Billy Connolly: “So I was on this comedy gig in the Seven Realms, and I went looking for the local pub, when a bunch o’ crazy demons show up. ‘Give us yer soul!’ they say. And I look at them and say ‘F*** this!’…”
Oh my. Somehow I missed this one in my trawl through the archives.
That’s definitely Billy Connolly in a Deluxe Snuggie, standing on a giant Easter egg.
I think the demons are recoiling in horror about being on this cover. Nowt to do with the Big Yin’s walking stick.
The link, sadly like so many older ones, is broken, but I looked at all the covers on Goodreads and they’re all horrible. The reviewers, by the way, said this was the worst of the series, the female characters are cardboard, and simply “Meh.”
A demon, a wizard and a conman walk into a bar.
The wizard says, “It’s sexist to have to specify ‘lady’ wizard, like there aren’t any female wizards.”
“You want sexist, try the word ‘conman,’ says the conman.
“I thought a lady wizard was a witch,” says the demon, and Billy Connolly orders a Drunk Witch.
“Didn’t Lovecraft write the Drunk Witch Order?” asks the conman, and the joke has officially gone on too long.
In the scene illustrated, the conman is forced to pass himself off as the female wizard after raiding his mom’s wardrobe.
@Tor: I think female wizards = witches is a Harry Potter thing? Traditionally (in European Christian thinking at least) witches are magicians whose powers come from working with Satan, and a male witch is a warlock. [1] Sorceress perhaps?
The blurb says “lady wizard”, but we all seem to agree the face looks very male, and there’s no sign of devil’s dumplings.
I don’t think there were a lot of trans or intersex characters in MMPB back then, and Rowena certainly could draw unambiguous male and female characters.
So perhaps it’s magick?
Or perhaps they simply didn’t tell Rowena it was supposed to be a lady wizard, and she opted for androgynous.
March 3rd, 2011 at 9:16 am
It’s behind you! Oh no it… sorry…
March 3rd, 2011 at 10:57 am
Billy Connolly’s World Tour of The Netherworld?
March 3rd, 2011 at 12:38 pm
So… is that the ‘lady wizard’?
March 3rd, 2011 at 2:54 pm
Maybe it’s the ‘con man’… or the demon. Really, it could be all three. Maybe that’s what they meant by “join forces”?
March 3rd, 2011 at 5:34 pm
What the fuck is Billy Connolly going in his Deluxe Snuggie? Watch out, Billy, there are three Republicans behind you!
March 3rd, 2011 at 5:35 pm
That was nonsensical. I meant “Where”! Tumbeasts in me keyboard…
March 3rd, 2011 at 8:20 pm
Billy Connolly: “So I was on this comedy gig in the Seven Realms, and I went looking for the local pub, when a bunch o’ crazy demons show up. ‘Give us yer soul!’ they say. And I look at them and say ‘F*** this!’…”
March 3rd, 2011 at 8:58 pm
“Which backdrop are you using? It’s the one with the lasers, isn’t it?”
“Um, yeah…just…say cheese.”
March 3rd, 2011 at 11:34 pm
Is he standing on top of a gigantic Easter egg? That really is the piece de resistance.
March 3rd, 2011 at 11:45 pm
Welcome to Reading Rainbow! Today in our ongoing bad fantasy series…
March 15th, 2011 at 1:50 am
Ronnie James Dio returns from the dead! Minus his Just For Men.
February 21st, 2013 at 8:56 pm
Riddle of the Seven Realms: ‘Why did the conjuror put on an ear of maize for his summoning ritual?’
October 16th, 2018 at 3:27 am
Oh my. Somehow I missed this one in my trawl through the archives.
That’s definitely Billy Connolly in a Deluxe Snuggie, standing on a giant Easter egg.
I think the demons are recoiling in horror about being on this cover. Nowt to do with the Big Yin’s walking stick.
The link, sadly like so many older ones, is broken, but I looked at all the covers on Goodreads and they’re all horrible. The reviewers, by the way, said this was the worst of the series, the female characters are cardboard, and simply “Meh.”
August 11th, 2023 at 4:28 pm
A demon, a wizard and a conman walk into a bar.
The wizard says, “It’s sexist to have to specify ‘lady’ wizard, like there aren’t any female wizards.”
“You want sexist, try the word ‘conman,’ says the conman.
“I thought a lady wizard was a witch,” says the demon, and Billy Connolly orders a Drunk Witch.
“Didn’t Lovecraft write the Drunk Witch Order?” asks the conman, and the joke has officially gone on too long.
August 11th, 2023 at 6:05 pm
I guess calling her a ‘wizardess’ would heve thrown the carefully constructed symmetry of the blurb into chaos.
August 11th, 2023 at 8:19 pm
@Tor: Connelly drinking intensifies
August 11th, 2023 at 9:53 pm
In the scene illustrated, the conman is forced to pass himself off as the female wizard after raiding his mom’s wardrobe.
@Tor: I think female wizards = witches is a Harry Potter thing? Traditionally (in European Christian thinking at least) witches are magicians whose powers come from working with Satan, and a male witch is a warlock. [1] Sorceress perhaps?
Ten points to Gryffindor, in any case.
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Warlock_(1989_film)
August 11th, 2023 at 11:38 pm
Anyone else getting an early Star Trek TNG Ferengi vibe from the guys in the back? Seems to be an awful lot of needless posing.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AmvcvmwTjck
August 12th, 2023 at 2:28 am
@Emster: my first thought was “Demonic Cirque du Soleil”
August 12th, 2023 at 4:27 am
@Bruce: My first thought was “Interpretive Dance!” But yours is better.
Pretty sure I saw those guys in Vegas once.
August 12th, 2023 at 5:04 am
My first thought was “Who stole the wizard’s lower legs?”
My second thought was “It’s the Sid Dithers of wizards!”
GSS to this whole historical thread!
August 12th, 2023 at 4:49 pm
I’m Benjamin Franklin, and I’m here to sign the Declaration of Independence and worship Satan! Who wants to go for a ride on my egg?
August 12th, 2023 at 10:38 pm
The blurb says “lady wizard”, but we all seem to agree the face looks very male, and there’s no sign of devil’s dumplings.
I don’t think there were a lot of trans or intersex characters in MMPB back then, and Rowena certainly could draw unambiguous male and female characters.
So perhaps it’s magick?
Or perhaps they simply didn’t tell Rowena it was supposed to be a lady wizard, and she opted for androgynous.
August 13th, 2023 at 5:18 am
@Tag Wizard – may I request an “interpretive dance” tag for the demonic beings in the background?
August 13th, 2023 at 9:47 pm
@TW: As I already mentioned, and as Bruce alluded to, I heartily second @JJYoyo’s suggestion.
August 14th, 2023 at 3:11 am
@GSSxN: Sorry, I didn’t read the thread carefully. Indeed you called for Interpretive Dance before me. So I second your motion!