Oct 12
Alessandra Comments: I think they were going for a cutting-edge symbolic look, some sort of classical reference to alchemical historical scholarship. But they just look goofy. Oh god, that eye.
Published 1976
Alessandra Comments: I think they were going for a cutting-edge symbolic look, some sort of classical reference to alchemical historical scholarship. But they just look goofy. Oh god, that eye.
Published 1976
October 12th, 2011 at 9:46 am
I’ve heard of the Golem, but I didn’t think the Gonk had Jewish roots.
October 12th, 2011 at 10:55 am
This makes me think of that obscure rock band that always wore giant eyeballs and top hats over their heads… what was their name again?
October 12th, 2011 at 10:56 am
“Scientists are not sure what this is supposed to represent.”
October 12th, 2011 at 11:08 am
The Residents?
October 12th, 2011 at 6:04 pm
Yes, The Residents.
October 12th, 2011 at 6:05 pm
Looks like something Madonna would have tattooed on her ass.
October 12th, 2011 at 6:43 pm
Eyeball, schmeyeball, as my Jewish great grandmother used to say*!
* Okay, so she died before I was born. But I would like to think that she used to say things like this.
October 12th, 2011 at 6:57 pm
The first one especially looks like R. Crumb drew it
October 12th, 2011 at 8:10 pm
I was hoping someone else would say this, so I wouldn’t have to:
Oy Vey, Sir!
October 12th, 2011 at 9:30 pm
These covers would have made a pretty amusing Bill Plympton animated short.
October 13th, 2011 at 10:43 am
Trying a new hairdressers can sometimes end up badly!
October 13th, 2011 at 2:16 pm
I don’t fancy yours much.
October 14th, 2011 at 4:06 am
As a toddler (and then preschooler), I was obsessed with writing. I didn’t know how it worked, just that the grown-ups could look at the mysterious markings on something and KNOW STUFF FROM NOWHERE. Like magic.
My mom’s collection of paperbacks fascinated me like nothing else. They had writing, but also pictures on the front! I would spend hours staring at them, trying to figure out what amazing secrets they held. As my mom had a sweet tooth for sci-fi and horror (many examples of which could easily end up here, and probably have/will eventually)), this resulted in tons of nightmares.
So I’m looking at the book-covers in this entry, and all I can think is, “Thank GOD Mom never had these on her shelves. I probably would have lost my damn mind.”
November 17th, 2011 at 6:34 pm
I own a copy of this book with the ‘artwork’ on the right. I bought it in spite of the cover, though I can’t wait to read it out in public. 😀
September 7th, 2023 at 11:17 pm
Is the left hand cover what the people in the Alpha Centauri costume looked like under the green paint and dodgy legs?
(all hail the Random Terrible Cover widget)
September 8th, 2023 at 12:02 am
All hail the Random Terrible Cover widget…
…and the genius who gathered the nerd faithful with a website that is frickin’ awesome. Amen.
Anthologies…. the worse the cover, the better. The colours and attenion to detail are sharp, but, yeah, kinda goofy looking.
September 8th, 2023 at 3:21 am
@GSSxN: I think the left had cover is from the long lost Alpha Centauri tour by The Residents.
September 9th, 2023 at 5:51 am
@JJYoyo: Must have been a big smash on the planets thereof.
I’m no expert on Jewish folklore, but I’ve never heard of monsters with either giant eyeballs or vampire teeth for heads.
I say the whole thing is meshuggah.
September 11th, 2023 at 12:39 pm
@GSS
Perhaps the monster in question is from Spartan rather than Jewish folklore?
https://media.oglaf.com/comic/nidas.jpg