Nov 09
Click for full imageDo dragons wash themselves? I guess they’d have to. Who would want to ride on the back of a big stinking dragon, eh? Ah hahaha – so have one in the sea or something, scrubbing away. And have some damsel stumble across him. And though I kinda want them, best not draw any dragon ‘bits’.
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November 9th, 2009 at 5:45 am
Not really that bad… but every single word on the cover is just amazing.
Storm Constantine, that is one hell of an awesome name!
November 9th, 2009 at 10:04 am
Its quite bad, but theres only one dragon and its not cheesey red colour, and also the chick isn’t wearing leather and shoulderpads etc. All things considered it could be alot worse.
I didnt get a chance to head down to the big 2nd hand bookshop in town to snap some covers for you. There were some great ones when i went down a few months ago but the photos were far too blurry. I shall quest to find some truely epic pieces for the site!
November 9th, 2009 at 11:37 am
By no means the worst cover you’ve posted; though there is of course something daft about, basically, a dragon in a jacuzzi.
Also SeeDragonHear… is an incomplete titl– no, wait, I’ve read that wrong. Is this book for pre-school kids? No?
November 9th, 2009 at 12:59 pm
I think the artist captured the moment, just before she wades in to wash his back…
Adam, I think the primer you’re thinking of is See Dragon Eat Virgins?
And while we’re at it, has anyone ever answered why dragons need to eat virgins? Why does their lunch need to be sexually inexperienced?
November 9th, 2009 at 5:13 pm
Who knows. Magic and Virgins just seem to go hand in hand really.
Maybe virgins simply taste better?
November 10th, 2009 at 4:32 am
Maybe they feel intimidated by an experienced woman who is comfortable with her sexuality. I expect they feel metaphorically castrated (in the Freudian sense) and are as such a symbol of a dying patriarchy who feel the need to consume and infantilise the female form…or something like that anyway…
umm…. sorry, not sure what happened there! Clearly I need another cup of coffee.
…and that really is an annoyingly stupid title. I’m not convinced that dress is sensible beach wear either.
November 10th, 2009 at 5:02 am
Hmmmm, little mi you are jumping to the conclusion that all dragons only wish to ‘chow down’ on some female virgins. I guess females are more idealised as being the innocent ones. So all in all.. good point…
Anyway… more coffee… wooo!
November 10th, 2009 at 11:05 am
Virgins are the idealised females? Really?!
I’m going to ignore the coffee and head straight for the wine. I’m stressed.
November 10th, 2009 at 2:42 pm
Don’t be. Unless, of course, you’re on the lookout for a tall, dragony stranger.
Oh wait, what am I thinking of – who isn’t these days?
November 11th, 2009 at 3:44 am
Oh dear… I’ve just had a very scary idea of a dragon based dating site. Oh dear…
November 11th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
Si ~ I’d sign up! Oh wait…I’m not a virgin. Damn.
November 11th, 2009 at 4:09 pm
I am sure there are plenty of dragons out there looking for an experienced lady!
Just add your details and we’ll match you up with a suitable dragon…. Ok I’m scarying myself… Time to stop hehe
February 24th, 2013 at 1:01 pm
Right; Sea Dragon.
Left: Hair.
Questions abound! Is that supposed to be the sun, or the moon? If the beach slants down at such a steep angle, are the dragon’s legs very very short? Does he/she/it have eight or ten to compensate? If his/her/its wing is perfed, can he/she/it fly at all? Who in their right mind wears an off-the-shoulder frock with puffy skirts down to the beach on such a windy day? Did the author know that ‘Magravandias’ is an anagram of ‘Ana’s Gravid, Ma!’? WHY IS THERE SO MUCH NOTHING IN THE PICTURE?
Gah…
February 24th, 2013 at 11:27 pm
Whose tracksuit is that in the background?
February 25th, 2013 at 2:24 am
I keep reading this as “Sea Dragon HAIR”. You know, could be a weird hairstyle.
February 25th, 2013 at 2:38 am
The artwork’s not actually that bad, really… it’s more of a semantic problem. The title calls for a *sea dragon* and the artist produces a *dragon in the sea*. Are they or are they not the same thing? Discuss.
March 30th, 2015 at 1:35 pm
This cover is weirdly voyeuristic. A young woman… watching a dragon… bathing…
Hmm…
April 1st, 2015 at 1:37 pm
@RachelJ: “Hair” would be okay as long as the beginning isn’t “seed rag on”.
June 18th, 2016 at 10:01 pm
Courtesy of the original tropes page, this cover is much nicer, even if you do need to squint to make out the dragon the first time.