SF&F Picture 4 out of 13 by Jari K. Pitkä.

SciFi and Fantasy Art: Better Reign in Hell than Serve In Heaven (revisited)

I have always regarded my 'Rather lord of Hell than slave to heaven' as my best inking. I decided to do a sequel to it. Didn't capture the original line, though. Mediocre, I would say. Too similar. Ink.


	Categories: [Demons, Imps, Devils, Beholders...] [Man, Men] Techniques: [Black Ink] Inspirations: [Other Author]

Date	Name	Comment
28 Dec 2001	HeadBanger	Loading... Istn it : Better to rule in hell than serve in heaven ?? Nayway cool picture !! Jari K. Pitkä replies: "As this has been much under discussion, I picked the original, english Paradise Lost and it goes:"...Here at leastWe shall be free; th' Almighty hath not builtHere for his envy, will not drive us hence:Here we may reign secure, and in my choyceTo reign is worth ambition though in Helletter to reign in Hell, then serve in Heav'n."-John Milton, Paradise Lost (1667)"
6 Jul 2007	Invicta	Loading... AMAZING! 9to quote that Eurovsion presenter in Athens 2006)

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'Better Reign in Hell than Serve In Heaven (revisited)'

SciFi and Fantasy Art: Better Reign in Hell than Serve In Heaven (revisited)