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Dragons & Mystics Calendar (2003)

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Once again, Michael Whelan has graced us with a beautiful calendar. This year, there are five winged dragon pictures, with seven non-dragon "Mystics" pictures.

The calendar page (date section) lists the usual US, UK, NZ, Canadian, and Australian holidays and Days of Importance. Phases of the moon are listed, as are the previous/coming month in the lower corner (the previous/coming months being something left out of far too many calendars these days). Each calendar page features a grayscale sketch in the background, and the day squares are large enough to make legible notes.

The calendar is on thick, glossy paper. This year's (2003) pictures, by name, are: Crown of Shadows, The End of Nature I, Goldwing, The Reach, Dragonsbane, Hope, Mountain of Black Glass, Dragon Prince, Arkady, Stronghold, The Narrow Way, Amazing Dragon. High quality, beautiful colors, crisp and clear images, very frame-worthy.

My personal favorite this year is the stunning "Crown of Shadows," a black-clad male figure holding aloft a black sword. The figure's eyes are glowing, and there is a faint female form behind him, underneath the erupting volcano. Also worth mentioning are "The Reach," a young female hanging from a heavy chain (grasping the chain, not chained to) and reaching down for something. Behind her seems to be the dilapidated inside of a tower (this was the cover for Zettel's sci-fi book "Kingdom of Cages.") "Arkady" features a young woman standing in the forefront, with a twisting arch far behind her. The blue shades in this picture are amazing. "The End of Nature" is a woman walking along flat treetops, with no ground in sight.

A calendar is something that hangs on your wall for a year, and is something you glance at every day. Why not have something beautiful and distracting?

Highly recommended.

Whelan once again brings us an awe inspiring collection of fantasy illustrations. His work is detailed in beautiful hues. He does justice to the world of fantasy.

The calendar is utilizes fonts large enough to be read from across the room. It uses a Sunday through Saturday format. Last year I had a calendar that went Saturday through Friday. I was forever a day behind.

Whelan has done it again, the artwork shines. I am almost sorry I can view all twelve illustrations all year round.

The calendar itself is well designed, no missing months, that I noticed. :) They used the standard Sunday to Saturday format. The calendar I had last year showed Monday to Sunday. I was forever off a day.