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It does bear a resemblance to the cover of Gremiln’s Hercules Slayer of the Damned.

I can't remember and find it but it reminds me an inlay of some very classic game from the 80s, probably not for Spectrum though.

It was RPG or text game. And on the inlay there was a very agressive looking warrior with a moustache raising sword to kill some frightened goblin. Actually it made you feel sorry for the goblin

Anyone has any idea what it could be?

redballoon wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2018 11:58 am It does bear a resemblance to the cover of Gremiln’s Hercules Slayer of the Damned.

That's it! ... or at least it was the first thing that came to my mind when I first saw it!

Hercules Slayer of the Damned cover

I think Hercules is actually copied from this picture by You Know Who:

Gilkarth's Odyssey (The Ax Man), by Boris Vallejo

And the is minotaur from this one (for the nth time):

The Magnificent, by Boris Vallejo

The red posing pouch image is dated 97, so Boris is probably reusing references or copying old pictures...

Kweepa wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2018 9:53 pm The red posing pouch image is dated 97, so Boris is probably reusing references or copying old pictures...

You're quite right. So it can't be that one. (Apparently it's called "Gilkarth's Odyssey (The Ax Man)" .)

OK, this one is NOT Vallejo. I repeat: NOT Vallejo.

Ghostbusters movie poster



Pulsoids cover



(The pose is slightly different, so I suspect the artist may have copied a slightly different image from the one I have shown above. It seems less likely that the artist modified the pose, given how little else he or she seems to have changed.)

And another one:

Rambo still



Rapid Fire cover

Rastan cover



The figure on the right is copied from Earl Norem's cover to Savage Sword of Conan 24:



I think the green creature on the left is based on the following Vallejo picture, reversed left to right, with slight modifications:

Enter the Ninja (1981) movie poster



Boris Vallejo, The Magnificent (clearly the most copied picture of all time)



Ninja Master cover

You've convinced me - the inlay of my next game will include a Vallejo homage

A ninja doing a flying kick on a barbarian....that is pretty cool

Oliviero Berni



Hyper Active loading screen

Wall_Axe wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2018 7:07 pm A ninja doing a flying kick on a barbarian....that is pretty cool

Sure thing, pity the game is a heap of garbage

A ninja doing a flying kick on a barbarian....that is pretty cool

And in the background German Neuschwanstein castle from 1886

Ralf wrote: ↑Fri Feb 23, 2018 8:18 pm

A ninja doing a flying kick on a barbarian....that is pretty cool

And in the background German Neuschwanstein castle from 1886

Frank Frazetta, The Norseman



The Sorcerer of Claymorgue Castle cover

Cover of The Savage Sword of Conan 28



Arkos cover

Wow! Great finds!

I made a mistake on Rastan earlier. The green creature is copied from the cover of The Savage Sword of Conan 22.

Ralf already identified the origin of the male figure in the Storm cover, but the female figure is also from Vallejo.

The Victorious, by Boris Vallejo



Storm cover

Great find with Arkos!

This is a very exact copy, not an inspiration. I wouldn't be surprised if it wasn't drawn but photocopied.

Actually it asked for a legal case

Cover of The Punisher (1986 1st series), issue 2



Cover of The Savage Sword of Conan, issue 43



Cosmic Wartoad cover



(Clearly Bob Wakelin was a fan of these two comic series.)

BTW I have started editing the thread to make sure all the images have proper captions, so that if in future the image links break, the discussion can still be followed.