Bolland does Golden Heroes

I've figured out why I can't find the Brian Bolland art in Golden Heroes. The copy I bought on e-bay has had the Bolland pages removed. Oh well, that's what you get for 1p I suppose.

Fortunately I've managed to track down the stuff Bolland drew for the game. Or at least I think I have.

The following images appear in The Art of Brian Bolland, and are described by Bolland himself as drawings done for Games Workshop. I think I remember them from my original copy, but we are going back 22 years, and the mind can play tricks...

Missing artwork from Golden Heroes?

Cover to Legacy of Eagles

Unused art from Legacy of Eagles?


SPECIAL BONUS FEATURE

Since we're on a bit of a Brian Bolland super-hero tip today, here are some scans of unused Bolland designs for the cover of the Fighting Fantasy classic Appointment with F.E.A.R.

And just in case there's anybody out there who hasn't seen it, here's the design that did get picked...

Still available at bookstores and most branches of OXFAM.

Golden Heroes

Its been many years since I threw a D20 in anger, but the thought of certain roleplaying games still get the old nerd juices going. I played a fair few of these things when they ruled the world in the '80s - D&D, Runequest, Judge Dredd, Paranoia, Star Trek...aaaah happy days. I think my fave was probably Golden Heroes though.

Released by Games Workshop when it was at the height of its powers, Golden Heroes was a super-hero RPG which had two superbly illustrated rulebooks. I lost my original copy many years ago, but recently bought a new set for 1p on e-bay.

The list of artists who worked on the game includes Alan Davis, Brett Ewins and Brendan McCarthy. Theres also a credit for Brian Bolland, but I can't seem to find any of his stuff in the books.

Anyway here are a few of the best bits. Nice curios. I know Alan Davis has done a lot of work in super-hero comics, but Ewins and McCarthy never really made any impact in spandex, so its interesting to see them doing it here. The Davis stuff is great, but I particularly like the Ewins stuff. Apart from the one headshot I've included here McCarthy's contributions all have a futuristic/sci-fi theme, I get the feeling he was loathe to draw super-heroes.

ALAN DAVIS

BRETT EWINS

BRENDAN McCARTHY