This is Dragon Magazine 162, from October of 1990. The cover painting, by Michael Weaver, is called “Lost Soul,” which takes on a dual meaning since I am otherwise unfamiliar with Weaver’s work. I like the idea of this knight just staying in that one place, unmoving, night after night.

It being the October issue means, naturally, that it is Halloween themed, with a number of articles on the undead and Ravenloft (will always take a little more Stephen Fabian). It’s a perfectly OK issue, content-wise; nothing really screams for my attention. Art wise, though, holy crap, look at that Baxa painting. I think that is my new all time favorite Baxa. So lurid! And that control over light!