D&D General Another D&D cartoon reference, do they mean anything?

[darjr]

So, the illustrator Robson Michel, who had several pieces in Beyond the Witchlight, has some interesting pieces up for "Diana, the Acrobat" apropos of nothing:
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https://www.artstation.com/artwork/DbWb9

@Morrus

Ope! See later post, I jumped the gun.

 

[Parmandur]

OK, I had seen that referenced elsewhere,but looking into it, that was posted 4 years ago, soooo...Probably just fan art from a professional artist building their portfolio.

 

[darjr]

Ah

 

[Parmandur]

Yeah, looks like Michel was one of the Critical Role fan artists who started working with WotC after Wildemount, with material in Tasha's, Rime of the Frost Maiden, and Witchlight as well.

Speaks to the cultural cache of the cartoon, perhaps. And that official box art remains intriguing.

 

[Parmandur]

Also, all this Tweeting from D&D WotC and D&D Beyond about the cartoon...and I suspect that Perkins wouldn't have been able to use the Cartoon/LJN stuff he sis in Witchlight, unless that was in the cards for WotC to use somehow, somewhen...

 

[darjr]

Also, all this Tweeting from D&D WotC and D&D Beyond about the cartoon...and I suspect that Perkins wouldn't have been able to use the Cartoon/LJN stuff he sis in Witchlight, unless that was in the cards for WotC to use somehow, somewhen...

That’s a good point. It does imply that the licensing for the cartoon is all thumbs up.

 

[overgeeked]

Article. Not sure if anyone caught Eric and the shield in the interior image.

Is Dungeons & Dragons Releasing an Adventure Based on an Old Cartoon?

An upcoming, unofficially announced Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set could have stronger ties to the old Dungeons & Dragons cartoon. Earlier this year, Hasbro accidentally leaked that Wizards of the Coast would release a new Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set titled “Dragons of Stormwreck Isle.” So...

comicbook.com

 

[Parmandur]

That’s a good point. It does imply that the licensing for the cartoon is all thumbs up.

There is active merchandising going on, like the minis, the Spirit Halloween costumes, the t-shirts, etc.

So somebody knows who has the Bledel rights, and they are being used. I'm sure Hasbro and whoever have come to some sort of understanding...

 

[Parmandur]

Article. Not sure if anyone caught Eric and the shield in the interior image.

Is Dungeons & Dragons Releasing an Adventure Based on an Old Cartoon?

An upcoming, unofficially announced Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set could have stronger ties to the old Dungeons & Dragons cartoon. Earlier this year, Hasbro accidentally leaked that Wizards of the Coast would release a new Dungeons & Dragons Starter Set titled “Dragons of Stormwreck Isle.” So...

comicbook.com

Well, that certainly adds fuel to the fire...

 

[darjr]

Def looks like him.