Is that cat on a leash? Kinda lowers the badass quotient of the whole “menacing warrior” trope. “Oh, we’re just out for walkies, and don’t worry, I’ll clean up after him. The shield’s for scooping.”
Is it just me, or does “Fantasy” in that font and pink suggest something more romantic than the glowering thud and blunder hero? It does say “mature readers”. Are these Pathways leading to barbarian romances?
@BC: I think it’s thongs (ahem) wrapped around his axe, not a leash. Kitty looks pretty annoyed though, check out those ears.
Maybe kitty’s ears indicate his annoyance at not haz cheezburger.
@Tracy: if his garb is a dead tree (could also be from a tree that’s succumbed to pine beetles), that’d explain his facial expression.
@Tat: Date checks out, and not forgetting Roberto’s chest in Wrath of Khan shortly before this. Looking at this makes one think of shouting “De pain! De pain!”
November 18th, 2021 at 10:26 am
The cat’s been playing with his outfit again,
November 18th, 2021 at 1:09 pm
Wow, Mowgli longbottomed.
November 18th, 2021 at 1:11 pm
Ab illustration that makes me long for the sensibilities and clarity of a Baen cover.
November 18th, 2021 at 1:32 pm
He’s either got wings head and foot or it’s silly fashion season.
Did someone say FANTASY? Multiple times? Uriah Heep did, 6 minutes worth.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MtvuYAvRqUI
November 18th, 2021 at 2:53 pm
You meet some pretty sketchy people along the pathways to Fantasy.
November 18th, 2021 at 3:27 pm
Why is the 1936 members list of the East Bottomly Bridge Club on this cover?
November 18th, 2021 at 4:46 pm
I want to know what “longbottomed” means, but I’m afraid to look it up.
November 18th, 2021 at 6:01 pm
Is that cat on a leash? Kinda lowers the badass quotient of the whole “menacing warrior” trope. “Oh, we’re just out for walkies, and don’t worry, I’ll clean up after him. The shield’s for scooping.”
November 18th, 2021 at 8:35 pm
Pacific Comics went bust before the next issue could emerge. Serves them right, trying to pass Christina Rosetti off as a major new comics writer. https://totally-pacific.kwakk.info/2019/07/1984-pathways-to-fantasy/
November 18th, 2021 at 9:05 pm
@Tor Don’t worry, it’s benign.
https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=Longbottoming
November 18th, 2021 at 11:54 pm
@Tat Wood: And also trying to pass their PC logo off as the DC logo.
November 19th, 2021 at 12:03 am
Is it just me, or does “Fantasy” in that font and pink suggest something more romantic than the glowering thud and blunder hero? It does say “mature readers”. Are these Pathways leading to barbarian romances?
@BC: I think it’s thongs (ahem) wrapped around his axe, not a leash. Kitty looks pretty annoyed though, check out those ears.
November 19th, 2021 at 12:17 am
@ex-noob: the logo suggests a definition of ‘fantasy’ that involves Herve Villachez and Ricardo Montalban.
November 19th, 2021 at 12:44 am
Pink might have become the Baen orange of pathways.
November 19th, 2021 at 1:39 am
Poor guy lost his pants and had to make do with last years’ discarded Christmas tree.
November 19th, 2021 at 5:31 am
@GSSxn—*sigh* Time to get the lens prescription checked, again.
November 19th, 2021 at 6:25 am
@GSS ex-noob: maybe those are his courtin’ wings.
November 19th, 2021 at 9:11 pm
Fantasy, I’m gonna live forever. I’m gonna learn how to fly
November 20th, 2021 at 1:40 am
Maybe kitty’s ears indicate his annoyance at not haz cheezburger.
@Tracy: if his garb is a dead tree (could also be from a tree that’s succumbed to pine beetles), that’d explain his facial expression.
@Tat: Date checks out, and not forgetting Roberto’s chest in Wrath of Khan shortly before this. Looking at this makes one think of shouting “De pain! De pain!”
November 20th, 2021 at 2:18 am
Maybe winged feet are easier to draw than regular, non-winged feet. These are pretty decent. Not sure about those cat paws however.
November 20th, 2021 at 2:02 pm
Must be a Mindfulness coloring book for Fantasy fans.
November 20th, 2021 at 11:15 pm
That face is definitely angry that he waited until the last minute for his Halloween costume and all that was left was “Sexy barbarian lady.”
November 21st, 2021 at 3:45 am
Aren’t we doing Flashback Fridays anymore?
November 21st, 2021 at 4:37 am
@Bruce: Maybe they’re part of the worldwide supply chain disruption. Ask Chinese GSS.
@BC: Kitty seems to have extra long toes and a lantern jaw. Is feline acromegaly a thing?
November 22nd, 2021 at 1:46 am
@GSSxn—Or maybe too much juicing on the catnip steroids. Cat looks a little ‘roided out, come to think of it.
November 22nd, 2021 at 9:36 am
@Bruce: We are, but it’s a flashback to last Thursday.
November 23rd, 2021 at 12:43 am
@BC: Just what you need in a cat: something to make it more irritable and less tractable. Barbarian’s going to regret that.