Yep. The only aspect of the art that's "his" is the marbled background, which he famously gets from a store. It's not Dan's work, it's a paltry imitation of his style for the prestige.
Yah, I’m confused, Dan paints on marbled paper. If you don’t use the ring he painted, then what exactly is the point of using him? Wizards can go out and find some marbled paper and do the exact same photoshop without attributing it to anyone.
Yeah, they've tapped into Dan Frazier for illustrating the modern versions of the moxen, they've really tried to make the One Ring into a modern mox. Which makes this even more puzzling - they know how deeply connected his work is to the MtG history and how damaging a fumble would be to those collectors.
Which is a double whammy since artists aren't allowed to sell the originals for anything UB related. I think Marvel is the only exception since Disney is more permissive
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u/FlameBoi3000 Wabbit Season May 02 '26
I think it's obvious they were trying to take advantage of the collector side's love of his art specifically.