I Remember When Paintings of Dragons Were All But Extinct

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Stephan Martiniere who, as you recall, did the moody, evocative cover for The Dragons of Babel, is quite deservedly up for a Best Artist Hugo this year. As are Bob Eggleton, John Harris, John Picacio, and my favorite cartoonist in the known universe, Phil Foglio.

You can see a representative sampling of all the artists' work here.

And as always . . .

. . . the poem du jour chugs along with most recently -- brace yourself! -- Alexander Pope.

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