Sep 05
Click for full imageRaoul Comments: I think it must be some kind of rebus.
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Published 1973
(Average: 7.88 out of 10)
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Raoul Comments: I think it must be some kind of rebus.
You might remember this from here.
Published 1973
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September 5th, 2016 at 1:58 pm
You could probably run this site out to the end of the year with just bad
David Pelham Penguin Science Fiction covers.
September 5th, 2016 at 2:19 pm
He may be bleeding out from parts of his anatomy, but he seems rather jolly about it.
September 5th, 2016 at 2:20 pm
My eye is drawn to the purple surrounding the penguin ruining a long contemplation of the deeper philosophical meanings hidden in this cover.
September 5th, 2016 at 3:29 pm
I only see two stigmata here, max.
September 5th, 2016 at 5:17 pm
The thing is, those really are the three stigmata in the book. Although here it looks like leftover parts of a Wilf Lunn contraption.
September 5th, 2016 at 5:51 pm
@THX 1138: If that’s the case, then . . . wow. I always thought stigmata were a particular kind of scarring.
Also, to the Tag Wizard: where’s the “WTF” tag? Because, really, if this book cover doesn’t deserve it I will eat my nonexistent hat.
September 5th, 2016 at 7:43 pm
@ Anna T. – Having seen more than a few of these David Pelham Penguin SF covers I guess I am WTF’ed out. But I will tag.
September 6th, 2016 at 4:19 am
when you look at this cover you have to ask yourself, how much more CMYK could this cover be?. And the answer is, none. None more CMYK.
September 6th, 2016 at 3:04 pm
@Anna T. – I think the stigmata are figurative rather than literal Christlike wounds. As far as I can remember everyone in the known universe takes this great new recreational drug, which has the unfortunate side effect of allowing Palmer Eldritch to take over and manifest himself in everyone you see, so they all have the robot eyes, teeth and hand. He becomes a godlike being, and everyone displays his “stigmata” as a result.
I know, who’d have thought a PKD book would get so mindbendingly weird?
September 7th, 2016 at 5:15 pm
The shroud bears the distinct impression of his teeth and eyeballs.
September 20th, 2016 at 1:51 am
Mm, I prefer Conrad Poohs und seine Tansende Zähne.