not holding up so well
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Along similar lines, Boingboing recently hepped me to an enormous archive of vintage pulp (mostly skiffy) book and magazine covers. There are plenty of beautifully crafted images by artists of genuine talent, but I think it’s more fun to make fun of those that, er, are best appreciated by the judicious application of a historical perspective:
Well, obviously the dom is there to be obeyed. So if he says “dance”. . .
Science. Yuh-huh. All scientifical. And such.
Could I make this any funnier with a snarky comment? I think not.
So, uh, Godzilla is a rocket?! Color me confused.
Now, who said the pulps weren’t educational!?
“Robot what?” would seem to be the operative question. Or maybe, “Who bribed the censors?”
Get yer mind outta the gutter! Sometimes a submarine is just a submarine!
Not only does it take a long time to eat, apparently it gives you a splitting headache.
Exactly the sort of portrayal from which Bruce Wayne would most like to distance himself.
(Sample approved for public dispersal by Wayne Enterprises)
And finally, here’s a publisher that was really in touch with the target demographic.
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flying to a planet where you can look things up…
That is SO much cooler than the Intenet!!
I can’t wait until 2060 A.D., when I get paired up with the swimsuit models (IF magazine cover).
>I can’t wait until 2060 A.D., when I get paired up with the swimsuit models (IF magazine cover).
I have *my* swimsuit model. I guess the future’s just not evenly distributed yet…
The thing that I find hilarious (besides the obvious) about the IF cover is that the title story is called “Quickie”.
Holy cow, Ezra, I think I worked with that guy whose site you linked at my first real job! And yeah, I thought “Quickie” sounded like censor-bait, too.
Intersting. He has a pretty widely-read blog, so I’m surprised you haven’t happened by it before. I found it through John Battelle, who I read because he covers search. Not quite the kind of search I’m interested in, but he occasionally points to things which are useful to me.
Oh, and the other thing I find hilarious about that cover is that they’re standing on marble pedestals. There’s nothing that says “we are mates” like standing together on a marble pedestal.
well, you should never be surprised by my ignorance. what i don’t know about the blogverse would fill, um, very, very, many blogs. but i’m grateful for this pertickular pointer.