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Talk Good Show Sir! — bad science fiction and fantasy covers
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2GSSex-noob
It looks like a peaceful meeting, and there's certainly more diversity than we have, as said.
The protest signs are nicely done, although the women of the kingdom are going to want some specifics on that "maiden for monster" slogan. If it doesn't involve being eaten, I think your average poor young woman might be interested the big bald eagle as opposed to being a peasant wife doing farm work and popping out kids from some dull farm boy.
If you weave an ugly unicorn, it's bad. But reptilian cyclops blob monsters are more forgiving to weave, I'd guess.
This is actually well done. Everything looks like the animal it's based on, the humanoid looks like a guy you'd see in fantasy, and the unicorn has real horse musculature.
I pronounce this to be probably a very good representation of the content.
The SFBC omnibus cover was predictably terrible, even though painted by the same artist -- Walter Velez. It was a curse.
#Unicorns!
The protest signs are nicely done, although the women of the kingdom are going to want some specifics on that "maiden for monster" slogan. If it doesn't involve being eaten, I think your average poor young woman might be interested the big bald eagle as opposed to being a peasant wife doing farm work and popping out kids from some dull farm boy.
If you weave an ugly unicorn, it's bad. But reptilian cyclops blob monsters are more forgiving to weave, I'd guess.
This is actually well done. Everything looks like the animal it's based on, the humanoid looks like a guy you'd see in fantasy, and the unicorn has real horse musculature.
I pronounce this to be probably a very good representation of the content.
The SFBC omnibus cover was predictably terrible, even though painted by the same artist -- Walter Velez. It was a curse.
#Unicorns!
3bam2001
Aside from a minor quibble about the guy's staff (one could easily get confused as to whether the sign is being held up by him or by the monster) I'd have to agree that it's a fairly good cover illustration even if the sphinx looks rather dwarfish (played by Peter Sphinxlage?).
4GSSex-noob
>3 bam2001: Boooo at the pun, which is of course the highest honor.
I don't see why creatures based on people and other animals couldn't have all the genetic conditions possible.
Depending on the height of staff and cloak guy, the unicorn could also be small. Not many people can look a horse in the eye, after all. Perhaps it's a pony unicorn. Does that make dude a Brony?
Could simply be The Land of Very Small Mammals.
I don't see why creatures based on people and other animals couldn't have all the genetic conditions possible.
Depending on the height of staff and cloak guy, the unicorn could also be small. Not many people can look a horse in the eye, after all. Perhaps it's a pony unicorn. Does that make dude a Brony?
Could simply be The Land of Very Small Mammals.
5bam2001
>4 GSSex-noob: He'd have to _like_ the unicorn to be a Brony, and given the conventions of comic fantasy the unicorn is more likely to be an ass than a pony.
6Hammy_JLK
>5 bam2001: Unicorn(s!) looks like it's thinking "I should just smack this shrimp in the head with my horn, that's what I should do."
The nerve! Expecting equal tapestry time with unicorns!
The nerve! Expecting equal tapestry time with unicorns!
7GSSex-noob
>6 Hammy_JLK: This could be the split-second before horn smack.
Else unicorn! might just be determining if the shrimp is a virgin or not. I'm guessing yes, and unicorn! is deciding that only applies to better-dressed folk. Particularly not one who's probably mansplaining.
I vote for smacking in any case.
Else unicorn! might just be determining if the shrimp is a virgin or not. I'm guessing yes, and unicorn! is deciding that only applies to better-dressed folk. Particularly not one who's probably mansplaining.
I vote for smacking in any case.
