tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post8866673755270557829..comments2024-03-19T04:29:47.922-04:00Comments on GROGNARDIA: The Ads of Dragon: The Enchanted WorldJames Maliszewskihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00341941102398271464noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-36444585385815344722011-10-11T14:19:24.731-04:002011-10-11T14:19:24.731-04:00My dad got me this series when I was super young, ...My dad got me this series when I was super young, he may still have the whole collection. I got the Mysteries of the Unknown set at a yard sale a few months back.<br /><br />One of the great things about Enchanted World was the art. One artist in particular always resonated with me, and recently I tracked him down and interviewed him here: http://crappyindiemusic.blogspot.com/2011/04/jess-interviews-marshall-arisman-part.htmldharmabeatdownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07364339489380521104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-86981102396072238482011-09-09T16:56:22.828-04:002011-09-09T16:56:22.828-04:00I also have the entire collection.I also have the entire collection.Rob Barretthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17791752557408134270noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-3483125088376100622011-09-09T10:34:47.101-04:002011-09-09T10:34:47.101-04:00Blackstone, you are veritable god amongst geeks. ...Blackstone, you are veritable god amongst geeks. I have several of these books got them from my brother who sold them over the phone from a hot warehouse near Lake Union. Good books.<br /><br />I wrote a post yesterday all about inspiration.Rainforest Gianthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05240761465708154282noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-35441896906177372452011-09-09T09:09:41.126-04:002011-09-09T09:09:41.126-04:00Man, I remember the television commercial for thos...Man, I remember the television commercial for those books. I wanted them so bad, that I actually called Time Life without my parents permission and ordered them COD. My folks weren't too happy and I just ended up with the first book Wizard's & Witches.Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04643356884742389648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-13277669714480006872011-09-08T21:26:23.324-04:002011-09-08T21:26:23.324-04:00I have the entire collection.
Bow down to me now!...I have the entire collection.<br /><br />Bow down to me now! <br /><br />they're great. really got me thinking in my teen years about where all of these various myths and legends came from.<br /><br />Kinda makes you wonder...blackstonehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11205963961656803303noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-15125756522924313832011-09-08T17:09:22.672-04:002011-09-08T17:09:22.672-04:00Everyman Library did a series of imposing looking ...Everyman Library did a series of imposing looking hardback tomes back in the 30's encapsulating whole mythological cycles. My school library had several of them, and they were reprinted as cheap paperbacks when copyright ran out on them. These were where I learned my mythology, the Norse and Teutonic volumes were great, and the series covered Greek, Roman, Chinese, Welsh and so on. Our school also had an abridged version of the Golden Bough available as well. That was an eye opener for a 14 year old...Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04631136220399968633noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-48070761610174573722011-09-08T15:33:13.423-04:002011-09-08T15:33:13.423-04:00The Time-Life series books had great production va...The Time-Life series books had great production values. I also checked out these and the Mysteries of the Unknown books from the public library multiple times.<br /><br />YouTube has some of the TV commercials for the series.Kaijuhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06184830369889881159noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-15873575529463781922011-09-08T13:31:48.309-04:002011-09-08T13:31:48.309-04:00Man, I completely forgot about these! So much time...Man, I completely forgot about these! So much time was spent wrapped up in those. I thought they were like Zoobooks, but in hard back for made up stuff. They treated everything like it was real and researchable. So neat. Man, I would love a copy of these.Infamoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13979774352890690528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-594294168943315422011-09-08T13:25:37.019-04:002011-09-08T13:25:37.019-04:00I loved these as a kid! We never owned any, but I...I loved these as a kid! We never owned any, but I checked them out from the library all the time.Jeremy Duncanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03155761802144571888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-7990282989887720882011-09-08T12:42:58.928-04:002011-09-08T12:42:58.928-04:00I remember the old Vincent Price ad for these book...I remember the old Vincent Price ad for these books. Always thought that was a great commercial. One of my best friend's parents bought him this for Christmas one year. It was lost on him. Though not a big fantasy fan, I always enjoyed mythology, and found myself more interested in such things after studying Beowulf in high school. I read these whenever I went to his house. Finally, he just gave me the four that he had. I've added several more over the years, and still like to pull them off the shelves once in a while.David Griffeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06629314279592541401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-52618279988861708242011-09-08T12:38:44.833-04:002011-09-08T12:38:44.833-04:00My dad had a bunch of the different Time-Life seri...My dad had a bunch of the different Time-Life series. They were great to have in the house growing up without the internet. I got a lot for my games out of this particular series too.<br /><br />Also, he had a <i>Man, Myth, and Magic</i> series—which I don’t think was Time-Life—that I got a lot out of too.Roberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16733274876782876659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-77699052269537326752011-09-08T12:06:55.236-04:002011-09-08T12:06:55.236-04:00I have this series. It's the reason I know wha...I have this series. It's the reason I know what a karkadann is, and why GURPS Dungeon Fantasy now has stats for them.Peter Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14246000382321978462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-37089200813884290682011-09-08T11:35:13.778-04:002011-09-08T11:35:13.778-04:00Those Time-Life series were wonderful. I have an o...Those Time-Life series were wonderful. I have an older one on "the occult" (including UFOs, &c.) that still is a marvelous source of inspiration for all sorts of RPGs.Anthonyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01254215329246851683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-3024709433475670912011-09-08T10:41:11.463-04:002011-09-08T10:41:11.463-04:00I loved those books growing up.I loved those books growing up.Zzarchovhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07714805545939725730noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-23386152728192286722011-09-08T10:38:18.910-04:002011-09-08T10:38:18.910-04:00I loved these ads and had a number of the books ov...I loved these ads and had a number of the books over the years, only to re-sell them in lean times. I think I owned "Wizards & Witches" three different times. Still have a copy of that.<br /><br />Of course they were influenced but the "D&D culture" of the time and they later influenced other games (and more to the point gamers). The "Occult Library" quality in Buffy at the lowest levels is "owns a set of Time-Life books".<br /><br />Maybe one day I'll own the whole set, but the biggest issue with this is not the price so much but the books are much taller than normal and they don't fit in the books cases in my game room.Timothy S. Brannanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02923526503305233715noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7487871339000666216.post-2001958376968971732011-09-08T10:02:45.820-04:002011-09-08T10:02:45.820-04:00I have this series and it's awesome. I subscri...I have this series and it's awesome. I subscribed to it exactly as a source material for my D&D games, and it has the aded benefit of a Bibliography section in the back of each volume, and it lists the serious folklorists among its sources, who were the major scholars in the source cultures to be the first to have written down those fairy tales. Some of the first versions are not always pretty and some times definitely not for kids.Brooser Bearhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08487438364129415650noreply@blogger.com