tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post4760209812408947783..comments2024-03-28T00:41:13.514-07:00Comments on B/X BLACKRAZOR: Farewell to Jim RoslovJBhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03263662621289630246noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-37153840096550979522011-03-20T21:25:43.049-07:002011-03-20T21:25:43.049-07:00Totally agree with you on the old DDG/LL artwork.....Totally agree with you on the old DDG/LL artwork...the depictions of the gods in that volume (ESPECIALLY Roslov's work) made it a favorite of mine, even though I never played a cleric in any of the campaigns of my youth. It was still plenty inspiring stuff, and the gods had serious impacts in all our games because of it.<br />: )JBhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08532311924539491087noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4143435314932633148.post-89123826694524316722011-03-20T17:06:38.624-07:002011-03-20T17:06:38.624-07:00Hobgoblins? I've always assumed those were pig...Hobgoblins? I've always assumed those were pigfaced orcs on the cover of B2.<br /><br />Roslof was a great artist. I particularly enjoyed his work in Deities & Demigods, like the glorious full-page depiction of Thor killing the world serpent (p. 122), and the evocative illustration of the Wild Hunt (p. 31).<br /><br />Even better are his renderings of the Finnish and Greek gods. Since Finnish mythology was totally new to me when I picked up the book as a kid, Roslof established my first mental image of that pantheon, which endures to this day. Greek gods, on the other hand, were old hat, but Roslof's sketches challenged me to view them in a different light. To me, the Greek gods had always been sterile beauties--like Classical statues, or department store mannequins--but Roslof imbued them with a rugged humanity and quirky character that rings truer to me than the more traditional idealized depictions of earlier artists (ancient, Renaissance or Romantic), for the Greek gods exceed mortals in all things, including folly and dysfunction.<br /><br />Just as Roslof exceeded your average staff artist in skill, imagination, and creativity. Rest in peace, Jim.Brian MacKenziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12752842049666489041noreply@blogger.com