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<blockquote data-quote="Whizbang Dustyboots" data-source="post: 9210347" data-attributes="member: 11760"><p>The more I think about these stamps, the more I'm unimpressed by the art chosen for them. If this is meant to cover 50 years, the recency bias is kind of ridiculous. And nearly all of the art is very awkwardly framed, especially given how many vertical cover art pieces and portraits are scattered through 50 years of D&D books.</p><p></p><p>I know the art director got a shout out for his work getting these ready, but the end result feels pretty slapped together, and definitely not something iconic befitting what is probably D&D's one and only shot at this.</p><p></p><p>I would have liked to have seen black and white OD&D art (probably one of the cover illustrations), the Erol Otus BD&D boxed set cover, the 1E PHB idol, the Dragonlance flying fortress, Strahd on his ramparts, a DiTerlizzi Lady of Pain, a Dave Trampier 1E Monster Manual illustration, a more iconic Drizzt picture, a beholder and an Elmore dragon that fits more comfortably in frame than this one does.</p><p></p><p>The purple worm looks like a Dune stamp (it even looks like it's outdoors in the sand, which always feels like D&D being vaguely embarrassed about purple worms). The villain (?) on a horse is a blurry mess. The maze is incredibly generic. The metallic dragon is off center. The heroes casting spells and hoisting a very large potion are likewise very generic. The only piece that looks really good is the 5E DMG cover.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Whizbang Dustyboots, post: 9210347, member: 11760"] The more I think about these stamps, the more I'm unimpressed by the art chosen for them. If this is meant to cover 50 years, the recency bias is kind of ridiculous. And nearly all of the art is very awkwardly framed, especially given how many vertical cover art pieces and portraits are scattered through 50 years of D&D books. I know the art director got a shout out for his work getting these ready, but the end result feels pretty slapped together, and definitely not something iconic befitting what is probably D&D's one and only shot at this. I would have liked to have seen black and white OD&D art (probably one of the cover illustrations), the Erol Otus BD&D boxed set cover, the 1E PHB idol, the Dragonlance flying fortress, Strahd on his ramparts, a DiTerlizzi Lady of Pain, a Dave Trampier 1E Monster Manual illustration, a more iconic Drizzt picture, a beholder and an Elmore dragon that fits more comfortably in frame than this one does. The purple worm looks like a Dune stamp (it even looks like it's outdoors in the sand, which always feels like D&D being vaguely embarrassed about purple worms). The villain (?) on a horse is a blurry mess. The maze is incredibly generic. The metallic dragon is off center. The heroes casting spells and hoisting a very large potion are likewise very generic. The only piece that looks really good is the 5E DMG cover. [/QUOTE]
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