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Click for larger imageMarvin Comments: Shield-protected from an errant mouse cursor.
Published 1957
(Average: 6.14 out of 10)
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Marvin Comments: Shield-protected from an errant mouse cursor.
Published 1957
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September 15th, 2021 at 9:08 am
He got to work late and this is all they had left.
September 15th, 2021 at 10:39 am
Needs either some ting or some arse.
September 15th, 2021 at 12:48 pm
Looking at the assembled firepower and general destruction they must be fighting cat people riding unicorns.
September 15th, 2021 at 3:19 pm
I spot a quisling. Redhead switched to the winning side.
September 15th, 2021 at 3:23 pm
@THX
GSS right out of the gate.
September 15th, 2021 at 3:43 pm
(sigh) Another ridiculous scabbard placement. When will the UAI instructors ever learn?
September 15th, 2021 at 3:51 pm
A thousand nations of the Persian empire will descend upon you. Our arrows will blot out the sun.
Wait. Not those arrows. That’s just the Immortals farting around. OK, get ready, thousand nations of Persia. Aim, fire! Our arrows will blot out the sun like you wouldn’t believe. Any minute now. You’re gonna see so many fricken arrows your head will spin. Right. OK, I’m not kidding this time …
September 15th, 2021 at 5:37 pm
@Francis Boyle: reminds me of the well-known movie quote “get your mass to arse!”…
September 15th, 2021 at 6:24 pm
Did he dye his beard to match his kilt?
September 15th, 2021 at 8:41 pm
When you are 450 moves into civilization 6 and still have melee units.
September 15th, 2021 at 9:42 pm
Pretty much a text book example of a ‘thousand yard stare’.
September 16th, 2021 at 3:29 am
The guy in the tank is yelling at his driver to drive closer so he can stab the enemies with his spear.
September 16th, 2021 at 4:12 am
@THX has pipped us all to the post. GSS!
If it was me, I’d want to be in the tank — some of those arrows are bound to be dangerous, eventually — but judging from his facial expression, this guy is beyond caring.
September 16th, 2021 at 4:13 am
@fred, ex-noob: after several thousand years, Strongkules the Immortal Warrior long ago ran out of shits to give.
September 18th, 2021 at 12:08 am
A. E. Van Vogt, Author of “The Pawns of Null-A Abridged”? You mean, he really didn’t write the non-abridged version?
I’m confused. (No surprise there!)
September 18th, 2021 at 3:19 am
@Hammy: no, but the abridged version is much less of a slog and therefore more worth boasting about.
September 22nd, 2021 at 9:41 pm
This book had quite a few covers of varying levels of goofyness:
https://www.bing.com/images/search?q=van+vogt+empire+of+the+atom&form=HDRSC2&first=1&tsc=ImageBasicHover
September 22nd, 2021 at 9:59 pm
@Hammy: his wife, E Mayne Hull, may have helped at some stage. If the abridgement meant cutting out her bits, this version probably makes even less sense.
September 23rd, 2021 at 4:05 am
@Bruce: those covers are all worthy of a Bing search.
September 23rd, 2021 at 5:25 am
@GSS ex-noob “@Bruce: those covers are all worthy of a Bing search.”
And now: great moments in damning with faint praise.
September 23rd, 2021 at 7:59 am
The cover doesn’t make much sense today, but let’s put it in a historical context.
Picture the publisher’s office in 1957 – a time of bigotry, repression and doubletalk:
Editor: “Are you sure about this cover? It looks weird.”
Artist: “Yeah! There’s a whole group of sci-fi fans who also love gladiator movies!”
Editor: “Which fans are we talking about… specifically?”
Artist [lowers voice]: “You know… friends of Dorothy.”
Editor: “Okay. Print it.”