tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423050459919800481.post1560443965467386478..comments2024-03-04T05:26:22.273-08:00Comments on Propnomicon: Cthulhu Fhtagn! Orphan EditionPropnomiconhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02073463298965255652noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423050459919800481.post-44015609845396167042010-09-05T02:14:21.683-07:002010-09-05T02:14:21.683-07:00Just to relieve any worries: "HolyOrphan"...Just to relieve any worries: "HolyOrphan" is Timothy Michael Manning's 'nym on DeviantArt.<br /><br />So, yes, this <i>is</i> the identical piece, but no, no plagiarism was involved.<br /><br />Just a piece so nice, it got featured twice!Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974090948640572660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423050459919800481.post-30237862504810510612010-09-04T15:14:44.822-07:002010-09-04T15:14:44.822-07:00Now, for extra credit, discuss the differences bet...Now, for extra credit, discuss the differences between <i>this</i> piece and <a href="http://propnomicon.blogspot.com/2010/04/cthulhu-fhtagn-manning-edition.html" rel="nofollow"><b>Timothy Michael Manning's</b></a>, shown here back on April 9th....Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974090948640572660noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-423050459919800481.post-1297798711315727072010-08-28T10:05:29.715-07:002010-08-28T10:05:29.715-07:00Nice how the upper claws and tentacles parallel ea...Nice how the upper claws and tentacles parallel each other in strong verticals, then further below the claws and base contrast in verticals and horizontals.<br /><br />Admittedly it's only <i>Euclidean</i> geometry instead of the feared <i>non</i>-Euclidean kind the stories mention, but it still tugs on the old association between geometry and magic.<br /><br />Genuine Arabian magical tradition (magical squares etc.), not just HPL's fictional "Mad Arab", draws on that.<br /><br />And then think of the "Outer Limits" title narration: "We control the vertical; we control the horizontal...."Ravenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17974090948640572660noreply@blogger.com