“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”!
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 👍🏼
Oh nice! I never was able to grab White Dwarf around where I lived as a kid, but I may just be coming into some from a nice chap over in the UK. I'll definitely be looking for Thrud, Dan!
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
I loved those back in the day. Do you remember the one where there was a simplisic D&D guy standing next to two ell armored guys carrying complex weapons,one was a half orc assassin… and he says “Hey are you guys from the basic set or the advanced one? “
Interesting find, JQ. My buddy and I wrote our own book of humour comics inspired by the old joke panels featured in the Ad&d rulebooks. Remember those? I remember one about finding a wand that was a +3 backscratcher. The kind of humour teen roleplayers could appreciate.
Right on, David! It's funny how our entire generation (and the one before ours) didn't call them "Dad Jokes" - they were just jokes! I remember also really liking the comic strips in the local newspapers back then - especially The Wizard of Id and Hägar the Horrible.
New song sounds great. Honestly would fit perfectly over the opening/credits of fantasy movie from the 80/90s. Always enjoyed the fantasy cartoons in Dragon magazine and other places. And agree with Heavy Cavalry, that Lego set is amazing.
Thanks, Eric! Sorry I haven't gotten back with you about how to compile these songs. I'm still noodlin' on it. Glad you like the song - it's so far one of my favorites! 🎶
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 👍🏼
Oh nice! I never was able to grab White Dwarf around where I lived as a kid, but I may just be coming into some from a nice chap over in the UK. I'll definitely be looking for Thrud, Dan!
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
Totally! That yearly Dragon April Fools edition was always one of my favorites.
I loved those back in the day. Do you remember the one where there was a simplisic D&D guy standing next to two ell armored guys carrying complex weapons,one was a half orc assassin… and he says “Hey are you guys from the basic set or the advanced one? “
😂 Yes, that rings a bell, but your words describing the scene make me laugh all the same!
Interesting find, JQ. My buddy and I wrote our own book of humour comics inspired by the old joke panels featured in the Ad&d rulebooks. Remember those? I remember one about finding a wand that was a +3 backscratcher. The kind of humour teen roleplayers could appreciate.
Absolutely, Kveto! I'd love to see your book (or pics) if you still have it.
Dragon Mirth was always the first thing I read when my Dragon came in the mail. Yeah, they were 'Dad jokes', but I found them hilarious (still do).
Right on, David! It's funny how our entire generation (and the one before ours) didn't call them "Dad Jokes" - they were just jokes! I remember also really liking the comic strips in the local newspapers back then - especially The Wizard of Id and Hägar the Horrible.
Humor and laughter are the best for a healthy life! 😊😊😊
So true, Robin! 🎭
Love these! Didn’t even know they existed. This is why I follow because you always share new things and I always love them.
Thank you kindly, Leigh Ann! 🧙♀️
New song sounds great. Honestly would fit perfectly over the opening/credits of fantasy movie from the 80/90s. Always enjoyed the fantasy cartoons in Dragon magazine and other places. And agree with Heavy Cavalry, that Lego set is amazing.
Thanks, Eric! Sorry I haven't gotten back with you about how to compile these songs. I'm still noodlin' on it. Glad you like the song - it's so far one of my favorites! 🎶
Hey no need for sorry and completely agree it's definitely one my top ones too.
Memories.
I loved Finieous Fingers. That cartoon was good for a nerdy laugh.
heck yeah! Glad some good memories shook loose.
https://janscarton.com/boltlobbers/FinieousFingers.pdf
Wow - thanks Sean! That Finieous pdf is amazing.
Glad you liked it. I still laugh reading them. A wand of many magic missiles….hah!
Oh, those are good! 😆
Glad you enjoyed them, Bill!