@JuanPaul – agreed. The iguactopus (that’s what I call squizzards; it’s a regional dialect) at scene front does have the look of something that’s been completely immobile for the past three or four hours, and just had its tail or tentacles or some such stepped on.
Also, my utter lack of surprise that this is the sixth recipient of the ‘squids and nudes’ tag.
Not only does he seem to have an impressive runestaff, but he’s got a whale of a boil in the middle of his forehead. Thing looks like it’s about to pop, too. Yuck!
Space Sheep isn’t needed here, but probably needs the work. Hello, ovine pal.
Can we get a BEHIND YOU! for the approaching second squizzard on our right? It might sneak up and grab our hero while he’s slashing away at the first one.
If the saga is about a runestaff, why’s this one got a sword mentioned so prominently? Is the runestaff what we’re all trying not to think of, and if so, how did it get runes on it? Yikes.
This looks like Rowena Morrel’s work but I can’t see her sig.
I just noticed the squizzard has its tail emerged in a pool of blood… yuck! Plus, what is that wierd pickle-like tentacled thing at the far left? It looks like it’s part of the creature, but doesn’t match the size or shape of the other tentacles. I think pickle tentacle is a creature in its own right, nudeguy’s faithful sidekick.
There’s a thing coming out of the bottom lake o’blood that doesn’t match any of the squizzard’s tentacles. @Tracy says it’s squizzard’s tail, which it could be — but could it also be some other kind of tentacly beast?
May 29th, 2018 at 9:15 am
You don’t want to prance around with your jewels dangling freely around those creatures. Just sayin’.
(But who am I kidding? Fantasy covers routinely show characters on a Quest For Common Sense…)
May 29th, 2018 at 9:28 am
Action restaurants! The wave of the future!
May 29th, 2018 at 9:50 am
Own this. Elric gets dragons and a big black sword while Dorian Hawkmoon gets to look silly. Such is the fate of a B-list Champion Eternal.
May 29th, 2018 at 1:31 pm
I feel like most of the monsters on these covers are perfectly docile, minding thier own business until a naked idiot with a sword wanders by.
May 29th, 2018 at 2:01 pm
@JuanPaul – agreed. The iguactopus (that’s what I call squizzards; it’s a regional dialect) at scene front does have the look of something that’s been completely immobile for the past three or four hours, and just had its tail or tentacles or some such stepped on.
Also, my utter lack of surprise that this is the sixth recipient of the ‘squids and nudes’ tag.
May 29th, 2018 at 2:46 pm
Just noticed there’s another squizzard in the background going, “Dave – nooooo!!!”
May 29th, 2018 at 5:27 pm
Is Tag Wizard punking us with the Space Sheep?
Dude looks like a lady, but not from the neck down.
May 29th, 2018 at 6:40 pm
Not only does he seem to have an impressive runestaff, but he’s got a whale of a boil in the middle of his forehead. Thing looks like it’s about to pop, too. Yuck!
May 29th, 2018 at 7:02 pm
I would have preferred Sean Connery.
May 29th, 2018 at 7:47 pm
I take it wearing scabbards is forbidden by the local naturist association. Because if I were him I’d definitely want a scabbard.
May 29th, 2018 at 8:00 pm
Octolizard: You ****, that wasn’t in my contract!
May 29th, 2018 at 8:26 pm
How appropriate for a Moorcock pulp-romance to feature a man with tits on the cover. Fortunately we don’t see his Runestaff.
May 29th, 2018 at 8:46 pm
I can imagine Bob Calvert of Hawkwind droning: “In the event of squizzard attack.”
May 29th, 2018 at 8:49 pm
Real men go naked to a mollusc fight.
May 29th, 2018 at 11:37 pm
Space Sheep isn’t needed here, but probably needs the work. Hello, ovine pal.
Can we get a BEHIND YOU! for the approaching second squizzard on our right? It might sneak up and grab our hero while he’s slashing away at the first one.
If the saga is about a runestaff, why’s this one got a sword mentioned so prominently? Is the runestaff what we’re all trying not to think of, and if so, how did it get runes on it? Yikes.
May 30th, 2018 at 1:28 am
This looks like Rowena Morrel’s work but I can’t see her sig.
I just noticed the squizzard has its tail emerged in a pool of blood… yuck! Plus, what is that wierd pickle-like tentacled thing at the far left? It looks like it’s part of the creature, but doesn’t match the size or shape of the other tentacles. I think pickle tentacle is a creature in its own right, nudeguy’s faithful sidekick.
May 30th, 2018 at 6:30 am
♫ Octo, octo, octo, octo, octo chameleon
You come and die, you come and die-ie-ie-ie. ♫
May 30th, 2018 at 7:16 pm
It may seem cruel, but squizzards are actually happier, more docile pets after having their tentacles removed.
May 31st, 2018 at 1:03 am
There’s a thing coming out of the bottom lake o’blood that doesn’t match any of the squizzard’s tentacles. @Tracy says it’s squizzard’s tail, which it could be — but could it also be some other kind of tentacly beast?
@Tor: GSS.
May 31st, 2018 at 11:30 am
The squizzard’s tale. Or, or assuming this is a world were body parts are unnaturally long, maybe our hero’s. . .
July 13th, 2018 at 11:14 pm
Interestingly, this picture isn’t wholly gratuitous – in the scene depicted, Hawkmoon actually is naked.