Sep 19
Click for full imageLauren F Comments: Avast ye badly-photoshopped starfish, my evil-eyed puppet boy sidekick will now make you walk the plank! Or crawl slowly, arrrr.
Published 2013
(Average: 8.12 out of 10)
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Lauren F Comments: Avast ye badly-photoshopped starfish, my evil-eyed puppet boy sidekick will now make you walk the plank! Or crawl slowly, arrrr.
Published 2013
(Average: 8.12 out of 10)Loading...
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September 19th, 2013 at 10:29 am
So this is for “grown Nix fans”?
I’d hate to see whatever it is the publisher considered suitable for children.
September 19th, 2013 at 10:34 am
The front cover suggests indifference. The back cover suggests “Shiver me timbers!”
September 19th, 2013 at 11:11 am
1. Sir Hereward
2. Mister Fitz
And the third adventure is… ?
September 19th, 2013 at 11:20 am
Shout out to OG Good Show Sir commenter ‘Nix’!
Forever in our hearts and, on this occasion, on our cover. In font form.
September 19th, 2013 at 12:05 pm
Gawd what a ghastly cover. What demographic of book buyer were they attempting to attract? Cosplay ventriloquist dummies? Perhaps Buffy fans will like this …
September 19th, 2013 at 12:41 pm
RT @GoodShowSir: New Book Cover: Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz – Three Adventures http://t.co/dynfaq9q7Q
September 19th, 2013 at 1:00 pm
Presumably Garth Nix fans born from two parents wouldn’t like it, so to boost sales they cultivated cells in a petri-dish.
September 19th, 2013 at 1:59 pm
“Their methods involve explosives, bookcover-to-eye combat and scarves knit with ‘esoteric needles.’ Nix creates well-defined characters mostly in vain. Hereward appreciates the scars on a woman’s face because he mistakes them for treasure maps. Preferring them to the sullen disposition of a comely lady is simply incoherent so we’ll leave it in, as an example of dried up wit. Grownup readers will look for something a little different.”
~~Publishes Weakly
September 19th, 2013 at 2:18 pm
@B. Chiclitz — Best book review since “Demonstrates the storytelling expertise of the author” — Liberry Jernal
September 19th, 2013 at 2:40 pm
It looks like GBRMPA has more to worry about than just the occasional Acanthaster planci outbreak.
But the public has nothing to worry about as long Sir Hereward and Mister Fitz are on the case.
Mister Fitz has just returned from a tour of duty popping children’s balloons at Carnival. Meanwhile, Sir H. has spent his time diligently washing his hair.
Go Comets!
[Apologies, Kripslod – Captain AntiSpam erroneously confused your comment with an apparition of Pirate Spam attempting to board the Good Ship Sir. Tag & Mister Wizard, 09/30]
September 19th, 2013 at 3:04 pm
Ix-nay on the Arth-gay-ix-nay cover art.
September 19th, 2013 at 5:02 pm
Ooooooh! Wait, no, I take that back.
Starfish Stu:”Hmmm. Me think little puppet man have bluest blue eyes me have ever seen. Like toilet bowl cleaner on clear summer day. And him have such tiny delicate wrists too. Me want him. You give to me. ”
Capt. ‘Nancypants’ Swisher:” Now you’re just being silly. I mean, Aaaarrr, ye be daft matey. Tis mine he be. Get yoir own Clancy the Catamite Corsair doll. This’un here be mine! Set sail and be gone! Or I’ll give you such a slap! ”
Starfish Stu:” Gimmee! Wooooaaaarrrrgh! ”
Capt. ‘ Nancyboy’ Swisher : ” Oh my! I think I wet myself. ”
Clancy the Catamite Corsair doll.:” Gee, like that doesn’t happen five times a day…”
September 19th, 2013 at 5:38 pm
Yarrrr, this cover be most appropriate on this gloroius “Talk Like a Pirate Day”!
Is it just me, or does Captain I-Don’t-Have-A-Hook-Yet look like a girl? Meanwhile, his/her puppet sidekick looks like he’s just had an epiphany on how ridiculous this all looks. Although I’m not sure which is more ridiculous: the semi-ting!-ed mini-wand (okay, “esoteric needle”), or the sharkified starfish (soon to star in their own SyFy movie soon, I’m sure).
And why do I have a bad feeling that the blurb saying its for “grown Nix fans” is code for “contains 50-shades-type scenes”?
September 19th, 2013 at 7:24 pm
The e-book cover, which isn’t Good Show worthy.
http://www.sfsite.com/grc/1304/3alg.jpg
September 19th, 2013 at 7:45 pm
The tragic thing is that real, proper sea stars work almost exactly like that. A missed opportunity…
September 20th, 2013 at 12:14 am
The artist is Tom Canty. http://subterraneanpress.com/store/product_detail/sir_hereward_and_mister_fitz
September 20th, 2013 at 3:58 am
The back cover gave me pause… “will enjoy these brief stories”. So are they smaller than short stories, or are they in fact about “briefs”. Sorry not my kind of story.
September 20th, 2013 at 5:49 am
Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser: Star Fish Apocalypse
September 20th, 2013 at 7:42 am
A tip of the hat to you, Mr Dalliard. Thanks!
September 20th, 2013 at 1:53 pm
No question that this is an awful cover, but I must say, I’m intrigued.
September 24th, 2013 at 9:49 am
Pinocchio of the Caribbean
October 2nd, 2014 at 12:18 am
I quite like the cover, but I know and love the characters so it makes sense to me. I do so hope Nix writes a full novel involving these two, it’s some of the funniest fantasy I have read in a long time.