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White Dwarf vs Def-Con 4?

Started by Omega, September 12, 2014, 01:08:52 AM

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Omega

September 12, 2014, 01:08:52 AM
I was looking over the covers of old White Dwarf magazines and spotted something that looked rather familliar.

Issue 17 ha this cover.



And the movie Def-Con 4 has this.



The spaceship is in a simmilar position. But most striking is that the astronaut skeleton is pretty much the same with obvious alterations.

WD:17 came out in 1980. Def-Con 4 in 1984.

Same artist? Copy? I could not find a name for either.

dragoner

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September 12, 2014, 01:48:31 AM
The artist is Angus McKie, here is more about that in a blog - http://sayhellospaceman.blogspot.com/2012/06/unknown-2-2012.html

I First saw it in Spacewreck, the Terran Trade Authority Handbook.
The most beautiful peonies I ever saw ... were grown in almost pure cat excrement.
-Vonnegut

JeremyR

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September 15, 2014, 11:17:43 PM
That Terran Trade Authority stuff was awesome, and got around a lot.

Baen used some of them for covers of their books back then.

dragoner

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September 16, 2014, 01:53:54 AM
I have used it in sci-fi games, it is great stuff.
The most beautiful peonies I ever saw ... were grown in almost pure cat excrement.
-Vonnegut
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