AtoZ 2017: P is for Pete’s Dragon

P is for Pete’s Dragon Back to Disney in the April 2017 AtoZ Challenge — and this time we get two movies for the price of one!  Let’s take a look at Pete’s Dragon, both the original 1977 version, and the recent 2016 remake. That is an epic design by a favorite creator of mine, U.K. professional artist…

AtoZ 2017: O is for Ōkami

O is for Ōkami Another video game arrives in the April 2017 AtoZ Challenge!  This time, we’ll look at Ōkami, a beautiful game that won IGN’s 2006 Game of the Year. This is Ōkami – Yamata no Orochi, a lovely interpretation of the prologue of the game by Dutch deviantartist Caroline Lahaise, posting as Vyrilien.  Go check out more of…

AtoZ 2017: M is for Mulan

M is for Mulan Halfway done with the April 2017 AtoZ Challenge!  Today let’s take a look at another Disney lizard dragon, the very funny Mushu from the 1998 animated movie Mulan. Hey, dragon, dragon, not lizard.  I don’t do that tongue thing.  –Mushu That’s just one of the many funny lines actor Eddie Murphy delivers as the voice…

AtoZ 2017: K is for King’s Quest

K is for King’s Quest Continuing on in the April 2017 AtoZ Challenge, let’s revisit a computer (and later console) video game franchise that I haven’t thought of in years — the King’s Quest series. The Green Dragon guarding a magic mirror above is from the 1990 EGA-graphics remake of King’s Quest I: Quest for the Crown, which…

AtoZ 2017: I is for The Inheritance Cycle

I is for The Inheritance Cycle We’re about a third of the way done with the April 2017 AtoZ Challenge, so let’s keep this dragon train going!  While I myself never read the Inheritance Cycle books written by Chistopher Paolini, I certainly recognize their position in the YA fandom. I just loved this image of Eragon and Saphira by…

AtoZ 2017: H is for How to Train Your Dragon

H is for How to Train Your Dragon Next up in the April 2017 AtoZ Challenge, I’m excited to share another one of my favorite fandoms — the Disney animated How to Train Your Dragon, which is loosely based on the original YA books by Cressida Cowell.  To keep this post manageable, I’m only going to be featuring art from the…

AtoZ 2017: G is for Godzilla and Ghidorah

G is for Godzilla and Ghidorah Moving back to existing fandoms in the April 2017 AtoZ Challenge, I found another classic fandom to feature.  Let me tell you about the archenemy of Godzilla, a dragon called King Ghidorah. Here is the Polish version of the poster from the 1991 version of the movie Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah — what an…

AtoZ 2017: F is for Finding Dragons

F is for Finding Dragons Next in the April 2017 AtoZ Challenge, join me as I indulge my own work for a moment, even though it’s not quite written yet, and talk about the dragons in my novel Finding Dragons. Since I’m focusing on the dragons in each of this month’s offerings, I’ll talk about the dragons…