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'''Dave A. Tramplier''' is an early [[Dungeons & Dragons]] artist | '''Dave A. Tramplier''' is an early [[Dungeons & Dragons]] artist. | ||
A few issues later there was a brief note from the editors saying that Wormy would never be appearing again. No one really knew why. Was Trampier hard to get along with? Was Dragon? Artist and writer Dave Trampier pretty much vanished and has never been reliably heard from since. In a casual conversation with fellow Dragon artist Phil Foglio at the 2000 Origins Game Convention, Mr. Foglio mentioned that at some point the Wormy strips just stopped coming into Dragon magazine and all checks mailed to Dave Trampier were returned as undeliverable. Inquiries by TSR at his residence showed that he had moved with no forwarding address. | He is best know as the creator of the Wormy [[comic strip]] that ran in [[Dragon (magazine)|The Dragon Magazine]]. From its beginning in issue #9 until its abrupt end in issue #132, Dave Trampier’s Wormy comic was one of the highlights of Dragon Magazine. Following the adventures of the title character, a [[cigar]]-chomping [[Pool hustling|pool-shark]]ing [[wargame]]-playing [[dragon]] (and his friends), the comic’s storylines were cleverly plotted and the art beautifully penciled and colored. Each issue of Dragon would have anywhere from 1-4 pages of Wormy. The comic suddenly stopped appearing after issue #132, right in the middle of a storyline. | ||
A few issues later there was a brief note from the editors saying that Wormy would never be appearing again. No one really knew why. Was Trampier hard to get along with? Was Dragon? Artist and writer Dave Trampier pretty much vanished and has never been reliably heard from since. In a casual conversation with fellow Dragon artist [[Phil Foglio]] at the 2000 [[Origins International Game Expo|Origins Game Convention]], Mr. Foglio mentioned that at some point the Wormy strips just stopped coming into Dragon magazine and all checks mailed to Dave Trampier were returned as undeliverable. Inquiries by [[TSR, Inc.|TSR]] at his residence showed that he had moved with no forwarding address. | |||
Dave Trampier also provide much of the black and white interior art in many of the original Advanced Dungeons & Dragons books and modules. | Dave Trampier also provide much of the black and white interior art in many of the original Advanced Dungeons & Dragons books and modules. | ||
Revision as of 20:12, 29 August 2005
Dave A. Tramplier is an early Dungeons & Dragons artist.
He is best know as the creator of the Wormy comic strip that ran in The Dragon Magazine. From its beginning in issue #9 until its abrupt end in issue #132, Dave Trampier’s Wormy comic was one of the highlights of Dragon Magazine. Following the adventures of the title character, a cigar-chomping pool-sharking wargame-playing dragon (and his friends), the comic’s storylines were cleverly plotted and the art beautifully penciled and colored. Each issue of Dragon would have anywhere from 1-4 pages of Wormy. The comic suddenly stopped appearing after issue #132, right in the middle of a storyline.
A few issues later there was a brief note from the editors saying that Wormy would never be appearing again. No one really knew why. Was Trampier hard to get along with? Was Dragon? Artist and writer Dave Trampier pretty much vanished and has never been reliably heard from since. In a casual conversation with fellow Dragon artist Phil Foglio at the 2000 Origins Game Convention, Mr. Foglio mentioned that at some point the Wormy strips just stopped coming into Dragon magazine and all checks mailed to Dave Trampier were returned as undeliverable. Inquiries by TSR at his residence showed that he had moved with no forwarding address.
Dave Trampier also provide much of the black and white interior art in many of the original Advanced Dungeons & Dragons books and modules.