tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589953466581334956.post3910912779307101888..comments2024-01-05T00:28:24.348-08:00Comments on The Lead Dragon: Citadel C28 Fire Giant aka Darth MaulTopKathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01585385302101384148noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589953466581334956.post-37253054844799915952016-05-19T11:52:35.622-07:002016-05-19T11:52:35.622-07:00A number of McCaig's illustrations have spiky ...A number of McCaig's illustrations have spiky heads. I attended a talk he gave on illustration at Games Day 82 or 83, when he had just finished painting my favourite album cover, Broadsword and the Beast.Springinsfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14088330681756351208noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589953466581334956.post-74787829778338798512016-05-19T11:12:24.393-07:002016-05-19T11:12:24.393-07:00@Springinsfeld: Thanks for the reference, I had to...@Springinsfeld: Thanks for the reference, I had to look up McCaig and Zanbar Bone. It's interesting that both Bone and the C28 giants were published/released in 1983. I wonder if McCaig's work was an inspiration for the spiky head giant, or just a coincidence? Still very interesting.TopKathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01585385302101384148noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7589953466581334956.post-30629133985681942022016-05-19T10:54:37.041-07:002016-05-19T10:54:37.041-07:00Great work. Head spikes seemed to be a trademark o...Great work. Head spikes seemed to be a trademark of Iain McCaig, first Zanbar Bone in the Fighting Fantasy books and then Darth Maul to name but a few of his creations.Springinsfeldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14088330681756351208noreply@blogger.com