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Battle on the Trident

  • Feb. 19th, 2012 at 3:17 PM
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Green Ronin Games will be bringing out a new edition of their popular A SONG OF ICE & FIRE role-playing game this April. They've just unveiled the cover for the new edition, and Michael Komarck has struck again with his own smashing version of the Prince of Dragonstone and the Lord of Storm's End meeting on the Trident.



If his eye-popping Wild Cards covers weren't enough to convince you to nominate Komarck for the Hugo Award, this sure as hell should do the trick. The guy is WAY overdue.

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[info]sakuraberries wrote:
Feb. 19th, 2012 10:24 pm (UTC)
Komarck is my favourite of all the calendar artists!
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[info]corvuskeeper wrote:
Feb. 19th, 2012 11:06 pm (UTC)
Rhaegar is a lefty! Sinister!
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[info]keeno_botami wrote:
Feb. 19th, 2012 11:51 pm (UTC)
That is SICK! Awesome art.
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[info]moviemegan19 wrote:
Feb. 20th, 2012 12:53 am (UTC)
A Song of Ice and Fire is finally coming alive and getting it's due credit through media/television/gaming etc.

It is about time :)
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[info]forcewatcher wrote:
Feb. 20th, 2012 02:53 am (UTC)
That artwork is AMAZING!
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[info]dscotton wrote:
Feb. 20th, 2012 03:58 am (UTC)
Cool cover... what's different about this edition?
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[info]Søren Aske Hjorth wrote:
Feb. 20th, 2012 08:27 am (UTC)
AGoT Edition - Difference
It's pretty much a clean-up of the rules by including errata, a few new rules and some new artwork.
The first edition really shows it's age, as the system has needed quite a few changes.
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[info]insurrbution wrote:
Feb. 20th, 2012 04:08 am (UTC)
Love the artwork. Hopefully by the time the Ice and Fire books; and all the Dunk and Egg anthologies are out we can have another 'Art of' Book :)
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[info]Evan Gleason wrote:
Feb. 20th, 2012 05:18 am (UTC)
artist
does this artist do some work on the LCG cards? the card for the Fox's Teeth for instance is one of the greatest. love this style.
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[info]hippoiathanatoi wrote:
Feb. 20th, 2012 07:04 pm (UTC)
Re: artist
Komarck did do some of the FFG cards early on, both for Game of Thrones and Call of Cthulhu. You can find his website at Komarck Art. The only characters he depicted for the GoT CCG (as it was then) were the Lannister family and Gregor Clegane, but... well, they're pretty definitive depictions!

However, "The Fox's Teeth" is by another excellent artist (and someone worth considering for future calendars, George!) Tomasz Jędruszek, aka Morano, who has done quite a lot of work for FFG.
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[info]Evan Gleason wrote:
Feb. 20th, 2012 09:22 pm (UTC)
Re: artist
thanks for the info - I love the styles of both this one and Tomasz Jędruszek. I connect them mentally due to the hazy realism that sparks my imagination.
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[info]strongboar2112 wrote:
Feb. 20th, 2012 08:00 am (UTC)
trident
Is this print available without the title graphics? I have seen a few depictions of this scene, but I have to say I have never seen Robert's rage toward Rhaegar illustrated in such a "striking" hammer,..er...manner...
Yeah, bad pun but fantastic artwork..
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[info]ariwch wrote:
Feb. 20th, 2012 08:24 am (UTC)
Nice pic, but there details which make it unlikely.
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[info]Roberta Toso wrote:
Feb. 20th, 2012 10:34 am (UTC)
Rhaegar should have won :((( btw, amazing cover!!
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[info]sevgiinsani wrote:
Feb. 20th, 2012 07:56 pm (UTC)
Then, we would not have the amazing story called ASOIAF :)
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[info]Roberta Toso wrote:
Feb. 20th, 2012 11:41 pm (UTC)
You're right ;) without his death the story wouldn't have been the same.. :) It's my love for Rhaegar who was speaking instead of me! Eheheh

Edited at 2012-02-20 11:43 pm (UTC)
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[info]White_Wolf_Fan wrote:
Feb. 20th, 2012 02:39 pm (UTC)
We already need an "Art of Ice and Fire" book.
Yeah, thats it, we already need The Art of Ice and Fire book. It should include an heraldry section, with all the known heraldry.
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[info]werthead wrote:
Feb. 20th, 2012 06:55 pm (UTC)
Re: We already need an "Art of Ice and Fire" book.
There are two such books, called THE ART OF ICE AND FIRE (Vol 1 and 2) published by Fantasy Flight games :-)

If they have a heraldy section, I'm not sure.
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[info]sahwildmom wrote:
Feb. 20th, 2012 06:47 pm (UTC)
Can't wait for DH's and my own personal bedroom MUSH!
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[info]perrinayabara wrote:
Feb. 20th, 2012 09:12 pm (UTC)
Wow, that's outstanding.
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[info]Melanie Fitch wrote:
Feb. 20th, 2012 10:34 pm (UTC)
Wish I could get some book and calendars!
I guess I'm not computer savvy enough to buy things yet---but would LOVE the chance to get books and calendars from GRRM. Oops--hubby just said no buying things online---so I guess it's moot. Any of this stuff going to be in a store in the southern US anytime soon?
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[info]stalbon wrote:
Feb. 20th, 2012 10:36 pm (UTC)
I am a huge fan of Komarck, ever since he started work on Magic: the Gathering. All of his portraits are fantastic, and his work on backdrop pieces (such as this one) are eye-popping, as George noted. Glad to see his work on this! :)
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[info]kinggale wrote:
Feb. 20th, 2012 10:38 pm (UTC)
A song of ice and fire update
Hello George, glad all things are going well for you. I'm especially happy Komarck is getting some support, his art is just amazing.

On a slightly different note, I'd like to use this post, on the off chance you will see it, to ask if there are any news or thoughts on writing a Song of Ice and Fire. I don't mean this as a criticism or pressure to you, I just appreciate reading any thoughts you offer on writing my favorite fantasy series of all time, and lately these thoughts of yours have been overshadowed by other things, or perhaps, understandably, your life lately revolves more around these other things than writing, but a post of any sort is always great.

Take care and may good things continue to happen!
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[info]gonzagylot00 wrote:
Feb. 21st, 2012 03:13 pm (UTC)
I love this piece.

Robert in all his glory, when the horns on his head signaled his animal magnetism and power, instead of cuckoldry.

This piece is just so true to the mythology in ASOIAF, I can just imagine that 5 seconds later in this scene that all the rubies on Rhaegar's armor will be knocked off his armor and into the Trident.

Very cool.
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[info]saxster wrote:
Feb. 21st, 2012 05:58 pm (UTC)
That hammer had to hurt. Really fantastic design in this work. And the rage is captured just as it would have been.
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[info]starkdad wrote:
Feb. 22nd, 2012 09:59 pm (UTC)
Art/Costuming
Any chance Mr. Komarck's wonderful interprations of the characters can be sent to the HBO costuming department?

They could certainly benefit from his vision....

TomT
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[info]Justine Electra Elektra wrote:
Feb. 22nd, 2012 10:12 pm (UTC)
your website
is so great. it's exactly what i always hope for when i google someone i admire. personal, a few childhood photos, a burgeoning career backstory... i love your worlds in your books and am really enjoying ploughing through them like a plague of locusts.
thanks all-round!
justine
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