C is for Conan the Barbarian Next in the April 2017 AtoZ Challenge, let’s look at dragons in the lore of Conan the Barbarian. Creating this post, after a friend suggested it for my “C” topic this year, was my first real exposure to any of the Conan the Barbarian media. But the research was fascinating, and I’m excited to…
B is for The Black Cauldron Next up in the April 2017 AtoZ Challenge, let’s look at the dragons (called Gwythaints) in the 1985 Disney animated movie The Black Cauldron. From the Disney Wiki: “Gwythaints are minor villains in The Black Cauldron. They serve as the Horned Kings minions and dragons … [and are] based on wyverns, with…
A is for Avatar: The Last Airbender To start off the April 2017 AtoZ Challenge, let’s look at the dragons in the animated tv series Avatar: The Last Airbender. A description from the amazingly detailed Avatar Wiki about the show reads: Avatar: The Last Airbender, also known as Avatar: The Legend of Aang in PAL regions, is…
I’ve decided to tackle the April AtoZ Challenge again, and as my theme this year, I’m going more in-depth than simply “dragons.” Specifically, I’ll be focusing on: Dragons in Our Fandoms Examples of dragons in literature, film, television, anime, and video games. From “Avatar: The Last Airbender” to the “Zelda” video game franchise, I’ll take a…
This week’s awesome artwork comes from the very talented Kiwi (New Zealander) artist Moni158. This first one is called Sky Picnic, and Moni captions it with the note, “I love unusual/forbidden friendships. Plus having a cool dragon friend means you can do cool stuff like have a picnic on a floating chunk [of] rock thousands…
This Dragon by German deviantartist Jasinai looks pretty content, perched here on top of his hoard, don’t you think? He’s got everything under control, but I get the impression that he’s also planning his next move — so I thought he was the perfect dragon for my mood today. I loved participating in the April AtoZ…
It’s the grand finale of the A to Z Challenge! Today we have: Z is for Zodiac Dragons This is it, the final dragons in the month-long AtoZ Challenge! These are the Zodiac Dragons from American professional artist Christina Yen, who posts on deviantart as The-SixthLeafClover. Above is the Zodiac Dragon for my own sign, Gemini, and…
The penultimate day of the A to Z Challenge! Today we have: Y is for Yin Yang Guardian Dragon Here is a cool Chinese-style dragon called Yin Yang Guardian by U.K. professional freelance illustrator Anne Stokes, who also posts on deviantart as Ironshod and has an active Facebook page that you can follow to see even more…
Another day, another post in the A to Z Challenge! Today we have: X is for Xanth Dragons Work commitments over lunch meant this post is a little later than my 1:05pm CST posting time today, but that’s okay! This awesome painting is called Xanth: Luck of the Draw by American professional artist Julie Dillon. From her deviantart site: This…
Only a few days left in the A to Z Challenge! Today we have: W is for White Dragon Hatchling This is a wonderful digital painting called White Dragon Hatchling, courtesy of the multi-talented German deviantartist dashase. I love the detail in the scales and even in the crystals surrounding this little cutie! But today we don’t just get…
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I found dragons for you every week while I worked on my novel Finding Dragons - On Hiatus Since 2020
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