Lady doing yoga in front of a kneeling bull. I have no idea what that’s supposed to mean, or what it has to do with a dancer from Atlantis, particularly as they’re in a forest.
And are those dinosaurs in the upper left of the picture? Didn’t know there were red dinosaurs – purple was tough enough to believe.
Or are the red and taupe blobs just clouds from the dancer’s terminal flatulence? That might be why the bull’s trying to get his head down into clean air….
I wonder who was assigned to paint this cover. I assume the rest of their work is unassailable, but this particular one, though a noble enough assay, is quite assertedly an assault on the senses, though one must admit they were assiduous in their assemblage of visual elements; the assurgent smoke in particular. The artist probably could have used some assistance. The assortment of fonts is a bit severe as well. It’s almost as if the author was embarrassed to be associated with the cover, and wished to be assoiled of it as much as he could, only assenting to have his name on the cover at all in order to assure his royalty checks would be forthcoming. I do asseverate that this truly is a cover for the ages.
…and a big apology to Tom Hering @2. He’d already pointed out that the bull was seeking clear air because of, to use his immortal words, “a floating air biscuit.”
March 28th, 2017 at 1:24 pm
Art direction: ‘I can’t spell “anaconda”, but I can spell “bull”, so it has to be a bull that wants some, hon’!’
March 28th, 2017 at 1:31 pm
Her bottom-stretching pose … the foggy atmosphere … the bull breathing air at ground level. This is all about a floating air biscuit.
March 28th, 2017 at 1:32 pm
I always thought Pilates was a load of bull.
March 28th, 2017 at 1:58 pm
She looks like she’s trying to climb aboard the bull, who’s like, “Hell no, lady.”
March 28th, 2017 at 2:15 pm
The Pampers from Atlantis
March 28th, 2017 at 2:38 pm
So tasteful it should be on black velvet.
March 28th, 2017 at 2:46 pm
BM: LOL!
March 28th, 2017 at 4:47 pm
I like big butts and I cannot lie
You bullfighters can’t deny
March 28th, 2017 at 4:50 pm
If she was wearing red pampers, I would be very concerned for her safety.
March 28th, 2017 at 5:00 pm
Lady doing yoga in front of a kneeling bull. I have no idea what that’s supposed to mean, or what it has to do with a dancer from Atlantis, particularly as they’re in a forest.
March 28th, 2017 at 5:25 pm
And are those dinosaurs in the upper left of the picture? Didn’t know there were red dinosaurs – purple was tough enough to believe.
Or are the red and taupe blobs just clouds from the dancer’s terminal flatulence? That might be why the bull’s trying to get his head down into clean air….
March 28th, 2017 at 5:29 pm
If this is supposed to be bull leaping Frazetta could have done a much better job.
https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/736x/e2/7e/60/e27e6009b75667da25bf70b1d75c52e1.jpg
March 28th, 2017 at 6:00 pm
#TN went there first, but
I like big bulls and I cannot lie.
March 28th, 2017 at 6:28 pm
@fred:
Bull: ‘Wait! What–what the crap? WHAT THE CRAP did she just do?’
March 28th, 2017 at 6:49 pm
I wonder who was assigned to paint this cover. I assume the rest of their work is unassailable, but this particular one, though a noble enough assay, is quite assertedly an assault on the senses, though one must admit they were assiduous in their assemblage of visual elements; the assurgent smoke in particular. The artist probably could have used some assistance. The assortment of fonts is a bit severe as well. It’s almost as if the author was embarrassed to be associated with the cover, and wished to be assoiled of it as much as he could, only assenting to have his name on the cover at all in order to assure his royalty checks would be forthcoming. I do asseverate that this truly is a cover for the ages.
March 28th, 2017 at 7:11 pm
@Lillie Awesome—I don’t know about the author being assoiled, but those pampers certainly seem to be a touch assoiled.
Been away and off the grid. Good to see the Show still be a-roilin’!
March 28th, 2017 at 7:52 pm
Atlantis public safety announcement: “…before assisting others. In the event of an aquatic catastrophy, your seat becomes a floatation device.”
March 28th, 2017 at 10:12 pm
That’s not Patrick Duffy.
March 29th, 2017 at 2:13 am
@Lillie Awesome – It’s actually Frank Frazetta. He is kind of famous, even outside of Good Show Sir.
But even Frank has a bad day.
March 29th, 2017 at 3:23 am
…and a big apology to Tom Hering @2. He’d already pointed out that the bull was seeking clear air because of, to use his immortal words, “a floating air biscuit.”
Good Show Sir!
March 30th, 2017 at 8:27 am
“Senorita, take your yoga out of arena, por favor!”