's a matter of taste. I find that spectre almost unbearably creepy.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-3149214819825192442009-04-08T10:54:00.000-04:002009-04-08T10:54:00.000-04:00That's a decent piece of art, but I've see...That's a decent piece of art, but I've seen Scooby-doo villains that look similar. To say that it's the best piece of undead art ever to grace a D&D product is... wow, overstating.<BR/><BR/>In general, I liked Otus's interior pen and ink art better than his color covers, though.Desdichadohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14774274812688958457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-70311262932763568332009-04-03T21:08:00.000-04:002009-04-03T21:08:00.000-04:00Otus is good, but best? Are you forgetting Tramp?Otus is good, but best? Are you forgetting Tramp?littlemutehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17995764088506385208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-21225488332786153842009-04-03T19:39:00.001-04:002009-04-03T19:39:00.001-04:00Best old-school TSR artist. I could look at his wo...Best old-school TSR artist. I could look at his work all day.TheDukesterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00622335646361180095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-87459311452965230502009-04-03T19:39:00.000-04:002009-04-03T19:39:00.000-04:00I never liked Otus' depiction of Mythos creatu...I never liked Otus' depiction of Mythos creatures since I felt they looked more silly than scary. <BR/><BR/>But the spectre is an example of his better art.<BR/><BR/>Although I can't help but wonder if Erol Otus was influenced by the Phantom Shadows from Scooby Doo for this drawing.<BR/><BR/>http://www.scoobyaddicts.com/villains.aspx?PageNo=3&StartRowIndex=21&Series=1JRThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06028363896728357260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-37174902127814084442009-04-03T17:06:00.000-04:002009-04-03T17:06:00.000-04:00Exactly how should we go about doing that? Use unn...Exactly how should we go about doing that? Use unnerving writting?Edsanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11619248696115787815noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-69855351053431245052009-04-03T16:38:00.000-04:002009-04-03T16:38:00.000-04:00Not only we need more Erol Otus, we need adventure...<I>Not only we need more Erol Otus, we need adventures that match the Otus aesthetics. </I><BR/><BR/>Spot on, Zulgyan! :DAkrasiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08734103159691571156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-42574529619791529782009-04-03T15:45:00.000-04:002009-04-03T15:45:00.000-04:00I saw the Cthulhu illustrations by Otus before I e...I saw the Cthulhu illustrations by Otus before I ever read Lovecraft or ran COC. Right away I think of his art when I hear "Yog Sothoth."Kevin Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14122665488285424578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-90344657192002436012009-04-03T11:35:00.000-04:002009-04-03T11:35:00.000-04:00I'm very curious about HM Basic. I have no idea if...<I>I'm very curious about HM Basic. I have no idea if I'll like it, but I certainly hope I will.</I><BR/><BR/>I'm hoping I will too. From the preview information that I have seen, it is a VERY different game in many ways. That scares me a little bit, but I am content to wait and see before I pass judgement.AnthonyRobersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12280185959763509522noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-15445511783256624122009-04-03T09:24:00.000-04:002009-04-03T09:24:00.000-04:00Hell yes. Otus's images are still the first th...Hell yes. Otus's images are still the first that jump to mind when I think about D&D.<BR/><BR/>-Rob D.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14216103531396452644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-53485659821759138352009-04-03T06:50:00.000-04:002009-04-03T06:50:00.000-04:00Otus's rendering of Yog-Sothoth in Deities &am...<I>Otus's rendering of Yog-Sothoth in Deities & Demigods will melt your face off. I'm seriously considering getting a tattoo of it...</I><BR/><BR/>Great googly-moogly! I gotta say, when I was a young 'un (like ~10) I was more freaked out by that DDG Cthulhu art than anything in my life. I literally didn't want my fingers to touch those pages. I trained myself to flip through the DDG and manage flip over that section every time to avoid the taint.<BR/><BR/>I salute you.Deltahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00705402326320853684noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-87567212957518995662009-04-03T02:29:00.000-04:002009-04-03T02:29:00.000-04:00Excellently put, Santiago.Reading through one of t...Excellently put, Santiago.<BR/><BR/>Reading through one of the Arduin Grimoire's I found a Erol Otus cyclops I'd never seen before. It was terribly exciting.tim hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17183259514061707097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-47887381837806771402009-04-03T02:27:00.000-04:002009-04-03T02:27:00.000-04:00Not only we need more Erol Otus, we need adventure...Not only we need more Erol Otus, we need adventures that match the Otus aesthetics. <BR/><BR/>- ZulgyanSantiago Oríahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06004778441776946649noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-78962591330827841882009-04-03T00:16:00.000-04:002009-04-03T00:16:00.000-04:00Otus's rendering of Yog-Sothoth in Deities &am...Otus's rendering of Yog-Sothoth in Deities & Demigods will melt your face off. I'm seriously considering getting a tattoo of it, right above my tattoo of Trampier's Altar of Mammon from the PHB cover.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00862556389958594140noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-33427189752798492972009-04-02T23:08:00.000-04:002009-04-02T23:08:00.000-04:00While Otus's Cthulhu Mythos stuff in DDG are m...While Otus's Cthulhu Mythos stuff in DDG are my favorite A/D&D drawings of all time, I don't care for this undead drawing.<BR/><BR/>My favorite undead drawings are Russ Nicholson's in the Fiend Folio, particularly the sons of Kyuss.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-232083849229185032009-04-02T22:51:00.000-04:002009-04-02T22:51:00.000-04:00YES!YES!Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997164906328234122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-9039489425321068342009-04-02T22:26:00.000-04:002009-04-02T22:26:00.000-04:00Erol Otus is the best!Erol Otus is the best!Piperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12770517741281593733noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-71976497027879147162009-04-02T22:07:00.000-04:002009-04-02T22:07:00.000-04:00I couldn't agree more. Otus' work has styl...I couldn't agree more. Otus' work has style and imagination. It's inspirational. It's fun. If his work hadn't been on the cover of the basic set, I probably wouldn't have been as interested in D&D.Freezerclownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04759060053899637459noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-14714034031248151452009-04-02T20:47:00.000-04:002009-04-02T20:47:00.000-04:00Is it just me?Probably not. Otus is a bit of a Ror...<I>Is it just me?</I><BR/><BR/>Probably not. Otus is a bit of a Rorschach Test in my experience. Lots of people don't like his work for a variety of reasons, while others see his style as emblematic of what old school gaming was all about -- imaginative, off-kilter, and occasionally psychedelic.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-15995660892752458092009-04-02T20:38:00.001-04:002009-04-02T20:38:00.001-04:00In the latest issue of HackJournal (#29), there is...<I>In the latest issue of HackJournal (#29), there is a full color ad for HackMaster Basic that features an Otus illustration. Pretty neat and very retro.</I><BR/><BR/>I'm very curious about HM Basic. I have no idea if I'll like it, but I certainly hope I will.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-77493416109167608732009-04-02T20:38:00.000-04:002009-04-02T20:38:00.000-04:00Gave me the creeps all throughout my childhood.Sam...<I>Gave me the creeps all throughout my childhood.</I><BR/><BR/>Same. I think it's the surreality to it that really packs a powerful punch. On first glance, it looks cartoony and amateurish and then you look at it again and it starts to unnerve you.James Maliszewskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-75225616465900478372009-04-02T20:27:00.000-04:002009-04-02T20:27:00.000-04:00I love Otus, but in all honesty that may be the be...I love Otus, but in all honesty that may be the best undead pic in D&D, but to me it doesn't seem any more inspired than the wrapping on cheap Halloween items at the 99 cent store in October. Especially so the Jack O Lantern face, which I don't think complements the rest of the creature. Is it just me?<BR/><BR/>The arms get points for looking like Blackwolf's arms in Bakshi's Wizards, though...Kevin Machttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14122665488285424578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-43050258647974673162009-04-02T20:12:00.000-04:002009-04-02T20:12:00.000-04:00Amen, Brother! Preach it!Erol Otus, along with Tra...Amen, Brother! Preach it!<BR/><BR/>Erol Otus, along with Trampier and Sutherland, were the biggest influences on my early fantasy drawings.houstonderekhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08443915761434993577noreply@blogger.com