Although Maugrim — or Fenris Ulf, depending on your edition — is only a minor character in The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe he takes greater importance in stage adaptations. In the play he serves as the White Witch’s right hand man and is the villain of the first major conflict, when he chases …
Category: Art
Two French Flammarion Editions from the 1980s
Another entry in my series of French editions of the Chronicles. Here are books one and two side-by-side, published in the early 1980s. That is clear because the first is no longer titled Le Lion et la Sorcière Blanche but L’armoire Magique — The Magic Wardrobe. If you do a search on this title and …
Jadis and Her Sleigh, Part 3
The witch, in an unusual nostrils-up pose, pointing at an offscreen Edmund as if to say “And what, pray, are you?” as the dwarf pulls back the reins in surprise. A lot of action and attitude packed into one pic. Note the artist’s good use of black, white and red which differs from the usual …
New Narnia Book Covers by Owen Richardson
Late to the party here, but I thought I’d post these new Harper Collins Narnia book covers by artist Owen Richardson. They came out in April 2025 for the 75th Anniversary of the publication of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, considered the birth of the series. They are for the hardback versions of …
Have you seen this cat?
This pic was from an ad campaign for the North Caroline Zoo. But it could be applied to Aslan as well … and one’s faith if you want to go meta.
Narnia French Editions, 1973
Last year I posted these two interesting French editions of The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe and Prince Caspian from the early 1950s. Back then foreign publishers, once they acquired the rights, usually had their own artists create the covers, likely because it was too much bother to ship over the original artwork and …
Jadis and Her Sleigh, Part 1
Without bells, remember. It’s one of the most iconic images from the first book and also iconic to the Snow Queen story, which inspired Lewis to include it in the first place. Most artists don’t stray too far from the text. There’s a dwarf, at least two reindeer, and a luxurious sleigh which includes furs …
Narnia Church Sculptures at St. Mary’s
This is a bit of old news, but in 2020 fifteen sculptures were created and then consecrated to decorate the interior of St. Mary’s Church in Beverley, Yorkshire in England. Before being hoisted into the clerestory, they were displayed at ground level so churchgoers could see them up close. Visit the church’s site for more …
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