tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16553938.post8465913481366265370..comments2023-10-21T05:28:05.763-06:00Comments on Roll for Initiative: Rippin' on Original D&DRognarhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16325723561313536356noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16553938.post-23816568502648133952010-03-13T00:46:39.121-07:002010-03-13T00:46:39.121-07:00Don't get me wrong... it's part of OD&...Don't get me wrong... it's part of OD&D, for better or worse. It reveals that it was very much a hobbyist effort at the outset. With no money for art, it's unsurprising that the original illustrations are what they are.<br /><br />You can see the beginnings of a more professtional art approach, starting with Blackmoor (Greyhawk was still pretty bad) which really started to improve with the last couple of supplements. The only one I can't recall artwork for is the Swords & Spells supplement, which was supposed to replace Chainmail as the mass combat systemAaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16553938.post-31012734940698564432010-03-12T13:04:19.786-07:002010-03-12T13:04:19.786-07:00Good call, Paladin. I never thought to trace (heh)...Good call, Paladin. I never thought to trace (heh) those drawings to Jack Kirby or Jim Steranko, but now that you've pointed out the comic book thing, it's all I can see.<br /><br />Those were bad drawings, though. I used to think it was part of OD&D's charm. These days . . . not so much.Cameronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01879633126839076800noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16553938.post-51710870882372273202010-03-11T14:34:42.637-07:002010-03-11T14:34:42.637-07:00Man we think alike!
Dare I say, it makes my art l...<a href="http://spellcard.blogspot.com/2010/03/original-d-art-with-extra-cup-of-snark.html" rel="nofollow">Man we think alike!</a><br /><br />Dare I say, it makes my art look "not terrible". <br /><br />Okay, maybe that's an overstatement.Jayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07997164906328234122noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16553938.post-23649137750084557072010-03-11T14:29:52.773-07:002010-03-11T14:29:52.773-07:00The OD&D art deserves to be ripped.
That the ...The OD&D art deserves to be ripped.<br /><br />That the art was bad, was the least of its offences. Even worse, many of the images were (to put it kindly) poor tracings of existing comic book art.<br /><br />Love the banter in their posts!Aaron E. Steelehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07789462075611254929noreply@blogger.com