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Russ Nicholson
Russ Nicholson (c. late 1953 - May 10, 2023) was a Glasgow-born Scottish illustrator, best known for his work on the Fighting Fantasy Gamebooks gamebook series, in particular, The Warlock of Firetop Mountain, and numerous Games Workshop products, including Warhammer Fantasy Battle, Warhammer Fantasy Roleplay, Warhammer 40,000 and to their magazine White Dwarf. He imaginatively illustrated the published episodes of…
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the Fabled Lands Gamebooks series, which was originally planned as an interactive gamebook to be published in 12 parts, created by Dave Morris and Jamie Thomson. He also illustrated many creatures in the original Fiend Folio, a UK contribution to the Advanced Dungeons & Dragons (1st Edition) game. He was best known for his black-and-white fantasy art. He has done several color pieces as well. He died on May 10, 2023, at the age of 69. Partial source: Wikipedia, "Russ Nicholson", available under the CC-BY-SA License. Related Microbadges: Russ Nicholson fan
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Art for 13 games
| Warhammer Fantasy Battle (Third Edition) | 1987 | 0 | |
| Fighting Fantasy Quest: The Warlock of Firetop Mountain | 2027 | 0 | |
| Warhammer 40,000 Compendium | 1989 | 0 | |
| Realm of Chaos: Slaves to Darkness | 1988 | 0 | |
| Warhammer Armies | 1988 | 0 | |
| Book of the Astronomican | 1988 | 0 | |
| Warhammer Siege | 1988 | 0 | |
| Blood Sword | 1987 | 0 |