Oct 22
Hawkwind Comments: “We’re out of extra guns. Don’t tell the little alien guy we gave him the salt and pepper grinders.”
Published 2002
Hawkwind Comments: “We’re out of extra guns. Don’t tell the little alien guy we gave him the salt and pepper grinders.”
Published 2002
October 22nd, 2018 at 10:31 am
Looks like they could save on a spacesuit by popping the little guy in with the big guy. Snug.
October 22nd, 2018 at 10:47 am
None of them want to be on this cover. He’s auditioning to be the new Joker, she’s aiming for the cover of Vogue and small furry cat-person just wants to get back to chasing mice.
October 22nd, 2018 at 12:43 pm
I thinks it’s time for the tall one to see an optometrist, unless she just really wants to look like Clint Eastwood in a spaghetti Western.
October 22nd, 2018 at 1:16 pm
There’s no discretion with this excretion of a cover.
October 22nd, 2018 at 1:25 pm
Another blurb that cries out for the Blurb Scrambler®️—
Could Torin Kerr keep a scientific expedition from striking while escorting an enormous spacecraft to a disaster of unknown origin?
October 22nd, 2018 at 1:29 pm
The little alien guy’s wine pouch is straight out of Woodstock. Is this a time travel novel too?
October 22nd, 2018 at 1:35 pm
@BC little alien is the one responsible for the brown acid.
October 22nd, 2018 at 2:11 pm
@JP—that might account for the look on Green Guy’s face—heading into full-on bummer.
October 22nd, 2018 at 2:47 pm
If this was BAEN, a space ‘escort’ would be a lot more ‘escorty’, and valor would be spelled valour.
October 22nd, 2018 at 2:58 pm
Conveniently for Wayne Kerr, an alien ship ‘of unknown origin’ has hazard-tape in the traditional black and yellow diagonal arrangement. Unless they’re so alien it’s their idea of a barber’s pole and the green do is their idea of a decent haircut.
October 22nd, 2018 at 3:30 pm
They have a short straw all ready for the little fella for when they choose who enters the “enormous spacecraft of unknown origin” first.
October 22nd, 2018 at 3:51 pm
@Bibliomancer—And that might account for the insufferable smug/smirk they are wearing (Tag?). The game’s rigged against the little guy and his pathetic salt-n-pepper grinders.
PS Eagles suck, again.
October 22nd, 2018 at 4:22 pm
She’s wearing Tena Discret? A little known aspect of space flight.
October 22nd, 2018 at 6:27 pm
The better part of valor, the lesser part of fashion.
October 22nd, 2018 at 8:05 pm
@Ray P—Well, Falstaff says it’s really discretion that is “better part of valor” after all.
Kinda wish Falstaff were on this cover.
October 22nd, 2018 at 9:33 pm
“We have heard the digital chimes at midnight Master Ostrichman.”
October 22nd, 2018 at 11:21 pm
@Tat Wood: they’re still on their own spaceship. They carry much bigger guns when on away missions.
@JuanPaul@5: the green haired person has accidentally wandered into the wrong genre. They were supposed to end up on a Manga cover [1] and are confused by the lack of fanservice.
[1] https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/EyesAlwaysShut
October 23rd, 2018 at 12:14 am
@BAM how did you gain access to my netflix history?! 😉
October 23rd, 2018 at 4:49 am
Sure. Cuz nothing says discretion more than a random assortment of species and sizes, all with bright colored hair coverings. And big-ass guns.
Do we need the “cat people” tag for the little’un? And where’s its helmet?
At least, as @fred pointed out, they’re on a DAW cover. Her boobs are indicated, but not exposed. I don’t know if she’s smirky enough for the tag.
@Bruce: indeed.
October 23rd, 2018 at 5:24 pm
@GSSxn—yes, it’s more smug than smirk here.
July 22nd, 2021 at 9:42 am
“Could an editor totally botch the simple task of writing a legible blurb while also messing up the colors?”