#Gary Ruddell

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From what I can tell, the "Space Crowd" trope really thrived in the 80s and 90s. Here's a great example: Gary Ruddell's cover art for "Shufflepuck Cafe," a 1988 Broderbund Software computer game about playing air hockey against aliens in a space cafe.

#art #Space crowd saturday #Gary Ruddell #Shufflepuck Cafe

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Art by Gary Ruddell for ‘Campbell Wood’ by Al Sarrantonio (1987)

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GARY RUDDELL

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[sandmandaddy69]

Gary Ruddell

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Vampiric Dragon

Artist: Gary Ruddell TCG Player Link Scryfall Link EDHREC Link

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[gameraboy2]

Shufflepuck Cafe by Gary Ruddell, 1988

#shufflepuck cafe #gary ruddell #1988 #1980s #vintage #fantasy #fantasy art #art #illustration #painting

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Hyperion Cover Art by Gary Ruddell

#Sci-Fi #Fantasy #Art #Hyperion #Covers #Cover Art #Gary Ruddell

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Gary Ruddell

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Art by Gary Ruddell

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[70sscifiart]

I missed a few Space Crowd Saturdays, so here's a catchup post featuring three sleazy cyberpunk bars: Barclay Shaw's 1990 cover art for Illegal Alien, by James Luceno; James Warhola's 1987 cover art for Tales from the Spaceport Bar, edited by Darrell Schweitzer and George H. Scithers; and an 80s-era Bud Light promo poster by Gary Ruddell.

Two of these three artworks appear to have references to the Alien franchise in them, marking another insight into the Space Crowd trope: Artists occasionally use the format to sneak in references and in-jokes. (Check my alt text for more info on that)

#Barclay Shaw #James Warhola #bud light #Gary Ruddell #Space Crowd Saturday #Space Crowd Saturdays

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Art by Gary Ruddell for Hyperion by Dan Simmons

#dan simmons #hyperion #Gary Ruddell

[sandmandaddy69]

Gary Ruddell

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Sacred Ground

The land will never betray those who gave their lives for it.

Artist: Gary Ruddell TCG Player Link Scryfall Link EDHREC Link

#mtg #magic the gathering #tcg #gary ruddell #sacred ground #eighth edition #enchantment

[gameraboy2]

City at the Edge of Time by Gary Ruddell, 1988

#City at the Edge of Time #gary ruddell #1988 #1980s #vintage #scifi #scifi art #science fiction #science fiction art #art #illustration #painting