Feb 15
Click for larger imageRyan Comments: Fauxnan the Lion-Tamer.
Published 1970
(Average: 6.60 out of 10)
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Ryan Comments: Fauxnan the Lion-Tamer.
Published 1970
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February 15th, 2022 at 10:39 am
Daktari: Clarence gets corrective surgery and now he can see properly, he’s getting mad.
February 15th, 2022 at 11:54 am
Man-Kzin Wars negative MDCCLXXIV.
February 15th, 2022 at 12:09 pm
His name is Jamnar. First two books, fronts and backs.
https://www.biblio.com/book/jamnar-star-barbarian-series-2-volumes/d/931826864
February 15th, 2022 at 2:08 pm
Never take Faux-nan to the zoo. You should see what he did with the monkeys
February 15th, 2022 at 2:24 pm
LORD OF BLOOD
The true story of how I made a fortune from a nationwide chain of blood banks
February 15th, 2022 at 2:40 pm
The way to the stars? They’re, like, straight up, dude.
February 15th, 2022 at 2:59 pm
(I do have to raise an objection to the idea that Jim Steranko could do a bad cover.)
February 15th, 2022 at 3:22 pm
When calling dibs was taken seriously.
February 15th, 2022 at 3:45 pm
One species of cat was clearly not enough for Netflix.
Coming soon: Lion King: More Murder, Mayhem, and Madness.
February 15th, 2022 at 4:58 pm
LORD OF BLOOOO!
February 15th, 2022 at 5:35 pm
“Dammit, lion, just take the breath mint already!”
February 15th, 2022 at 5:40 pm
@Tor M—My adolescence was enriched by Steranko’s Marvel work in the 60s. Tremendous comics artist. What makes this cover GSS worthy, IMHO, isn’t the execution but the concept, and the nonsensical blurb.
February 15th, 2022 at 6:00 pm
I can’t decide whether a star barbarian should be a starbarian or barstarian.
February 15th, 2022 at 10:55 pm
I’m no lion-fighting expert, but wouldn’t it be smarter to stand farther away and use the sword rather than get in range of all those teeth and claws? Maybe in conjunction with the shield?
@THX: GSS.
@fred: The only two books in the series. Guess not enough people cared about Jamnar, even with a Steranko cover.
Possibly they were put off by the blurbs and back covers, which appear to have been badly machine-translated from some other language. Maybe twice.
@Tor: One of the stars is directly above the lion, even! Apparently it’s surfing, right there in the curl.
February 15th, 2022 at 11:52 pm
EXTREME pet-grooming.
February 16th, 2022 at 12:35 am
Alien Las Vegas did not understand that you couldn’t combine the Elvis Tribute show with the Sigfried and Roy Homage (with a pinch of Cirque du Soleil by the way his spine is twisted)..
February 16th, 2022 at 1:04 am
That blurb, plus a lion, makes me wonder if Sir Arthur’s lawyers might have been interested: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Lion_of_Comarre_and_Against_the_Fall_of_Night
February 16th, 2022 at 1:55 am
@GSSxn: Touche! I hadn’t even noticed that until you mentioned it.
February 17th, 2022 at 1:32 am
@Tor: It’s OK, he hadn’t noticed it either, and it’s right there. Mind you, I suppose he was distracted by the lion.
@Mel M: Always the problem when the barbarians try to recreate the glories of the past.
I am owned by a kitty — your basic alley cat gone fat, lazy, and old indoors — and when he’s snarling and upset, if I was to put my arm there, I’d get teeth punctures that drew blood.
Jamnar’s going to draw back a stump. Maybe that’s why this was the second and final book.