Oct 21
Here you go boss, we’ve spent all weekend on this. It’s called “sea”, right? Well, what do we love under the sea? Mermaids of course! With long hair and large… fins. And what else could we grab people’s attention with? An underwater dragon!!! Booo yeah!!! Just tell me how that doesn’t make perfect sense!?! No boss, you don’t actually have to answer that…
October 21st, 2009 at 12:06 pm
Is that dragon burping? Underwater dragon suffering from gaseous bloat: that’s … that’s genius.
I also like the catch-quote they’ve planted on top: ‘you’ll be cheering … all the way to the end.’ Screaming can sound a little like cheering, I suppose. Putting a positive spin on it.
October 21st, 2009 at 1:15 pm
I’m just confused how the dragon will breathe fire underwater
October 21st, 2009 at 2:26 pm
Magic CSA… Magic… and that’s all you need to know!
Adam – They’ve probably done one of my favourite tricks which is cut out the rest of the quote. So looking at the whole thing you would probably have, “you’ll be cheering for a quick and painless death all the way to the end.”
October 21st, 2009 at 4:38 pm
The font is so awful, at first glance I thought the author was John Bingo.
That’s a very muscley underwater dragon. With heartburn. That’s gotta be uncomfortable. Though I am wondering why the mermaid is wearing a scarf? The latest fashion-wear in Atlantis? It’s not exactly going to be consistent in preserving her modesty.
Si, my Suspension of Disbelief just doesn’t run to an underwater, fire breathing dragon.
It’s true. I’m close-minded and cynical.
October 21st, 2009 at 6:02 pm
I’m with Roses on this one, i’m afraid that the magical ability to breath fire underwater is just a step to far. It just doesn’t work! Now if it produced a flume of boiling water or something I could live with it but I say NO to fire.
Plus that font really is terrible!
October 21st, 2009 at 7:31 pm
But as SI explained… it’s “MAGIC” fire, it doesn’t need to make sense, thats what magic is.
for me, the font is really the only thing thats needs explaination. Oh that, …and the fact there’s a dragon breathing fire underwater… Crazy old John Ringo, whats next? Dragons vs spaceships? …wait… didnt we do that one already?
October 21st, 2009 at 7:41 pm
Oh ye unbelievers of underwater dragons. Ok… how about the dragon vomitted something like a large ball of gel? So kinda like a ball of lava that could maintain heat underwater? Or how about sticking with the simplest one, ‘MAGIC!’
Wait.. why am I defending this again…
CSA – Dragons need to be pitted against everything… Dragons vs Nazi, Dragons vs Vampires, Dragons vs ferrets.. and so on… the market can never have enough!
October 21st, 2009 at 8:08 pm
Roses is right: that’s one buff dragon.
I like the way the two of them are being, in effect, paraded … presented almost. ‘So my liege, who will share your underwater bed tonight? Will it be the comely half-fish woman? Or the 4-hours-a-day-in-the-gym dragon?’ ‘Hmm .. choices, choices’
October 21st, 2009 at 11:12 pm
I sense a theme developing with the covers in this series! I like your observation about bloat, AR. With that in mind, our dragon friend does look a touch uncomfortable.
October 22nd, 2009 at 4:16 pm
Adam, that’s a tough choice.
Dragon? Mermaid? Dragon? Mermaid?
Damnit, I can’t chose….I’ll have both!
October 22nd, 2009 at 4:55 pm
…both? … you disgust me
October 22nd, 2009 at 7:19 pm
CSA – Disgust? Like the time you put ferrets down your trousers in the name of sport? Or the time you paid that guy to run over your brother so you could get out of an exam?
October 22nd, 2009 at 8:36 pm
Oooo…harsh! That was harsh.
So go on CSA, which would it be? Underwater fire-breathing dragon? Mermaid? How could you chose?
October 22nd, 2009 at 11:43 pm
SI: I think if you rember correcty, YOU put the ferrets down my trousers and YOU ran over my brother, and that “exam” was to test for rabies from the ferrets. Its a good thing we saw the funny side. Ah, good memories….
Roses: I can’t help but think the Dragon might not be very…. tender… with me.
On the other hand, I think i would prefer the other type of mermaid (no, not a merman SI before you suggest), to quote from Red Dwarf:
Holly: Somehow I’d imagined she’d be a woman on top and a fish on the bottom.
The Cat: No, that’s the *stupid* way round!
March 19th, 2013 at 2:29 pm
Ah, the joys of mer-butt.
December 14th, 2015 at 11:51 pm
Lord knows I’m no mer… dude, but I think dangling jewelry would be a poor choice for someone who is likely to be swimming through seaweed on a regular basis.