Kickstarter for "Dogs Playing D&D" Poster Print

I apologize for yet another indulgent, personal, not-related-to-Mutant-Future post. I promise that I'll pay my Joesky Tax first thing tomorrow morning. But this is too cool to not let folks know.

As I've mentioned before, I'm a huge fan of  CM Coolidge's "Dogs Playing Poker" series. I have a big black velvet painting that hangs on one gameroom wall, and from where I'm currently sitting, I can see 4 other Poker-Dog prints hanging up. (I even have a Poker-Dogs necktie I bring out for special occasions.)

Anyway, just discovered this Kickstarter for a nifty poster print that I *must* have. And I daresay a few of you may want one too:

Yup, artist Jay Babcock is producing a parody print of the classic painting "A Bold Bluff" with the canines now playing Dungeons and Dragons. (Looks like 3 or 3.5 edition.) Love the Red Bull and Mountain Dew at the table (what, no Cheetos?), and the curtained bookshelf at the rear which once held encyclopedia volumes now hold other gamebooks, it appears. Lots of keen details.

The Kickstarter is fairly simple: $5 gets you a clean high-rez file for use as digital wallpaper, and $20 gets you the 19" x 27" poster print shipped in the U.S. ($25 for it signed). Outside the U.S., pay another $10 for shipping. (And no black velvet version is coming as the pricing was "prohibitive.") This will have a spot of honor on my gameroom walls. How about you?

What's On My Gameroom Walls?

I was fascinated by the recent blogger meme-fest where folks were posting pictures of their RPG bookshelves. It was an interesting insight into the various interests and likes of Those Who Blog. Personally, I missed the boat as my own bookshelf is fairly spartan. But what I am fairly proud of -- or at least I think it's interesting -- are the various pieces of art that adorn my gameroom walls. These are the inspirational pictures, posters, and prints that set the "mood" for any gaming that takes place within these four walls. It's what my players stare at on game night. It's what I see when I look up from my laptop as I hammer out these blog posts. I thought I'd share my personal "art gallery" that gets my creative juices flowing (along with any needed explanations) and challenge other bloggers to do the same...

I'm a big fan of Dogs Playing Poker art. Nothing is more American or kitschy. I've had this original "handpainted in Mexico on black velvet" Dogs Playing Poker for more than 20 years. (It's huge too -- about 4 x 3 feet).

 One of my favorite films was the original TRON. The framed poster is an original theater print from 1982. The clock (hard to see in the shadow) is a custom-made Mutant Future clock. The certificate below it recognizes my World Record Video Game High Score on an obscure Atari 2600 game. 

From left to right: My autographed photo of Frank Gorshin (best known at The Riddler from the Batman TV show); a colorful Thundarr poster print; and Jason Lenox's fantastic Thundarr illustration (signed by the artist!)

Finally, two more pieces to share. The one on the right is a Mutant Future cover print signed by artist Mark Allen (numbered 1/200!) And the painting on the left will remain a bit of a mystery. For now, I'll just say that it was painted by artist Jeremy Pea and will appear on the cover of a future Savage AfterWorld Mutant Future supplement.

So that's what hangs on the walls of The Savage AfterWorld. I challenge other bloggers to share the artwork that adorns their own gameroom walls. Let's see what inspires the rest of you!