I think that, like Michelangelo, our unknown artist has no clue about painting women in general, and breasts in particular. Though, to be fair, he’s a dab hand at swooshy blue-green stuff. (It’s a little known fact that Michelangelo wanted to depict God as a swooshy blue-green energy being but was just not up to the task so he had to make him an old man instead.)
Ah, “psi powers” – the pet power fantasy of every sunken-chested reader who ever had sand kicked in his/her face at the beach.
It’s challenging for a cover artist to show such powers without resorting to cheap, flashy effects – since there’s literally nothing real or substantial to go on.
You can refer to real stuff to make a spaceship seem realistic and credible – but what things from the real world can you show as a physical reference to a person who has, or wished he had, mental powers over others…?
So do the naked people represent the other two types of humanity, or has the third group – perhaps the Very Germy People Who Wear Too Many Clothes – decided to be not appearing on this cover?
Giant evil children heads, gender non-conforming people, and dudes with splitting headaches.
Tough choice, but I’m going with the person on the left. Do we have a “dude looks like a lady” tag? Because there’s devil’s dumplings, but their head looks male. If they’re supposed to be female, I’m still going with her. As long as she/they are careful about what she/they give birth to.
I reiterate my choice if the swooshy stuff is psi powers emanating from evil baby and causing agony to the adults. That kid is definitely the first to die.
@fred: Agreed.
@Bruce: Earth did not Inherit any clothing technology in this time. Which likely means there aren’t diapers — ewww, if there’s a Giant Evil Baby digestive tract.
@Bruce: Why is it our wildest speculations here make more sense than many of the covers?
Even if Giant Evil Baby is just a head, it’s going to secrete from nose and mouth. Future Earth better have absorbent technology even if they’ve given up clothing.
Or else the Clothed Germy People are just off-cover due to being a lower caste.
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February 26th, 2020 at 12:57 pm
A big bodiless head on a cover should get a ‘Zardoz’ tag.
February 26th, 2020 at 1:04 pm
“I said Mr Spock, not Dr Spock!”
February 26th, 2020 at 2:18 pm
Baby Bill Clinton: the untold story of his power over women.
February 26th, 2020 at 2:20 pm
I think that, like Michelangelo, our unknown artist has no clue about painting women in general, and breasts in particular. Though, to be fair, he’s a dab hand at swooshy blue-green stuff. (It’s a little known fact that Michelangelo wanted to depict God as a swooshy blue-green energy being but was just not up to the task so he had to make him an old man instead.)
February 26th, 2020 at 2:21 pm
Ah, “psi powers” – the pet power fantasy of every sunken-chested reader who ever had sand kicked in his/her face at the beach.
It’s challenging for a cover artist to show such powers without resorting to cheap, flashy effects – since there’s literally nothing real or substantial to go on.
You can refer to real stuff to make a spaceship seem realistic and credible – but what things from the real world can you show as a physical reference to a person who has, or wished he had, mental powers over others…?
Wait! I’ve got it…
An anorak.
February 26th, 2020 at 3:54 pm
Looks like the Giant Psychic Head people have this one in the bag.
February 26th, 2020 at 6:50 pm
@Tat W—yes, and that’s how he came to be called “The Comeback Kid.”
February 26th, 2020 at 8:39 pm
Are the “three forms of humanity” mommy, daddy and baby?
February 26th, 2020 at 8:59 pm
“So if I make them both have headaches every night, they’ll never have sex again and I won’t have to worry about any stupid siblings! nyyahaha . . .”
February 27th, 2020 at 12:06 am
So do the naked people represent the other two types of humanity, or has the third group – perhaps the Very Germy People Who Wear Too Many Clothes – decided to be not appearing on this cover?
February 27th, 2020 at 2:11 am
Giant evil children heads, gender non-conforming people, and dudes with splitting headaches.
Tough choice, but I’m going with the person on the left. Do we have a “dude looks like a lady” tag? Because there’s devil’s dumplings, but their head looks male. If they’re supposed to be female, I’m still going with her. As long as she/they are careful about what she/they give birth to.
I reiterate my choice if the swooshy stuff is psi powers emanating from evil baby and causing agony to the adults. That kid is definitely the first to die.
@fred: Agreed.
@Bruce: Earth did not Inherit any clothing technology in this time. Which likely means there aren’t diapers — ewww, if there’s a Giant Evil Baby digestive tract.
February 28th, 2020 at 8:00 am
@GSS ex-noob: maybe that’s why the giant babies developed psychic powers – to force people to clean up after them.
February 29th, 2020 at 6:06 am
@Bruce: Why is it our wildest speculations here make more sense than many of the covers?
Even if Giant Evil Baby is just a head, it’s going to secrete from nose and mouth. Future Earth better have absorbent technology even if they’ve given up clothing.
Or else the Clothed Germy People are just off-cover due to being a lower caste.