In 1996, the greatest set of collectible cards ever made was unleashed upon an unsuspecting world. They were called Femme Fatales and were one of the last sets of cards released by FPG before they folded. This collection put together the finest fantasy artists alive into one bonerrific pack of cards you could hide in your sock drawer.
The cards weren’t themed by genre, just hotness. As a result, within each pack you could find a staggering array of scenes such as babe with sword, babe with dragon, sci-fi babe, evil magician babe, angel babe, monster babe and even one modern guerrilla fighter babe.
Words cannot express how fond I am of these images. If scantily clad women riding dragons was the trick to selling more fantasy novels and Dungeons and Dragons handbooks, it worked –at least on me. I would not be surprised if every book I owned in middle school had cover art by the artists that appear in this series. The one exception would be Lord of the Rings, which I don’t think ever got a hobbit cleavage cover.
Now I want you to sit back, relax and return to a simpler time when women went into battle wearing loincloths and metal pasties. Make sure to read the titles, they are almost as good as the images themselves.
Above: Farsighted by Sanjulian
The Angel of Passion by Chris Achilleos
Early Snow by Larry Elmore
Desert Wings by Keith Parkinson
Black Tears by Chris Achilleos
Thuvia, Maid of Mars by Joe Jusko
Mind of the Magic by Clyde Caldwell
Paws and Claws by Chris Achilleos
The Allure of Damnation by Brom
A Vast Indifference by Jeffrey Jones
The Guardian Serpent by Rowena
Deep in Thought by Sanjulian
Red Hand by Brom
Vantage Point by Joe Jusko
Vexations by Brom
The Blue Ones by Jeffrey Jones
Redhood by Chris Achilleos
The Freedom Gem by Sanjulian
Spellbound by Sanjulian
The Demon’s Death by Sanjulian
The Sorceress by Rowena
Scarlet Enchantress by Rowena
Queen of Hearts by Bernie Wrightson
Wine of Death by Sanjulian
Unwelcome by Mike Ploog
El Beasto by Brom
Centaur 2001 by Larry Elmore
Slither by Clyde Caldwell
To Pick A Rose by Clyde Caldwell
Centura by Bernie Wrightson
Theo and Roger by Bernie Wrightson
Beyond Medusa by Sanjulian
Exterminatrix by Bernie Wrightson
Horde of Chaos by Sanjulian
Newt’s Night Out by Mike Ploog
The Young Dragon Trainer by Chris Achilleos
Dian the Beautiful by Joe Jusko
Walking the Dog by Rowena
Sentry by Mike Ploog
Inamorata by Rowena
The Lioness by Mike Ploog
The Second Season of the Witch by Clyde Caldwell
Indoor Games III by Chris Achilleos
Beauty and the Beast by Chris Achilleos
Standard Bearer by Chris Archilleos
Panthera by Bernie Wrightson
Salamandra by Bernie Wrightson
The Rose Sea by Clyde Caldwell
The Black Guerrilla by Chris Achilleos
Blazon by Brom
Armed and Dangerous by Clyde Caldwell
Red Boots by Larry Elmore
Harem Guard by Chris Achilleos
Chicks in Chain Mail by Larry Elmore