May 11
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Published 1979
(Average: 8.40 out of 10)
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May 11th, 2011 at 10:10 am
Good timing with that fish covering that flying mans jibblets. From the expression of the guy behind, looks like nothing is covering him from the back!
May 11th, 2011 at 10:20 am
I wonder — does anyone in the book ever swear by Hidalgo’s beard? “By mighty Hidalgo’s beard, I do swear to protect thee and thy vassals of the good kingdom of Huntington Beach!”
May 11th, 2011 at 10:39 am
I am most curious about this land where birds, men and fish fly through the ether together…
May 11th, 2011 at 11:03 am
On top of all that, the flying guy is a cut-and-paste Corben illustration:
http://www.tebeosfera.com/obras/publicaciones/richard_corben_vuelo_a_la_fantasia_toutain_1981.html
May 11th, 2011 at 11:18 am
You’ll believe a man can get totally baked.
May 11th, 2011 at 12:14 pm
“Conger Beasley”. That’s an eely good name.
May 11th, 2011 at 3:33 pm
Famous last words – “Cactus? What cactus?”
May 11th, 2011 at 4:33 pm
@Adam…apparently his father thought so!
May 11th, 2011 at 7:56 pm
Nothing makes a book cover like having foreground and background done by completely different artists, one of them talented and the other one not.
May 11th, 2011 at 7:59 pm
@ Frank – surely he should be Elver Beasley?
May 12th, 2011 at 1:17 am
It’s by Richard Corben. You can the signature on bottom right. @E Martin, I think the link you point out is the cut and paste job and this is the original. Not sure why the face in the background isn’t more realistic, Corben is incredible at the human form and face.
May 12th, 2011 at 6:50 am
Looks like the old guy in the background has muttonchops but no beard.
Where’s the beard!
May 13th, 2011 at 3:02 am
Hidalgo’s out looking for his “beard” so he can hide his relationship with the man floating in front of him so provocatively.
May 13th, 2011 at 8:51 am
Of course, “A California Fantasy” applies to a lot of things Californian, so it’s a bit vague…
May 15th, 2011 at 5:58 pm
Conger Beasley Sr must be very proud.
June 20th, 2011 at 4:29 pm
(Insert Schwarzenegger joke here)
April 27th, 2013 at 10:59 pm
These Japanese television game shows aren’t my thing, I admit, but their American remakes are simply the worst.
October 26th, 2013 at 10:20 pm
The Floating Head of Zardoz is about to have a collision. When the Moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie, that’s not a Conger…
October 27th, 2013 at 1:28 am
@TW: And, when the world starts to shine like you’ve had too much wine, keep drinking, because you’re not in the piss enough to design a cover like this one?
July 31st, 2015 at 7:35 pm
That is very “Californian”. The guy is all “Ooh. I want more of that California tabaccy. I smell it’s this way.”
January 11th, 2017 at 2:26 am
I’ve spent many years in California, and have never met anyone for whom this is their fantasy. But what do you expect from a guy named Conger?