Aug 17
Erik’s Art Direction: This is a serious book about proving that aliens exist so I want a flying saucer landing in a barren wasteland, better jazz up the saucer, maybe stick a few satellite dishes on it. Now I want he alien to be wearing overalls but make them a bit more ‘out of this world,’ stick a big collar on it. Now hair, three words – Emerson, Lake & Palmer. To finish off make it look like he has just a stream of flaming urine down his legs.
Published 1977
Not Fiction (I think) but still great.
Many thanks to Erik!
August 17th, 2010 at 10:03 am
Looks like he’s transforming into She-ra. I didn’t even notice that it was a UFO, I just thought it was some rainbowy FX
August 17th, 2010 at 10:10 am
I didn’t know hammer pants were back in vogue.
August 17th, 2010 at 10:12 am
Have you seen “The Day The Earth Stood Still” ? No? Have you see the poster? Yeah? Good. Like that but more esoteric. And make the UFO see through. In the future, everything will be see through.
August 17th, 2010 at 10:47 am
“Greetings, Earthling! Take me to your bathroom — and quickly!”
August 17th, 2010 at 10:59 am
and the thing in his right hand is…?
August 17th, 2010 at 11:26 am
James> Why it’s a Mimosian Anti-Matter Chop stick.
August 17th, 2010 at 11:27 am
@james a tuning fork?
August 17th, 2010 at 11:45 am
Earthlings, I bring you the benefits of a vastly advanced technology. Here as a token of our desire to bring you into the galactic civilisation I give you – the ultimate spork!
August 17th, 2010 at 12:07 pm
@james the anal probe?
August 17th, 2010 at 1:18 pm
The aliens were disappointed to learn that nobody was interested in their oddly shaped screwdrivers.
August 17th, 2010 at 1:19 pm
That UFO is one of the UFOs off, er, UFO.
August 17th, 2010 at 2:19 pm
So it would seem that strangely androgynous aliens brought the USB symbol to Earth for the betterment of… of electronics and hand held devices.
August 17th, 2010 at 3:16 pm
I guess it’s normal to expect artistic views of the future to look a lot like their present.
When the weirdest thing you’ve ever seen is Ziggy Stardust … you go to the project with what you know.
August 17th, 2010 at 7:36 pm
David Bowie called and he wants his album cover back!
August 18th, 2010 at 1:37 am
I was going to suggest it was a fondue fork or a mini-trident.
BTW, the Legion of Doom would like their HQ back.
August 18th, 2010 at 3:42 am
With all of Capt. Kirk’s saucy foibles with alien chicks, I’d think his urine would be flammable as well.
August 18th, 2010 at 9:15 am
At first I was convinced he was wielding a barbecuing utensil my parents had when I was a kid. That idea raises some uncomfortable questions about my extraterrestrial origins, though, so now I’m pretty sure he just wants everyone to stop hogging the fondue.
November 9th, 2013 at 2:08 pm
@Ian Sales: Yes, and what do you get when you combine ‘UFO’ with ‘Trek’?
Space:1999.
November 20th, 2015 at 12:55 pm
“Has science fiction become…”
Is this is a trick question?