Expert Birdwatcher

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Expert Birdwatcher

1EndofDiskOne
Jun 11, 3:04 pm

Don't you hate it when the serious birdwatchers gatekeep you over your outfit? Hey, Jack, I can look directly at your hawk even if I didn't buy this outfit at Lyfer! Aukcliff is an equally legitimate brand!

2patch5
Edited: Jun 17, 10:08 am

Skeletor dreamt much smaller before transitioning to his role as Eternia's premiere revenant.

3TorMented
Jun 11, 3:30 pm

Simon Cowell presents "Empire's Got Talons."

4daard23
Edited: Jun 11, 4:20 pm

Proof of the old saying "never bring a sword to a hawk fight".

5bam2001
Jun 11, 8:17 pm

>2 patch5: Back when he was just doing KISS type face paint and hadn't gotten into the steroids yet?

Presumably the woman's clothing has been torn up by one of those vegetarian hawks

6TorMented
Edited: Jun 12, 8:03 am

I know what a teenager is. What is a Bushyager?

7GSSex-noob
Jun 13, 2:56 am

>5 bam2001: One wonders why she didn't just take off the remains of her sleeves with the pointy thing she's got.

The hawk farthest to the right hasn't finished rendering yet.

8NomadUK
Jun 13, 8:59 am

Companion woman mutters, ‘That’s the last time I’m wearing one of Jim Kirk’s uniform shirts.’

9bam2001
Jun 13, 1:03 pm

>7 GSSex-noob: You'd think so, but cloth-cutting is more of a big scissors thing. :)
Also, siccing minor raptors on people really doesn't scream "mighty sorcerer" as much as "falconer off his rocker". The cover gives a bit of an impression of low stakes.

10Hammy_JLK
Jun 13, 10:07 pm

I'd say Angry McFalconer is just upset because his overshirt has sleeves.

11GSSex-noob
Jun 14, 6:41 pm

Is it possible that we're seeing a hawk fight? The one in the foreground might belong to the dude, who's launching it off his wristband to duel with Young Skeletor's.

Although what's with its head?

12Hammy_JLK
Jun 14, 9:36 pm

>11 GSSex-noob: It looks to me like the legendary squirrel-hawk, which goes nuts when sent into battle....

13GSSex-noob
Jun 15, 12:05 am

>12 Hammy_JLK: The chap and babe can only hope that the craziness can offset the fact that the regular hawk is an expert at biting off squirrel heads.

Why does the sorcerer need a frickin' enormous sword jabbing into his sternum when he's got 1.5 to 3 attack hawks AND magic?

14bam2001
Jun 15, 4:29 pm

>13 GSSex-noob: Trying very hard to be cool?

15GSSex-noob
Edited: Jun 16, 10:42 pm

>14 bam2001: Way too hard.

Presumably he's just popped into view since the billowing clouds and his outfit are the same colors.

All my sympathies are with the swordswoman. She seems to know what she's doing with the sword, and she had enough flair to wear colorful pants and boots.

ETA: dude's name is also Hawk. (rolls eyes)

ETAA: egads, I met her at a Worldcon in the 80s! She had the best sources for bootleg VHS tapes of SFF movies/shows that weren't going to appear to buy soon, if ever.