It’s very satisfying that the artist’s surname is ‘Faragasso’ – it would have been even better if he had also done the cover for ‘Tom Swift and His Atomic Earth Blaster’.
At first glance I thought that text running along the edge said “An Unbook.” It probably should. And I think “Best Sellers” was Peter’s lesser known sibling, but still their parents’ favorite.
The blurb seems rather cavalier about a terrible loss of life. Oh, sure, 95,000 people enjoying their holiday died, topping many historical disasters (even just limiting it to Britain), but it’s only a crisis when it heads for London.
The Independent Journal was a pretty crap paper if they thought this was “believable”.
@THX: It ain’t half warm, mum.
@Francis: I think it was “fascinating” as in when Spock would say “Fascinating… but highly illogical” or summat.
@fred: Imagine, no one’s willing to pay high 3 figures in the past 5 years for a piece of art that garishly depicts some bloke farting on St. Paul’s.
@Vlltp: heh. GSS.
@BC: I thought it said “Unbook” too. Which would have explained much.
@Bruce: “And at least I didn’t also have a pink sky,” said Shiel.
“Believable enough to make one wonder… that is, generate the ONE miracle that this book was printed in the first place.”
“Fascinating”
-Best Sellers
DID YOU KNOW? A man who was actually named “Best Sellers” (short for Bestogne Argente Sellers) made a living in the 60s pretending to be a book review magazine.
November 26th, 2019 at 9:46 am
Curse you, Windsor Davies and your Heinz Curried Beans!
November 26th, 2019 at 10:30 am
The first crack (heh) at the title, “When the Earth Farted”, was turned down by the publisher.
November 26th, 2019 at 11:13 am
Full Quotes:
“Just believable enough to make one wonder if anything could be less believable than it is.”
“Also the cover is bad in a way that people in the future are sure to find endlessly fascinating.”
November 26th, 2019 at 12:19 pm
Sorry, Evil Wind, but please stop blowing Death. The orgasms are causing a bit of a ruckus.
November 26th, 2019 at 1:24 pm
The cover art has been for sale since 2014. BTW the artist is Jack Faragasso.
https://www.comicartfans.com/gallerypiece.asp?piece=1160454
November 26th, 2019 at 1:51 pm
@fred – Thanks for the tip! A steal at under a thousand quid.
November 26th, 2019 at 3:41 pm
It’s very satisfying that the artist’s surname is ‘Faragasso’ – it would have been even better if he had also done the cover for ‘Tom Swift and His Atomic Earth Blaster’.
November 26th, 2019 at 8:27 pm
Just putting this here for reference:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mBHps2S8LCQ
November 26th, 2019 at 8:32 pm
And Antonio Fartgas as Huggy Bear?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gsJ4pALlbEM
November 26th, 2019 at 9:22 pm
“No, I wasn’t the one smoking in that gas station. RUN!”
November 26th, 2019 at 9:45 pm
At first glance I thought that text running along the edge said “An Unbook.” It probably should. And I think “Best Sellers” was Peter’s lesser known sibling, but still their parents’ favorite.
@JuanPaul: GSS! 😉
November 26th, 2019 at 10:24 pm
Shirtless Englishmen and the unleashed fury of a nuclear firestorm? This is the mashup for that https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIbqQ_OU0BA By jove, Tattifilarious.
November 27th, 2019 at 5:53 am
M.P. Shiel called. He wants his Purple Cloud back.
November 27th, 2019 at 8:11 am
The blurb seems rather cavalier about a terrible loss of life. Oh, sure, 95,000 people enjoying their holiday died, topping many historical disasters (even just limiting it to Britain), but it’s only a crisis when it heads for London.
The Independent Journal was a pretty crap paper if they thought this was “believable”.
@THX: It ain’t half warm, mum.
@Francis: I think it was “fascinating” as in when Spock would say “Fascinating… but highly illogical” or summat.
@fred: Imagine, no one’s willing to pay high 3 figures in the past 5 years for a piece of art that garishly depicts some bloke farting on St. Paul’s.
@Vlltp: heh. GSS.
@BC: I thought it said “Unbook” too. Which would have explained much.
@Bruce: “And at least I didn’t also have a pink sky,” said Shiel.
November 27th, 2019 at 8:19 am
Must’ve been another mix-up at the printer’s office – the thriller fonts ended up on the cover of some romantic “feelgood” book.
November 27th, 2019 at 8:23 am
“Believable enough to make one wonder… that is, generate the ONE miracle that this book was printed in the first place.”
“Fascinating”
-Best Sellers
DID YOU KNOW? A man who was actually named “Best Sellers” (short for Bestogne Argente Sellers) made a living in the 60s pretending to be a book review magazine.
November 27th, 2019 at 9:55 am
@GSS ex-noob
I considered mentioning Spock but I got confused that they put the beardless Will Riker on the cover.
November 28th, 2019 at 2:34 am
@Francis: could also be Martin Sheen in “Apocalypse Now”.
December 1st, 2019 at 3:02 am
“Death On a Warm Wind”?
Sounds like my cat’s gaseous emissions….
October 5th, 2020 at 11:24 pm
Taco Tuesday! Woo!
October 6th, 2020 at 12:09 am
@ARY: In London in 1968? I seriously doubt it. Vindaloo, maybe.
I’ve had tacos all my life, but the family’s only lived in places what used to be Mexico since a few years before I was born.