Epic Illustrated #19

Marvel's prestige fantasy-and-science-fiction magazine arrives in fine form with this August 1983 edition, featuring a striking cover by Jim Steranko that places a fur-caped, sword-wielding barbarian warrior and a lithe female companion against a scorched desert landscape strewn with skeletal remains beneath brooding red storm clouds. Inside, Pepe Moreno pulls triple duty as writer, artist, and inker on "Desert Hunt," while the issue also spotlights Vaughn Bodé's "The Yellow Hat" and an enticing portfolio preview featuring work from Robert Gould, Jeffrey Jones, Alan Lee, and Barry Windsor-Smith. Epic Illustrated at its ambitious best — serious fantasy art for readers who want their imaginative fiction with real craft behind it.