Classic 'Elric' Art Kickstarter!

[Talzhemir]

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Once upon a time, TSR made the Deities & Demigods book for D&D. Mr. Michael Moorcock gave permission for the Elric-of-Melnibone mythos to be used in D&D. The very first printings of the Deities & Demigods book contain the gods of the world of Melnibone, but then they were removed.

The original illustrations, by Jeff Dee, were destroyed. Now, with the kind permission of both Wizards of the Coast AND Michael Moorcock, they're being re-created.

http://tinyurl.com/elricpics

The new versions maintain the stylized proportions that were characteristic of Jeff's early works: long long legs with oval thighs, big hands, pointy chins, and so on.

Prints are being awarded to those who backed this project. If you'd like to collect a set yourself, here's the link:

http://tinyurl.com/elricpics

[Shifty]

Wow this guy was 100% my favourite all time artist for D&D, his stuff was so hyper stylised and evocative that for me he almost completly defined my vision of the game; Brom being the artist that defined DarkSun.

I'm still looking for a way to get a poster size version of the Deities and Demigods artwork :)

[Seabyrn]

Thanks for this! I love the artwork from 1st ed, and never had the version of Deities and Demigods with this artwork (one friend had it, and one found it for sale on the streets of NY for about $5, the lucky bastard).

[BenS]

Holy crap is this awesome! Thanks so much to the OP for pointing this out. I will be donating $ to this in the next few days.

Anyone know what happens to your $ if the project fails to reach the minimum? Are you just SOL?? I hope not :/

[Shifty]

If it fails then you don't pay and the project doesn't kick off.

I'm waiting for the Deities and Demigod cover redux (if there is one) or a Vault of the Drow series.

[Xabulba]

Cool but way too expensive to get anything good.

[BenS]

Shifty wrote:

If it fails then you don't pay and the project doesn't kick off.

I'm waiting for the Deities and Demigod cover redux (if there is one) or a Vault of the Drow series.

You talked me into it ;-)

I'm nervous he's not going to make that goal by Monday, though I pledged a high amount. Emailed a few friends that hopefully will join, too.

Keep hope alive!

[LazarX]

Seabyrn wrote:

Thanks for this! I love the artwork from 1st ed, and never had the version of Deities and Demigods with this artwork (one friend had it, and one found it for sale on the streets of NY for about $5, the lucky bastard).

I got my mint condition copy for the same price at all places, a potpurri shop in Jersey City.

[Frankthedm]

Is it me or is the new version of Elric looking notably more masculine?

[Shifty]

I'm thrilled he got there!

[Nikolaus Athas]

*Cough* Looking at the original 1st edition book as we speak ...

[BenS]

Shifty wrote:

I'm thrilled he got there!

I'm even more thrilled he met the other goals, and now the world will soon get to see the 17 drawings for that chapter that were never done!

I did my part, raising my pledge 3x after the initial pledge. This totally made my weekend!

[voodoo chili]

Nice! I made my stepfather grab the original Deities and Demigods when it came out. I still have it...protected by a plastic dust jacket with the symbol of Chaos!! I'd love to see the new illustrations!