What keeps bugging me is, why does the guy on the right have a piece of black plastic covering his eyes? No wonder his aim is way off mark. He isn’t going to hit any quotas that way.
What is wrong with ShadesHelmet’s foot? What is he standing on? It doesn’t look like the metal box thing extends far enough for his right foot to be on it while he pulls that disco pose.
Ha! Oh Matt, you totally figured out why at least half the books on those shelves in the shot are full to bursting — I am a HUGE fan of bad cover art. I suspect that’s why my scifi/fantasy section (visible behind SpaceCops) at the Green Hand is continually growing with no end in sight. Incidentally, I have another SpaceCops book now: High Moon. I’ll submit the cover to Good Show here… I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.
I’m very disappointed if it isn’t a part of a series:
Space Planners – Zone Station
Space Architects – Design Station
Space Builders – Build Station
Space Cops – Take Over Station
Space Cops – Kill Station
Space Handymen – Fix Station
Space Cops – Occupy Station
Space Managers – Retire Station
Space Accountants – Sell Station
Space Realtors – Refurbish Station
Space Entrepreneurs – Set-up Shop
Something doesn’t add up about the blurb. If it’s a ‘Solar’ patrol, why are they on a galactic frontier? Unless ‘solar’ denotes their power-source rather than the precinct in which they operate. That means they can’t go too far from any star.
If they’re ‘elite champions of justice’ then why is the frontier still ‘lawless’? Or maybe ‘elite’ and ‘champions’ means they’re the best out of a pretty terrible bunch. Or ‘champions’ in the sense of ‘advocates’, they’re big fans of the law, not so keen on the people who break it ((c) Alan Partridge, 1994).
November 24th, 2011 at 8:47 am
Looks so good!
November 24th, 2011 at 9:50 am
Is that green pepper spray?
November 24th, 2011 at 10:24 am
“And to think they laughed at us for taking laser tag so seriously!”
November 24th, 2011 at 10:34 am
What do you mean, “font problems”? I love the SPALE LOPS series.
If there is to be any poison gas, one of these guys is going to die.
Wait a minute. (Zooms in. Zooms in more.) Darth Vader? Is that you?
November 24th, 2011 at 1:07 pm
SPACE LOPS STRANGLE PUBLIC HOUSING
SPACE LOPS GARROTTE RESTAURANT
SPACE LOPS DROWN FLATS which could have an interesting cover, indeed!
November 24th, 2011 at 4:04 pm
Yeah, the Kill Station, where cops come when they need to hit their quotas.
November 24th, 2011 at 4:46 pm
My only question about this cover is WHY AM I NOT READING THIS BOOK RIGHT NOW???
November 24th, 2011 at 4:53 pm
Wait, the Space Cops killed “Station” — the lovable alien from the BILL & TED movies? For shame!
November 24th, 2011 at 4:54 pm
Somehow I don’t feel safer with cops like those on the streets…
November 24th, 2011 at 6:15 pm
Hey, it’s Diane Duane! (But maybe she’d prefer to forget about this one? I can’t recall it popping up on any of her bibliographies.)
November 24th, 2011 at 6:50 pm
What laws need enforcing on the galactic frontier? “Citizen! You are not wearing shiny pants! DIE!”
November 25th, 2011 at 11:32 am
I bet they’re just doing some scam, like pretending they’re Galactic tax collectors…
November 25th, 2011 at 12:16 pm
Man.. bonus points has to be given to this simply for the title!
BEST TITLE EVER! Space Cops – Kill station….. man… I am in agreement with Tom. Why don’t I have this in my life!!!
November 25th, 2011 at 1:02 pm
What keeps bugging me is, why does the guy on the right have a piece of black plastic covering his eyes? No wonder his aim is way off mark. He isn’t going to hit any quotas that way.
November 25th, 2011 at 7:13 pm
Sweet Enola Gay.
What is wrong with ShadesHelmet’s foot? What is he standing on? It doesn’t look like the metal box thing extends far enough for his right foot to be on it while he pulls that disco pose.
The perspective there is just out to lunch.
December 2nd, 2011 at 6:04 pm
Matt, you mean you didn’t buy this? Why?
Very bulging pants on the maybe-cyborg on the left. Oh my.
December 21st, 2011 at 6:38 pm
Ha! Oh Matt, you totally figured out why at least half the books on those shelves in the shot are full to bursting — I am a HUGE fan of bad cover art. I suspect that’s why my scifi/fantasy section (visible behind SpaceCops) at the Green Hand is continually growing with no end in sight. Incidentally, I have another SpaceCops book now: High Moon. I’ll submit the cover to Good Show here… I don’t think you’ll be disappointed.
December 21st, 2011 at 7:41 pm
8-o
We have a book store owner on the site! This could get good. Welcome Michelle.
October 21st, 2013 at 8:35 pm
I hear that one of these cops is only days from retirement, and the other doesn’t play by the rules.
June 29th, 2015 at 12:04 pm
SpaceCaps: KILL STATION
August 16th, 2015 at 10:52 am
I’m very disappointed if it isn’t a part of a series:
Space Planners – Zone Station
Space Architects – Design Station
Space Builders – Build Station
Space Cops – Take Over Station
Space Cops – Kill Station
Space Handymen – Fix Station
Space Cops – Occupy Station
Space Managers – Retire Station
Space Accountants – Sell Station
Space Realtors – Refurbish Station
Space Entrepreneurs – Set-up Shop
August 27th, 2015 at 2:15 am
@Jaouad – Not only is the guy on the left wearing a Vader helmet, the guy on the right is wearing a rebel trooper helmet!
April 10th, 2016 at 4:09 pm
Every time you judge a book by its cover, Space Cops Kill Station.
🙁
April 10th, 2016 at 5:13 pm
Something doesn’t add up about the blurb. If it’s a ‘Solar’ patrol, why are they on a galactic frontier? Unless ‘solar’ denotes their power-source rather than the precinct in which they operate. That means they can’t go too far from any star.
If they’re ‘elite champions of justice’ then why is the frontier still ‘lawless’? Or maybe ‘elite’ and ‘champions’ means they’re the best out of a pretty terrible bunch. Or ‘champions’ in the sense of ‘advocates’, they’re big fans of the law, not so keen on the people who break it ((c) Alan Partridge, 1994).
January 22nd, 2019 at 3:37 am
“Space Cops KIll Station”?
What group is that song by? I remember “Terror Couple Kill Colonel” by Bauhaus.
Hm. This has two authors. Coincidence? I think not! 😉
January 22nd, 2019 at 3:42 am
@Hammy: it must be by Get Cape Wear Cape Fly.
(Actually, I think the dual authorship is Diane Duane to write it, someone else to change the names from ‘Picard’ and ‘Riker’).