If you’re reading this site you were probably reading Condor’s NINJA Magazine in the 80s, and on a then crowded newsstand the beacons, the avatars, of all that ninja content were the garish and lurid painted covers. For much of … Continued
Something that came out the 80s and lived on into the 90’s was the bare-armed body-building look for ninja, a mutation driven by the painted covers of Ninja Magazine and video game package art. These roided-up shinobi sacrificed protection for … Continued
Nifty post by Andrew Case over at Dreams of the Red King. A 1989 issue of Nintendo Power magazine — LAME ninja on cover, nice art for interior spreads. OK people, answer me this: why are so many painted and … Continued