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A few issues later there was a brief note from the [[editor]]s stating that "Wormy" would never be appearing again. No explanation was given. Theories abounded: Was Trampier hard to get along with? Was ''Dragon''? Artist and writer 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 stated that at some point the "Wormy" strips just stopped coming into ''Dragon'' magazine and all [[Cheque|check]]s mailed to Trampier were returned as undeliverable. Inquiries by [[TSR, Inc.|TSR]] at his residence showed that he had moved with no forwarding address. | A few issues later there was a brief note from the [[editor]]s stating that "Wormy" would never be appearing again. No explanation was given. Theories abounded: Was Trampier hard to get along with? Was ''Dragon''? Artist and writer 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 stated that at some point the "Wormy" strips just stopped coming into ''Dragon'' magazine and all [[Cheque|check]]s mailed to Trampier were returned as undeliverable. Inquiries by [[TSR, Inc.|TSR]] at his residence showed that he had moved with no forwarding address. | ||
Rumours that he had died were denied by [[Tom Wham]], who was for a while | Rumours that he had died were denied by [[Tom Wham]], who was for a while Trampier's brother-in-law. Wham stated in the [[1990s]] that he had actually had some contact with Tramp and that he was fine. He gave no further details. A February 15, 2002, article in the Daily Egyptian newspaper in southern Illinois featured a taxi-driving David Trampier in Carbondale, including a photograph. [[Gary Gygax]] and other [[TSR]] staff of the time confirm it is the same David Trampier who drew Wormy. | ||
Trampier also provided much of the black and white interior art in many of the original ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' [[List of Dungeons & Dragons modules|modules]] and [[Dungeons & Dragons manuals|manuals]], such as the original ''[[Monster Manual]]'' and ''[[Deities & Demigods]]''. | Trampier also provided much of the black and white interior art in many of the original ''Advanced Dungeons & Dragons'' [[List of Dungeons & Dragons modules|modules]] and [[Dungeons & Dragons manuals|manuals]], such as the original ''[[Monster Manual]]'' and ''[[Deities & Demigods]]''. | ||
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* [http://pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=508 List Roleplaying Game Credits at Pen & Paper] | * [http://pen-paper.net/rpgdb.php?op=showcreator&creatorid=508 List Roleplaying Game Credits at Pen & Paper] | ||
[http://newshound.de.siu.edu/online/stories/storyReader$1382 2002 article on Trampier's current job as a taxi driver] | |||
[[Category:Dungeons & Dragons|Trampier, Dave A.]] | [[Category:Dungeons & Dragons|Trampier, Dave A.]] | ||
[[Category:Game artists|Trampier, Dave A.]] | [[Category:Game artists|Trampier, Dave A.]] | ||
Revision as of 00:43, 12 November 2005
Dave A. Trampier is an early Dungeons & Dragons artist and writer.
He is best known 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, Trampier’s Wormy comic was a popular feature 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 carefully 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 stating that "Wormy" would never be appearing again. No explanation was given. Theories abounded: Was Trampier hard to get along with? Was Dragon? Artist and writer 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 stated that at some point the "Wormy" strips just stopped coming into Dragon magazine and all checks mailed to Trampier were returned as undeliverable. Inquiries by TSR at his residence showed that he had moved with no forwarding address.
Rumours that he had died were denied by Tom Wham, who was for a while Trampier's brother-in-law. Wham stated in the 1990s that he had actually had some contact with Tramp and that he was fine. He gave no further details. A February 15, 2002, article in the Daily Egyptian newspaper in southern Illinois featured a taxi-driving David Trampier in Carbondale, including a photograph. Gary Gygax and other TSR staff of the time confirm it is the same David Trampier who drew Wormy.
Trampier also provided much of the black and white interior art in many of the original Advanced Dungeons & Dragons modules and manuals, such as the original Monster Manual and Deities & Demigods.