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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Larry Fitz" data-source="post: 763348" data-attributes="member: 3949">Ok, my first post was in response to Fenzer's post, not in response to the art itself. Unlike some who have posted I think the art is fine, it is a quality piece even if it is a bit obvious and pandering.  The difference between this and what was in the BoVD issue is the difference between flirting and exploitation. My sympathies Fenzer but there's nothing on that cover that your kids couldn't see at the beach, well except for the horns and the tail I guess.... though on some beaches in Miami even those... Heck even the demon's "come hither" look (or is that "go thither"? I often confuse those two).My concern was with Dragon (the premiere gaming magazine) narrowing the scope of our future endeavors while maintaining that they are attempting to expand it. I think this piece of art falls well short of that. For the record Wizard magazine pre-dates Wizards of the Coast by about 4 years, a good friend of mine (and very talented artist) is the Art Director there. They were created in 1991 and I believe Wizards of the Coast was started in 1995, wasn't it? Cover art for publications are very often commissioned, though sometimes it's more along the lines of "Hey this is what the general theme of the issue is, what can you give us?" Was the piece already extant? Or created for this issue? I don't think it really matters. It's not meant to necessarily be an illustration of anything specific, just give you an obtuse reference to the flavor of the issue and entice people who are on the fence about buying to buy.On Angelsboi's complaint, the way to get more beefcake than cheesecake is to buy more of the beefcake issues. If the marketing director notices that issues with gorgeous men on them have a significant positive sales impact, he will inform the Art Director and more of those will be made. It's no different than if they notice that portrait covers seem to sell better than scenic covers (which they apparently have). The power of the dollar, it's discrimination, but not sexual discrimination, monetary discrimination.</blockquote>

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