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Mar 17

Valentine… skillz!

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Ha! Try stop my magic juggling powers!

Art direction: Actually, I wasn’t really looking for an actual castle. Instead, could you have a couple of people juggling things with little water tentacle creatures and others watching them? And if we had a close up of one of the guys making you think “is he juggling those balls with magic… or just… well,  juggling?” … anyway, if we had that, that’d be juuuust great.

Thanks to CSA!

Actually, that cover is a visual feast!I would pick that one up.Neeaaa, I've seen worse.Interesting, but I would still take it on a train.It's somewhere between the awful/good scale.Would not like to be seen reading that!Awful... just awful...I swear, thats my flatmates!Gah... my eyes! They are burning!Good Show Sir.... Good Show! (Average: 6.69 out of 10)
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9 Responses to “Valentine… skillz!”

  1. Richard Hickey Says:
    March 23rd, 2009 at 9:54 pm

    Good book. Bad cover!

  2. Michael Says:
    March 26th, 2010 at 12:59 am

    Its not even a Mark Harrison cover you imbecile.Good lord get the artist right first you halfwit.

  3. CSA Says:
    March 26th, 2010 at 11:37 am

    Glad your getting into the spirit of the site! Submit your bad/cheesy covers using the submit page.

  4. Justin Leego Says:
    March 26th, 2010 at 12:22 pm

    Hi Michael,

    Thanks for pointing that out. It’s not always easy to verify who the cover artist is and it’s good to know when a mistake has been made.

    A great many of these covers are utterly amazing and it’s best that credit can be given where its due.

    J

  5. Hitch Says:
    April 30th, 2010 at 1:43 pm

    I just want to point out that he is, indeed, simply juggling. It’s an important plot point in the book. Or at least a lot of pages are devoted to it. I don’t know that this cover actually sells books, but it does provide a valuable consumer notice: “Juggling inside.”

  6. SI Says:
    April 30th, 2010 at 5:22 pm

    Gah, you’ve spoilt if for me now Hitch! I liked to think he was simply using the power of his mind.

    If I’m ever on the look out for a book on the basis of juggling, this will be a sure fire bet!

  7. Peter Says:
    May 15th, 2010 at 5:40 pm

    I own this painting. Another masterpiece by Jim Burns.

  8. His Irateness Says:
    May 28th, 2010 at 5:56 pm

    A cover pulled right out of, I think, the early 90′s

    The book was middling in my opinion (good in bits, though) but the cover is truly terrible. If you’re curious there IS a castle… on the back. And veeery very tiny.

  9. Peter Says:
    May 30th, 2010 at 5:45 am

    1981 actually. You may not have liked the story, but the painting is accurate. And the castle is massive, with thousands of rooms. Try re-reading the book retard.

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