Jul 14
Click for full imageTom Noir’s Art Direction: Okay, this book is heroic Celtic fantasy, but the question is how do we sell it to the ladies? I’ll tell you how: full frontal nudity. What do you mean we can’t – okay, fine. Throw some strategically placed splashes over it to please the censors. But just so people get the picture, fill the remaining cover space with pictures of swords.
Published 1993
Seriously, why do all these guys shave their body hair?
Amazing! Many thanks to Tom!
(Rating: 8.60 out of 10)
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July 14th, 2010 at 9:21 am
Isn’t that every man’s pose after a really long and victorious wank?
July 14th, 2010 at 9:33 am
cutmanmike>>> I thought that the outcome of what you suggest was either hairy palms or going blind…who would have thought it gave you a silver hand?
July 14th, 2010 at 10:02 am
@SophaLoaf: Depends how much man milk projectiles over your hand!
July 14th, 2010 at 10:14 am
Cut Soph> Just because we are all thinking about it doesn’t mean we have to say it out loud! lol
BTW pretty small splashes covering his ‘Justice Truncheon’ in my opinion.
July 14th, 2010 at 10:18 am
Thought I should say. While preparing this post my sweet dear mother brought me a cup of tea. Glancing quickly at the cover she commented:
“What type of site do you run again? Is this why you aren’t married yet?”
Touche mother, touche.
July 14th, 2010 at 11:04 am
I feel oddly inadequate now for having a male lead character with actual chest hair.
Good job his bodyguard waxes his, or we’d be left with nothing for the ladies to look at.
July 14th, 2010 at 11:46 am
being a straight lady, i am not impressed…he looks like he plays for the other team.
@SI Yes, the small splashes may have something to do with it.
July 14th, 2010 at 12:09 pm
Red Hankie, left pocket.
July 14th, 2010 at 12:16 pm
Surprisingly, this DOES depict an actual scene from the book although in my mind’s eye it didn’t seem quite so… erotic.
Anyway, I was fortunate to read it originally with a much less, um, vivid cover.
July 14th, 2010 at 12:43 pm
When I was young I took this book to church and read it between services. It got some weird looks, but I told them Lawhead was a Christian (he is), so it was ok.
July 14th, 2010 at 7:52 pm
now that I know about this cover, I will accept no substitutes.
July 15th, 2010 at 4:14 am
Maybe it’s just me, but trying to punch out crossed swords on a shield doesn’t seem wise even IF your hand is made out of silver.
July 15th, 2010 at 8:52 am
Of course the title is wrong. It should be “The Silver Forearm”.
July 15th, 2010 at 2:27 pm
DSDan> Christian!?! Well that explains the well toned body.. trade mark of the Christian. I’m kidding of course.
July 15th, 2010 at 3:52 pm
Does this mean if I put 40,000 volts through his “silver hand” he turns invisible…?
(I could’nt resist making The Steel Claw reference, as it looks far too similar to Mr Cranston’s prosethic for words…)
July 15th, 2010 at 7:06 pm
@ SI
I don’t know; Jesus always seems pretty ripped, right?
July 15th, 2010 at 10:03 pm
DoDoGuru> Fair point. And Samson was certainly the Conan of biblical times.
January 3rd, 2011 at 1:33 pm
I remember reading somewhere that it is increasingly common for straight male porn stars to shave their entire bodies.
The artist here was obviously ahead of the curve.
January 3rd, 2011 at 3:47 pm
I wonder what the cover depicting Dagda will look like…
October 12th, 2011 at 3:42 pm
I finally found the third book in this illustrious series, featuring yet another shirtless model with shaven body hair. Hopefully the admin will post it soon!