Mar 22
Front Cover
Second CoverGood Show Sir comments: We rescued him from the shelter because of those puppy-dog eyes. Then the killing started.
[Note the front cover has eyeholes that reveal the eyes of the second cover. Confused? See here.]
Thanks to JuanPaul for sending this in.
Published 1987
(Average: 7.43 out of 10)
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March 22nd, 2021 at 5:20 pm
Brings a whole new meaning to the phrase ‘can’t get you out of my head’.
March 22nd, 2021 at 5:23 pm
He’ll tame the werewolf girl through the power of his Kirk Douglas chin.
March 22nd, 2021 at 5:27 pm
When Quantum Leaps go wrong.
March 22nd, 2021 at 6:14 pm
It’s a fresh twist on Greek mythology via ‘Galactica 1980’: Dillon is born from the brow of Athena.
March 22nd, 2021 at 8:53 pm
These high-concept covers can get to be a little too much. The first cover has eyeholes that reveal the eyes of the second cover, which has a split in its head revealing his lower torso on the third cover, which has an open fly revealing the . . . .
I guess you could say it’s just covers all the way down.
March 22nd, 2021 at 10:18 pm
Not only can’t she get him out of her mind, but he’s riding shotgun there.
March 22nd, 2021 at 10:23 pm
Two words. Nipple eyes.
March 22nd, 2021 at 10:53 pm
How much dope were they smoking at the publisher when they approved this cover idea?
“Let’s make the cover an expensive gimmick that will raise our printing costs, make the actual book more difficult to handle and read, but sell no additional copies!”
“Nice! Also, let’s make it almost impossible for the eyeholes to line up properly with the second cover’s eye locations, so that neither illustration is convincing, but which emphasizes the look of the primary cover to that of an ill-fitting Halloween costume!”
“All right!”
*High fives all around*
March 22nd, 2021 at 11:45 pm
Well, I think Stjepan Sejic made that concept work a lot better:
https://www.previewsworld.com/Article/236886-Harleen-Hardcover-Gets-Acetate-Dust-Jacket
March 22nd, 2021 at 11:46 pm
I like how the fact that the eyes don’t light up gives the werewolf an uncertain or dishonest expression. Eyes darting from side to side, mouth open in an “uhh… ahhh”.
I remember Athena popping out of the head of Zeus fully armed, but have never heard of it gender-swapped in modern times.
(And now I see @Tat beat me to it, only better. Sigh.)
Or is it a transporter malfunction?
@B’man: GSS!
@Ryan: They missed the one other thing you’d expect on a cover like this — the title isn’t embossed. So, really, they *saved* money, right?
March 23rd, 2021 at 1:02 am
Godammit, Shakira!
March 23rd, 2021 at 5:18 am
@Leak: Stjepan Sejic makes everything comics 20% cooler.
@GSS ex-noob: You mean the eyes don’t _line_ up?
The fact the drool seems to be coming from the roof of the mouth as well as the bottom makes it look as if the werewolf has sprung a leak.
March 23rd, 2021 at 10:30 pm
@Bruce: damn you spell check!!! Of course I meant line.
Maybe the shifty eyes are embarrassment at the excessive drool.
March 25th, 2021 at 9:41 pm
The novel opens with these thoughtful lines:
“You ain’t nothin’ but a hound dog. Crying all the time. You ain’t nothing but a hound dog. Crying all the time. Well, you ain’t never caught a rabbit. And you ain’t no friend of mine.”
March 26th, 2021 at 12:00 am
@ARY (prev.):
“Uh, thankyuh, thankyuh veruh much!”
March 29th, 2021 at 5:46 pm
I like the movie much better.
July 10th, 2023 at 1:25 am
@Ryan welcome to 80’s horror paperbacks