Sep 17
Click for full imageArt shouldn’t be confined to one side of a book, so span it across front AND back! And I am talking full-on epic here. Guy carried by a lizard horse dragon thing, shoots his laser at… wait for it….. dwarfs with spears riding on the backs of kangaroos! It will be a Sci-Fi craze! I’m sure it will just be as popular as man-tigers… Ahahahaha……………..
Thanks again to Chris R! You’re a legend!
(Average: 8.60 out of 10)
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September 17th, 2009 at 9:54 am
Is it just me.. or does this kinda look like one of those books that has been sitting in your English class at school, since the dawn of time?
I’m sure I have a copy of Beowulf I took from school that is by the same artist. Will have to look it out. Could just be of the times though.
September 17th, 2009 at 10:17 am
It does rather look like it’s been drawn by a particularly imaginative 7 year old. I just love the spurting kangaroo blood though.
September 17th, 2009 at 10:35 am
cool space rocket. the detail is incredible.
I think the artist asked himself one question, and that is: what is the most famous artistic depiction of a battle?
To which he answered: The Bayeaux Tapestry
so hes tried to do The Bayeaux Tapestry but with lizards, dwarfs, and lasers. Good show sir!
September 17th, 2009 at 10:38 am
I am enjoying the juxtapostition of the fortress on the small hill and the space rocket.
Is there a proper name for a lizard crossed with centaur?
Though if I were that space dude, I’d be worrying about being carried by something that looks at kangaroo blood with such enjoyment…
September 17th, 2009 at 11:13 am
I’ve just realised, the dwarfs with spears appear so be some kind of mouse or other small brown rodent with pointy ears. Its kind of cute really.
I agree, the spaceship is nice. A good classic spaceship shape, very pleasing.
September 17th, 2009 at 12:10 pm
Space Don Quixote!
September 17th, 2009 at 5:16 pm
It really does look like it’s been drawn by a child, especially because it appears to have been coloured in by felt pen. The drawing of the spaceship is particularly poor.
November 11th, 2009 at 6:16 pm
That character on the cover: we’ve seen him more recently. It’s a kif! I always knew Panther employed time-travelling plagiarists as cover artists.
July 16th, 2010 at 6:51 am
Lizard Horse: I think it would be much more practical if you rode into battle on my back. Don’t you?
Man (pouting): No! Carry me like a baby or I won’t go at all! (Starts to hold breath and stamp feet)
Lizard Horse: (sighs) Alright alright…
August 26th, 2015 at 12:07 am
“Falkayn hell!” – the kangaroo’s last words.
August 26th, 2015 at 12:26 am
I love the way space dude’s clothing is colour-coordinated with his ship – Stylish!
December 23rd, 2015 at 8:48 pm
Panther’s bold attempt to capture the Australian SF market was decades ahead of its time.
December 23rd, 2015 at 11:45 pm
The blue dragon centaur in the van Rijn trade co. stories is a philosophical sort with a Buddhist outlook. He also likes money and plays poker with David. OH and there is a lady cat person too, unhappily absent from this cover. She really likes money.