AtoZ 2017: C is for Conan the Barbarian

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…

AtoZ 2017: B is for The Black Cauldron

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…

AtoZ 2017: A is for Avatar: The Last Airbender

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…

Theme Reveal for the April 2017 AtoZ Challenge, with Flight of Dragons by ssstawa

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…

Prime Material Dragon by Karin J.B.

A new follower recently reminded me of my love for the Yu-Gi-Oh! fandom, so I thought I’d share this awesome fanart called Prime Material Dragon by Dutch deviantartist Karin J.B., posting as both EvilNightDragon and FoolishLittleMortal.  This is based on the Yu-Gi-Oh! trading card by the same name, and it’s a pretty powerful Level 6…

Dragon in a Coffee Cup by ‘Trie Blasingame of Tentacle-Made Studios

Here is a cute dragon in a coffee cup in the distinctive style of American professional artist ‘Trie Blasingame of Tentacle-Made Studios, whom I discovered at her booth at NerdCon: Stories 2016 over the weekend. Here is another really interesting dragon-type creature from her gallery: I love the colors in this next dragon with feathery wings: And finally,…

Smaug the Magnificent by Andy Fairhurst

Today I’m on time again, finally!  And I get to share the work of an incredible English professional artist named Andy Fairhurst, starting with this beautiful image of Smaug the Magnificent, inspired by J.R.R. Tolkien’s The Hobbit.  While Benedict Cumberbatch as Smaug was about the only thing I liked about the recent movies, I think…

Hiccup and Toothless by Ben Diez

I ran across this cute interpretation of Hiccup and Toothless from How to Train Your Dragon by American professional artist Ben Diez, posting as phation, and just had to share.  It’s not the typical version of one of my all-time favorite dragons (he’s giagantic!), but it’s certainly adorable, and reminds me of a Pokemon just a…