A visual history of fantasy art
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A visual history of fantasy art
Dian Hanson’s book places fantasy art in a cultural timeline, beginning with the 1923 launch of *Weird Tales* and tracing later points of renewed attention, including *The Lord of the Rings*, Conan paperbacks with Frank Frazetta covers, fantasy psychedelia, and the rise of *Dungeons & Dragons* in the 1970s. The description frames the genre through its connections to myth, popular publishing, and role-playing culture, offering an art-focused entry point into how fantasy imagery reached wider audiences.
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Fantasy art, that colorful blend of myth, muscle and sexy maidens, took off in 1923 with the launch of Weird Tales magazine, was reinvigorated in the 1960s with The Lord of the Rings, Conan the Barbarian paperbacks with Frank Frazetta covers, and the late '60s emergence of fantasy psychedelia. It went big in the '70s with the role-playing game Dungeons & Dragons, the brilliant French magazine M
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