Parmandur
Book-Friend
I mean, the DIY local town feel of OD&D doesn't stack up precisely to a global multimedia juggernaut that seeks the hottest art talent from around the world. And that's fine.
D&D 5E Let's talk about WoTC Book Covers
J.Quondam
CR 1/8
Don't feel bad for criticizing the art.
Look at it this way: that image is probably the very first time the weirdness that is the beholder was ever put to paper! Given the era and state of the industry at the time, not to mention whatever oddball description he had to work with, what else could he have done? It's amateurish, sure, but he was an amateur.
And D&D is all the better for it.
pukunui
Legend
I've always thought of it as a tattered banner or flag rather than blood. I can't speak to how it will age aesthetically, but I can speak to how it weathers (or doesn't). The red strip fades to pink due to sun fade.
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Zardnaar
Legend
All D&D books sun fade. I keep mine out of direct sunlight.
Parmandur
Book-Friend
I think the style has aged, and aged pretty well as a bookcase shelf in my experience.
Whizbang Dustyboots
Gnometown Hero
You'd think they'd have learned not to have them printed in the Underdark by this point.
Levistus's_Leviathan
5e Freelancer
Fixed that for you. UV light breaks apart the pigments in paint and other materials (which is why clothing and house-paint fades in sunlight).
Zardnaar
Legend
If you want to nitpuck sure.
I figured this out years ago when some books bought in early 90's are now sunfaded.
Then you get odd ones out for whatever reason.
Parmandur
Book-Friend
And people say that WotC doesn't care about Tradition.
Zardnaar
Legend
That being cheap. 1Es gonna win long term. Only edition where the books are durable enough to last centuries.
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