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I think the art of Boris Vallejo and his compatriots was instrumental in 80s fantasy having a sexploitation theme. Their work was so influential that it shaped
by rishav_sharan 6y ago
I think the art of Boris Vallejo and his compatriots was instrumental in 80s fantasy having a sexploitation theme. Their work was so influential that it shaped fantasy themes for decades and gave nerds like us an expression of the typical teenage male power fantasy
- FranzFerdiNaN 6y agoThis for sure reinforced it with a new wave, but i think that pulp characters like Conan the Barbarian, from the 1930’s, already did it.
- baud147258 6y agoIf I remember right, it was mostly the covers, because I don't think Conan is usually described as wearing scantily-clad leather-fetish armor in the books
- Mauricebranagh 6y agoMargret Brundage was there before Vallejo and there is also Wonder Woman in the early 40's