tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post8865688717245650285..comments2024-03-27T15:53:51.141-07:00Comments on Book Haven : Cover Characteristics Retro Covers Part IIGreghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-91093747640873310432016-11-25T14:57:23.307-08:002016-11-25T14:57:23.307-08:00These bring back great memories of cruising the Sc...These bring back great memories of cruising the SciFi section of a huge used book store we used to have in Binghamton in the 80s. I could spend hours there just looking at all the covers. :)La La in the Libraryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18253014225202985934noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-64082840199664840042016-11-22T07:33:18.788-08:002016-11-22T07:33:18.788-08:00These retro covers are really fun to look at...my ...These retro covers are really fun to look at...my dad had a lot of these kinds of things when I was younger and I liked looking at them. Modern fantasy covers can be really breathtaking with the great art out there but this stuff is fun too!chucklesthescothttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09423562114343636659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-50821108262983643392016-11-21T23:55:41.149-08:002016-11-21T23:55:41.149-08:00I love looking at old pulp covers, and I have coll...I love looking at old pulp covers, and I have collected a fair number of books over the years because of the cover art. Sci-fi and fantasy covers are sometimes so utterly crazy.Bibliophilehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10960676264710788969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-2002896388603067712016-11-21T23:38:42.328-08:002016-11-21T23:38:42.328-08:00I love the old SF covers so much. They can be awes...I love the old SF covers so much. They can be awesomely bad. <br /> -<a href="http://www.turningthepagesx.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Kimberly @ Turning the Pages</a> <br />Kimberly @ Turning the Pageshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03631676112769349872noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-74622831319619801282016-11-21T21:58:07.555-08:002016-11-21T21:58:07.555-08:00Some of these make me chuckle. Like.. that "m...Some of these make me chuckle. Like.. that "monster" just looks like a giant bat, right? And I can't even SEE its eye so... misleading title and/or cover art. I like Attack from Atlantis, probably because of the water. While Crossroads of Time cover is hilariously bad, I LOVE the sound of the title, because... that sounds intriguing. I love these old covers, thanks for sharing them! Shannon @ It Starts at Midnighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10043593641190645773noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-65037663410229512182016-11-21T13:02:41.450-08:002016-11-21T13:02:41.450-08:00Old school covers are so much fun. Those Andre Nor...Old school covers are so much fun. Those Andre Norton books in particular have awesome covers! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03345874849864173182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-47098821422214940042016-11-21T11:55:11.375-08:002016-11-21T11:55:11.375-08:00Hehe I love these old covers. Some of them really ...Hehe I love these old covers. Some of them really are terrible, but interesting at the same time. I love it. :P Angel Erin's Book Obsessionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00764797323260137330noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-16361556043360648632016-11-21T10:07:02.715-08:002016-11-21T10:07:02.715-08:00Haha! Thank you for sharing, Greg. These old cover...Haha! Thank you for sharing, Greg. These old covers are so bad they are rather wonderful. Retro is the perfect word for them. :-)Literary Felinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13079276242303738719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-20757797240110255452016-11-21T01:31:06.618-08:002016-11-21T01:31:06.618-08:00I know, right? I actually like that blue dude cove...I know, right? I actually like that blue dude cover the more I look at it, it's got stuff going on. But yeah that last one is a keeper lol. SO retro... I love a good tagline. :) <br /><br />So yeah I keep going back and forth between those two. Greghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17515345156687765162noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3952534890282357396.post-75236473670568024172016-11-21T00:53:55.758-08:002016-11-21T00:53:55.758-08:00These are all pretty bad/awesome. Although I think...These are all pretty bad/awesome. Although I think the Eye of the Monster one is more just bad. Lol. And "there's a blue dude and a worm thing, who knows what's going on?" is cracking me up. It does look pretty crazy but interesting. The facility inside the asteroid is cool too! And I like the other planet feel of the last one. Plus that tagline is intense lol.Kit @ Metaphors and Moonlighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10113986982046115579noreply@blogger.com