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Angus McBride R.I.P.

Started by Akrasia, May 18, 2007, 10:58:07 AM

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Akrasia

May 18, 2007, 10:58:07 AM
Angus McBride has passed away.
:(

I'll always cherish the amazing covers he produced for Rolemaster and the Middle-earth Roleplaying lines during the 1980s and early 1990s.  He had a brilliant, distinctive style.  As a teenager, his pictures represented Middle-earth to me.

A great loss.
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Imperator

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May 18, 2007, 11:43:05 AM
Quote from: AkrasiaAngus McBride has passed away.
:(

I'll always cherish the amazing covers he produced for Rolemaster and the Middle-earth Roleplaying lines during the 1980s and early 1990s.  He had a brilliant, distinctive style.  As a teenager, his pictures represented Middle-earth to me.

A great loss.

Oh, fuck. He was a grand master. Rest in peace.
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Sosthenes

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May 18, 2007, 11:48:56 AM
Yeah, McBride really had his own style, rather remote from the usual fantasy rabble. Both his LotR and his Osprey work had a certain style that no other artist could offer.

Lloyd Alexander has died, too. I always liked the Taran novels. I even liked the Disney movie...

Times like these, it's hard being an atheist...
 

Drew

#3
May 18, 2007, 11:53:54 AM
Pity. He did a lot of good stuff, especially for MERP.

I like to think that the afterlife for artists looks exactly like their work. They finally get go to a place that represents exactly how they visualise the world.

Of course this means that when his time comes Erol Otus is screwed.
 

Imperator

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May 18, 2007, 11:54:52 AM
Quote from: DrewPity. He did a lot of good stuff, especially for MERP.

I like to think that the afterlife for artists looks exactly like their work. They finally get go to a place that represents exactly how they visualise the world.

Of course this means that when his time comes Erol Otus is screwed.
It could be worse. You had this SCAR guy who did the worst illos ever for Werewolf.

I really hope that he goes to an afterlife like his fucking paintings.
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JamesV

#5
May 18, 2007, 03:12:59 PM
McBride made MERP for me. He's a great who will be missed.

Lloyd Alexander too? This is a poor week for Fantasy fans.
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#6
May 18, 2007, 05:31:22 PM
McBride=McBrilliant.

We seem to be losing a lot of shining stars in our little galaxy as of late, don't we?
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May 18, 2007, 10:27:07 PM
Oh, man, Alexander too??! :(

I love both those guys. The'll be missed.

Peace,
-Joel
 
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