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user-inactivated  ·  2275 days ago  ·  link  ·    ·  parent  ·  post: Pubski: January 31, 2018

Um. Ish? I don't constantly go around looking for fantasy stuff per se, but I enjoy it from time to time. Hard fantasy aside, I'd readily argue if you're absorbing any part of American pop culture, there's a good chance there's gonna be elements of fantasy in it. For instance, I'd readily argue that super hero comics and cartoons like Adventure Time or even Sponge Bob are modern fantasy. They do tick off a lot of boxes.

As for this particular image? I'm just really into illustrations and engravings right now, because I'm just awestruck at how well some of these artists convey depth and shadows and such by varying the frequency and strength of the lines they use. Since a lot of these were made by artists for storybooks and such and a lot of those books have classic tales from folk lore to poetry to religion, there are a lot of images with knights, beasts, angels, elves, anthropomorphic animals, etc.





FirebrandRoaring  ·  2275 days ago  ·  link  ·  

    because I'm just awestruck at how well some of these artists convey depth and shadows and such by varying the frequency and strength of the lines they use

Ah: professional curiosity.

    I'd readily argue that super hero comics and cartoons like Adventure Time or even Sponge Bob are modern fantasy.

The term you want is speculative fiction.

user-inactivated  ·  2275 days ago  ·  link  ·  
FirebrandRoaring  ·  2275 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Interesting. Way short on info.

user-inactivated  ·  2274 days ago  ·  link  ·  

Vladimir Propp has written quite a few books. You might be able to find some of his works in your local library.

_refugee_  ·  2275 days ago  ·  link  ·  

oh HELLO these are bomb ass links