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Click for full imageGK Comments: When I saw this at the book store all I could say was, “Good Show, Sir!”
Published 1999
(Average: 8.55 out of 10)
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GK Comments: When I saw this at the book store all I could say was, “Good Show, Sir!”
Published 1999
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May 11th, 2012 at 10:23 am
The look of terror that can only mean “Shelley Winters and Jim Dale are after us!”
May 11th, 2012 at 11:47 am
I know the guy in front of the dragon is holding a crossbow, but doesn’t it look a little like a musical instrument? Between that and the reeeeally bright colors, he looks like a minstrel.
As I first looked at this cover I heard:
“Bravely bold Sir Robin
Rode forth from Camelot …”
May 11th, 2012 at 11:52 am
If Battledragon (i assume it is he) takes another step without looking where he’s going, he’s going to knock minstrel boy there off the bridge.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:53 am
I have to say my first thought on seeing this was “Its Scooby Doo: the D&D Years”.
May 11th, 2012 at 12:28 pm
Human, beware!
May 11th, 2012 at 12:29 pm
My goodness…the girl and the dragon from Human, Beware! had a child. Thank Heaven for the modesty flap.
May 11th, 2012 at 1:28 pm
“I’ll have a Dragon Ultimate and a Tall Latte Mocha Frappe, please.”
May 11th, 2012 at 1:29 pm
Sure, dragons have HUGE TEETH and RAZOR SHARP CLAWS and let’s not forget they BREATHE INFERNAL FLAMES FROM THEIR MOUTH, but sometimes they just need armor and a sword!
May 11th, 2012 at 1:30 pm
Also, one gets the impression they named it “Dragon Ultimate” because “Ultimate Dragon” was some sort of copyright infringement.
May 11th, 2012 at 2:28 pm
Behind you!
May 11th, 2012 at 2:29 pm
And: I was wondering where my blue bath towel had gone. Covering a dragon’s goolies.
May 11th, 2012 at 3:31 pm
A closer look at minstrel boy shows that he is not wearing medieval clothes, but rather generic paramilitary fatigues in clown colors.
May 11th, 2012 at 3:42 pm
The most ineffective looking guardrail I have ever seen. Is everyone else on this world only 2 feet high?
May 11th, 2012 at 3:52 pm
Check out the elbow spikes. Poor guy probably rolls over in his sleep and hurts himself all the time.
May 11th, 2012 at 4:02 pm
This one keeps nagging at me for some reason. Surely skimpy armour for such a large dragon, covering only the upper body. And aren’t dragons supposed to have wings? Where are they? Crushed up inside his tabard?
Is the dragon sneaking up on the clown-coloured military-fatigued guy, or is he his personal bodyguard?
GREEN lightning?
Only three fingers per dragon hand? Is this standard anatomy for dragons?
May 11th, 2012 at 4:25 pm
“Hey watch this guys! I am totally going to grab onto this dude and get struck by lightning. It will be hilarious!”
May 11th, 2012 at 5:04 pm
I attribute the green lightning to poor color reproduction. It and what looks like chartreuse paint splashed on the figures is clearly supposed to be yellow light. And I’m willing to bet the originally painted sky was a little darker and more stormy.
May 11th, 2012 at 5:07 pm
Oh, come on. That’s clearly not a dragon; it’s an albertosaurus with spikes on.
I’d have said tyrannosaurus, but it has three fingers instead of two.
May 11th, 2012 at 11:03 pm
I’m with Noir and Phil. When you get to the point where your dragon character is anthropomorphic, wears armor, and wields a sword, you have to sit down and ask yourself why he is even a dragon anymore.
May 12th, 2012 at 1:39 am
“author of Dragons of Argonath.”
Quick, call the Tolkien Estate!
May 12th, 2012 at 3:43 am
Wait, you mean Skateboard Girl isn’t in this one?
May 12th, 2012 at 6:07 am
I remember these. I used to dog-ear some of those books while waiting for my mom to finish her grocery shopping; groceries always have the worst shit in their book sections.
The dragon’s in armor and wielding a sword because he lives in a generic fantasy world and also because he has no wings and can’t breathe fire. His people are hired as mercenaries, or something. I can’t remember much besides how disappointing the books were when the cover promised something that, to my childish mind, seemed awesome — a dragon who was a knight! Does he fight bigger, badder monsters, or does he fight humans? Or maybe he’s a good guy, and has allied himself with the humans! And oh god, how long does it take mom to pick out some freaking pads, I am not going over there.
May 12th, 2012 at 11:32 am
If the dinosaur-thing is Battledragon, is the one with the crossbow Deceiver? If so, that’s going to be a very quick final showdown…
May 12th, 2012 at 12:49 pm
Also, that Mr Dragon’s breast plate is one of the least realistic-looking I have ever seen. Like something made of plastic you’d buy at a toy shop for your kids. And don’t even get me started on the… what is that? Chainmail?
May 13th, 2012 at 6:54 am
“And they’ll be facing… Battledragon! And Deceiver! Contenders – ready! Gladiators – ready!”
May 14th, 2012 at 7:51 am
If there’s a Battledragon, is there a peace-lovin’ Hippiedragon too?
May 17th, 2012 at 11:45 am
I think there should be a loincloth tag here.
This dragosaur does have chubby cheeks, doesn’t he? Unless it’s some kind of hamstersaurus.
May 17th, 2012 at 4:36 pm
He is indeed a cheeky chappy.
January 17th, 2013 at 8:38 pm
Actually I just saw this at a place in Columbus! It’s amazing!!!
February 4th, 2013 at 8:04 pm
Dino: Quickly the enemy approaches, hide under my loincloth!!
Bowman: Thats your solution for everything!!!!
February 5th, 2013 at 3:49 am
@Rags, yup…seems about right. From how Bowman is struggling to stand upright, it appears he has learned from past experience.
December 3rd, 2013 at 4:41 pm
I note that ‘battledragon’ is waving a sword around and wearing steel armor during a thunderstorm. No doubt that’s why such creatures turned out to be an evolutionary dead end.
December 4th, 2013 at 8:01 am
How did the dragon get his horned head through the collar of the breastplate??
June 18th, 2015 at 3:10 am
Archer boy’s got some good air guitar (or lute) going on the crossbow there. Of course, seeing as he doesn’t appear to be carrying any ammo that’s probably all it’s good for.
June 18th, 2015 at 9:41 am
Putting the “Ultimate” after “Dragon” instead of before is a basic element of what I like to call the “Stan Lee High Style,” as perfected by the Bard of Marvel Comics.
Use the Stan Lee High Style to add that cool gravitas to any hum-drum situation:
“Melvin, did you borrow my hair dryer?”
“Verily did I borrow thine hair dryer… to create the Mullet ULTIMATE!”
June 18th, 2015 at 10:38 am
Dragon: “I’m sure it’s around here somewhere. We need to beat Deceiver to reach the playoffs.”
Man: “Stop using my cape as a loincloth! And why is our team called Battledragon? What? Suddenly I don’t exist?”
Man: “By the way, this is the last time we play dragon ultimate. After this tournament, we’re going to stick to regular ultimate. I’m sick of looking for the damn frisbee.”
July 7th, 2017 at 1:35 pm
‘Battledragon’ is of course WAY AWESOMER than regular old ‘dragon’.
July 7th, 2017 at 1:45 pm
I think looking at GSS covers while listening to 8-bit music is addicting.
July 7th, 2017 at 2:08 pm
That moment when your coworkers catch you larping.
July 7th, 2017 at 3:33 pm
I wonder if Argonath is anywhere near Sarnath. It does look like a place doom could come to.
July 7th, 2017 at 3:44 pm
Battledragon and Da Ceiver. Sounds like a hip-hop duo.
July 8th, 2017 at 12:58 am
‘Ultimate’ is the official name of the game/sport/activity usually called ‘frisbee’. So ‘Dragon Ultimate’ must be…
July 8th, 2017 at 6:15 am
@Tat: No wonder dragonsaur’s running away. You can’t fling him with any sort of aerodynamic accuracy.
Or maybe he’s already been flung, which is why he’s in the awkward position and minstrel warrior is trying to get away.
July 8th, 2017 at 11:24 am
1. be a dinosaur
2. evolve intelligence
3. invent space/time travel
4. travel to generic fantasy planet
5. pretend to be a dragon
6. profit
You will notice there are no gaps in my plan.
July 8th, 2017 at 3:44 pm
I enjoyed the prequel: Dragon Penultimate
July 9th, 2017 at 12:39 pm
@Francis Boyle. I agree your plan is seemingly flawless, but do watch out for the competition.
July 10th, 2017 at 1:21 pm
@RachelJ
OK, new plan
1. be a dinosaur
2. evolve intelligence
3. become cyborg
3. invent space/time travel
4. travel to generic sf planet
5. pretend to be a dragon
6. get brutally slaughtered by four young warriors
That one might be slightly flawed.
July 10th, 2017 at 1:33 pm
@FB: if you alter step 3 slightly to ‘become a dragon cyborg’, I think most of the flaws will be overcome. 😉
July 10th, 2017 at 4:22 pm
How about-
1. be a dinosaur
2. evolve intelligence
3. invent space/time travel
4. travel to fantasy planet
5. become a pirate (dragon impersonation optional)
6. PROFIT!!!!
I think this one’s pretty much foolproof.