“Hey Bob! Check her out maybe we should go over and introduce ourselves… nah you’re right. This alien bubble isn’t going to slave over to the palace by itself!”
I must be the only person to have looked beyond the lady’s cheeky pose, and looked at those creatures in the background. Which gave me a “wait a moment!” moment.
Wait a moment! Those creatures have four arms. Each!
“The story that this cover painting came from dealt with a young female spy that spent almost all of her time spying on a colony of ant-type aliens in a tropical forest. I ask you to notice the root by her feet. I made it look basically like fingers. A little extra every now and then to keep it interesting!” – Ken Kelly
..so, then, in addition to the exploitive ‘apparel’ and pose, the artist proudly declares she’s being assaulted by plants?!? Is that really what I’m hearing here?
When they reprint the Foundation books (in time for the movie), we must DEMAND that every cover shows Hari Seldon — or a robot — in that butt-flaunting pose.
Everyone’s oohing and aahing over this woman’s arse, which leaves me to take note of the fact that her arm is seriously off. I think it’s supposed to be her right arm, but it looks like it’s been dislocated from her shoulder. And her left arm seems to be nonexistent. She seems to be in need of medical assistance.
@Tag Wizard – an “Anatomical Issues” tag would be appreciated!
February 18th, 2013 at 9:19 am
“Hey Bob! Check her out maybe we should go over and introduce ourselves… nah you’re right. This alien bubble isn’t going to slave over to the palace by itself!”
February 18th, 2013 at 11:17 am
What a bummer.
(Now this cover needs a parody version like the one John Scalzi and writer friends did…)
February 18th, 2013 at 11:17 am
And dare I say:
“Ba-Da-BUM!”
February 18th, 2013 at 11:19 am
Big bottom, big bottom…
Talk about mudflaps, my girl’s got’em!
Big bottom drives me out of my mind!
How can I leave this behind…
Actually, the cover makes Spinal Tap seem mature…
February 18th, 2013 at 12:00 pm
A NOVEL OF THE GLUTEUS.
February 18th, 2013 at 1:05 pm
Bums wrapped tightly in cellophane, apparently.
February 18th, 2013 at 1:29 pm
a) Posed to avoid drawing hands and b) an incredibly porny pose – a graduate from the Greg Land School of Art?
February 18th, 2013 at 2:59 pm
@admin: I approve of the new tag.
February 18th, 2013 at 3:04 pm
Hunt the Space Witch seen from the backside!
February 18th, 2013 at 5:18 pm
This deserves a Look Behind You! tag. Or perhaps a Don’t Look Behind You tag.
“Uhm, pardon miss, but you might rather not look back. Hordes of horny nervous nerdy pimply-faced pathetic boys and men are drooling over your bum.”
February 18th, 2013 at 5:24 pm
Oh, and also..naked kneeling on rough rock..ouch!
February 18th, 2013 at 5:57 pm
I also approve of the Sir Mix-a-lot tag.
February 18th, 2013 at 6:28 pm
I have never heard of one being called a diadem. But if one has to be THE diadem then I won’t argue on this being THE one.
February 18th, 2013 at 6:46 pm
And THIS, ladies, is why you don’t wear clothing with a low melting point on Venus.
February 18th, 2013 at 8:31 pm
Look out, your diadem is showing.
I must be the only person to have looked beyond the lady’s cheeky pose, and looked at those creatures in the background. Which gave me a “wait a moment!” moment.
Wait a moment! Those creatures have four arms. Each!
February 18th, 2013 at 9:55 pm
I would comment on this, but I can’t be arsed.
February 19th, 2013 at 10:53 am
If the thing they’re lugging is a pearl, that’s one huge diadem. Or everyone in the picture is rice-size.
February 19th, 2013 at 6:52 pm
“Ok, which wise guy left the winter tires on the carriage?”
February 20th, 2013 at 2:15 pm
LuLu Lemon’s newest add campaign, cellophane workout pants (can also be used to mine for giant pearls on an alien planet).
February 26th, 2013 at 8:20 pm
I always wondered what a “bubble-butt” looked like.
February 27th, 2013 at 4:38 pm
Let the artist explain:
“The story that this cover painting came from dealt with a young female spy that spent almost all of her time spying on a colony of ant-type aliens in a tropical forest. I ask you to notice the root by her feet. I made it look basically like fingers. A little extra every now and then to keep it interesting!” – Ken Kelly
http://www.kenkellyart.com/items/observer/observer.html
February 27th, 2013 at 5:05 pm
..so, then, in addition to the exploitive ‘apparel’ and pose, the artist proudly declares she’s being assaulted by plants?!? Is that really what I’m hearing here?
March 17th, 2013 at 8:33 pm
Film it and I’ll watch it. See ya, Janet!
April 29th, 2015 at 10:51 pm
This picture reminded me of our first Clayton cover. Graphic designers, take note.
April 30th, 2015 at 8:38 am
When they reprint the Foundation books (in time for the movie), we must DEMAND that every cover shows Hari Seldon — or a robot — in that butt-flaunting pose.
April 30th, 2015 at 11:52 am
@AR: ro-butt?
August 27th, 2015 at 2:04 am
Everyone’s oohing and aahing over this woman’s arse, which leaves me to take note of the fact that her arm is seriously off. I think it’s supposed to be her right arm, but it looks like it’s been dislocated from her shoulder. And her left arm seems to be nonexistent. She seems to be in need of medical assistance.
@Tag Wizard – an “Anatomical Issues” tag would be appreciated!
October 2nd, 2016 at 8:30 pm
This seems to be the proper place for this link.