[eclectika] only the worst will do

[Lochy]

http://www.boingboing.net/2010/04/29/good-show-sir.html


what a British site called Good Show Sir has done. Its motto is brisk and
direct -- Only the worst Sci-Fi/Fantasy book covers -- and the criteria
for inclusion are blessedly clear:

    Some of the things to look for in a cover:

    1. So much going on it burns your eyes. We want covers with elves,
dragons, space ships and large busty women, all on the same glorious
cover!

    2. Terrible art. Awful... just awful. Crazed monsters that are
congenital disorders with no skeletal support, brush strokes that display
a hilariously misinformed understanding of anatomical proportions,
unreadable and/or multiple horrible fonts, magical light orbs that lack
even the most basic digital imaging techniques. That sort of thing.

    3. Epic things happening. Look for people doing crazy things, such as
holding a staff to a dragons eye, firing a laser pistol with one hand
whilst doing stunts on a a hover bike with the other, or summoning
interdimensional beasts whilst surrounded by improbably-clad warrior
priestesses who are fighting off invisible fairies on top of a mountain
made of crystal and sand.

This is a valuable public service. Visit the site if you dare. Just don't
blame me if you end up sobbing in a corner.