Clark Ashton Smith (fictional)

Clark Ashton Smith has appeared as a fictional character in a number of works over the years, including those of H. P. Lovecraft himself. This page aims to offer a guide to some of his most notable in-universe appearances.
==Lovecraft's Works==
*In "Pickman's Model", Clark Ashton Smith is an artist known for his illustrations based on the Necronomicon.
*Lovecraft wrote in the "Family Tree of Azathoth" that Smith is a descendant of Azathoth through Tsathoggua and thus his distant cousin.
*In "The Whisperer in Darkness", Klarkash-Ton was a priest from Atlantis. This was later expanded upon by Robert M. Price in his short story "The Incubus of Atlantis".
*In "The Call of Cthulhu", Francis Wayland Thurston admires the clay sculptures of Henry Anthony Wilcox and compares the "nightmares and phantasies" that he depicts to the prose of Arthur Machen and the poetry and paintings of Clark Ashton Smith.
*In "The Horror in the Museum", which Lovecraft wrote with Hazel Heald, the original wax sculptures of George Rogers depict life forms unlike anything on Earth, evoking images of other planets and galaxies, which are compared to "the wilder paintings of Clark Ashton Smith".
*In the novella At the Mountains of Madness, Clark Ashton Smith is once again mentioned as an artist whose paintings are based on the Necronomicon.
*In the non-Mythos comedy "The Battle that Ended the Century", written by Lovecraft and R. H. Barlow, Klarkash-Ton is mentioned again, this time as a "well-known artist" in the year 2000. In Mr. W. Lablache Talcum's report of the epic boxing match between Two-Gun Bob and Knockout Bernie, Klarkash-Ton provided an illustration that artistically depicted the two opponents as boneless fungi.
==Derleth's Works==
*In August Derleth's short story "Something in Wood", Jason Wecter's collection of art includes "the outré sculptures of Clark Ashton Smith". Wecter is fascinated by the resemblance between some of Smith's pieces and a wooden sculpture of Cthulhu carved in ancient Ponape.
==Expanded Mythos==
*Haiyore! Nyaruko-san: The TV series features a member of Kuuko's species, who is named after Clark Ashton Smith. He appears as a one-shot antagonist in the second season, where he hypnotizes the entire school and challenges the protagonists to several analogue games. After his defeat, it's revealed that Agent Smith was sent to Earth by the biggest card game company in the universe, so he can research their tabletop games.
*Providence: In Alan Moore's comic book, Clark Ashton Smith is involved in spreading the creations of H. P. Lovecraft.
*The Real Ghostbusters: In the episode "The Collect Call of Cathulhu", a character named Clark Ashton turns out to be a member of the Cthulhu Cult. Conversely, the episode "Russian About" mentions Clark Ashton Smith as one of the authors who wrote stories about the Old Ones.
*Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: In the comic "Men of Shadow", a character named Clark Ashton Allard fights against Dagon and his vampire cult.
==Gallery==
Clark Ashton Smith (Haiyore! Nyaruko-san).png|Clark Ashton Smith (Haiyore! Nyaruko-san)
==See also==
*Howard Phillips Lovecraft (fictional)
*Klarkash-Ton
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