Crypt of Cthulhu No.25
92. CRYPT OF CTHULHU No.25 - A black ink and black color pencil drawing on an 11 x 14 size coquille board. It is the cover art for the fanzine booklet edited and published by Robert Price under his Cryptic Publications imprint. As with all the cover art that I did for Price's booklets, the artwork included all the lettering.
The lead story in this booklet, "Gateway to Forever," by Frank B. Long is a sequel to his earlier story, "The Hounds of Tindalos," that appears in a book by that same title, published by Arkham House in 1946. The dust jacket art for that book was drawn by Hannes Bok, so I used his style to make the cover of this booklet. It was my way of uniting the two publications.
Hannes Bok had a unique style that he used to create drawings and paintings for the world of fantasy and science fiction. His artwork added a special aura to every story he illustrated, he made every magazine and book that featured his artwork something special to own.
Centipede Press has published a huge collection of Bok's artwork, "A Life in Illustration," if you admire Bok's art it will be worth the cost to you to own it.
The lead story in this booklet, "Gateway to Forever," by Frank B. Long is a sequel to his earlier story, "The Hounds of Tindalos," that appears in a book by that same title, published by Arkham House in 1946. The dust jacket art for that book was drawn by Hannes Bok, so I used his style to make the cover of this booklet. It was my way of uniting the two publications.
Hannes Bok had a unique style that he used to create drawings and paintings for the world of fantasy and science fiction. His artwork added a special aura to every story he illustrated, he made every magazine and book that featured his artwork something special to own.
Centipede Press has published a huge collection of Bok's artwork, "A Life in Illustration," if you admire Bok's art it will be worth the cost to you to own it.
