“People with a good sense of humor have a better sense of life.”
Dust off your funny bones and join Rediscovered Realms as we go back in time to explore some hilarious fantasy-themed comics from 1992’s “Fantastic Fantasy Cartoons”!
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Compiled by James B. King, this 8.5” x 5.5” book contains 60 mirth-filled single-panel cartoons from the old school days when RPGers thrilled to this type of humor.
The 10 artists featured include:
Without further ado, (and to bring a broad smile to your grim heroic visage), let’s take a look at 17 of the best ones!
Any Dragon Magazine readers out there may recall some of these gems from the hallowed “Dragon Mirth” pages (even though this book was published in 1992, its constituent comics were mostly created in the 1980s).
I love that there are several cultural references of the time captured in this tome. Here’s a couple good examples:
And perhaps even more obscure for those who weren’t around back then:
How about some fairy tale humor?
Or the slightly macabre?
And finally, reminiscent of “The Far Side” by Gary Larson, these two really tickled my perverse sense of humor!
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In Realms Where Legends Rise [Verse] In forests deep we wander free Among the ancient whispering trees Rediscovered Realms we find In tales of old our hearts unwind [Verse 2] With sword and shield we brave the night In search of dragons taking flight Magic flows in winding streams In fantasy we weave our dreams [Chorus] Awaken the adventure Rediscover magic’s light Old school tales come back to life In realms where legends rise [Verse 3] Paintings glow with vibrant hues Castles rise with morning views Elf and dwarf on quests unite In this world where dreams take flight [Verse 4] Board games tell of battles grand Rolling dice with skillful hand In the flicker of the candles’ glow Adventure calls with tales to show [Chorus] Awaken the adventure Rediscover magic’s light Old school tales come back to life In realms where legends rise.
I always used to love all the wee funny cartoons they had in old editions of The Players Handbook and in Dragon magazine. I also remember they had a cartoon strip in White Dwarf called Thrud the Barbarian which was always a favourite 👍🏼
loved Dragon Mirth, Fineous Fingers, Wormy, all the old stuff. The April Fools edition of Dragon was a yearly highlight. the Necromancy video was fun, and the lego cathedral was amazing
These are great J.Q. 😁
I always used to love all the wee funny cartoons they had in old editions of The Players Handbook and in Dragon magazine. I also remember they had a cartoon strip in White Dwarf called Thrud the Barbarian which was always a favourite 👍🏼
loved Dragon Mirth, Fineous Fingers, Wormy, all the old stuff. The April Fools edition of Dragon was a yearly highlight. the Necromancy video was fun, and the lego cathedral was amazing