Jason Sholtis is a newcomer to the AS&SH fold, perhaps best known for his work on "The Dungeon Dozen". His art has a weird Clark Ashton Smith vibe that immediately caught my eye -- grand and alien in scope. Jason and I first spoke at North Texas RPG Con 2015 about working together and then resumed talks at Gary Con VIII earlier this year. Since then, Jason has begun work on AS&SH 2nd Edition, illustrating some frightening critters! Behold!

Love it!

Logan Talanian is another newcomer to the AS&SH fold. At age 14, he is by far our youngest contributor. He's been taking art lessons for seven years, honing his craft with pencils, inks watercolors, and more. This will be his first published work. Logan Talanian, my son!

Looks great!

grodog wrote:

That's great Jeff!  Who does Logan inherit his artistic ability from---you, Erica, or Nyarlathotep? ;) :D

Allan.

I drew a lot as a young man, and at one time I dreamed of becoming an artist, but I lost interest, fell out of practice, and never reached the level of ability that Logan is now displaying. As a teenager and then into my twenties, I poured all my creative energy into music, but then lost interest in that, too, eventually deriving the greatest pleasure from writing, and I haven't looked back since.
 

Ghul wrote:

grodog wrote:

That's great Jeff!  Who does Logan inherit his artistic ability from---you, Erica, or Nyarlathotep? ;) :D

Allan.

I drew a lot as a young man, and at one time I dreamed of becoming an artist, but I lost interest, fell out of practice, and never reached the level of ability that Logan is now displaying. As a teenager and then into my twenties, I poured all my creative energy into music, but then lost interest in that, too, eventually deriving the greatest pleasure from writing, and I haven't looked back since.
 

I'm glad you stopped losing interest when you did!
 

Charles Lang is the horror and weird fantasy painter who is responsible for the original cover of Astonishing Swordsmen & Sorcerers of Hyperborea. Charles has also painted the covers for "Ghost Ship of the Desert Dunes" and "The Mystery at Port Greely".  

I first met Charles in the early 90s, and I've admired his work for decades! He was the first person I went to as development began on the 2nd Edition hardback of AS&SH, for which we needed a brand new cover. Charles Lang is contributing the front cover, back cover, and some interior pieces for AS&SH 2nd Edition.

Here is a paint study of the BACK COVER of the book. It features the same barbarian hero as seen on the original boxed set, and the front cover does, too. The front cover actually was in several weeks ago, but I'm waiting for the right moment to share it...

We are 14 days away from launching this Kickstarter! (October 21)

Ghul wrote:

Charles Lang . . .

That looks freaking fantastic.
 

I weep to think how much that canvas map would cost and how much I want it. :-)

Will the map be a kickstarter exclusive or will it be available after the campaign?