tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post2532940942792783190..comments2024-02-26T02:13:54.009-08:00Comments on Caustic Cover Critic: Picking the Authorhouse ScabJRSMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-3066958884715602082012-07-29T17:36:41.246-07:002012-07-29T17:36:41.246-07:00Roy, your annotations are helpful and funny: I hop...Roy, your annotations are helpful and funny: I hope you can provide more!JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-77051869138366943182012-07-29T08:43:48.006-07:002012-07-29T08:43:48.006-07:00I note for what it is worth that Lenta Shane is a ...I note for what it is worth that Lenta Shane is a double of the Marvel Comics character Tigra the Were-Woman ("were" means "man," so "Tigra the Were-Woman" ought properly to mean "Tigra the Transexual" or "Tigra the Hermaphrodite," but no, she is just your basic cat/human hybrid).Roy Perkins, impartial dogcatchernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-47742455329272383532009-12-17T13:40:06.436-08:002009-12-17T13:40:06.436-08:00DumbTerminator: Wouldn't a single traffic acci...DumbTerminator: Wouldn't a single traffic accident be more efficient? So which of these was your book, then?<br /><br />Steerforth: I actually saw a (fictional) movie recently that had otsider art and its exploitation as a major subplot--'Junebug'. It was really good.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-25533295449332935492009-12-17T13:35:37.263-08:002009-12-17T13:35:37.263-08:00Like Ben, the words "Outsider Art" insta...Like Ben, the words "Outsider Art" instantly sprang to mind. The covers are very similar to some paintings I saw in a fascinating exhibition of art by schizophrenics, paedophiles and murderers (I don't think there were any postcards in the gift shop on that occasion).Steerforthhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07627936539372313828noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-79292430212676883582009-12-17T08:51:27.363-08:002009-12-17T08:51:27.363-08:00I hope you all die in separate, painful traffic ac...I hope you all die in separate, painful traffic accidents.DumbTerminatornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-72331218769048590642009-12-09T16:33:56.242-08:002009-12-09T16:33:56.242-08:00Authorhouse authors are people too!Authorhouse authors are people too!Matthew Adamshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06954050440829792514noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-15180297159028242552009-12-09T13:38:55.882-08:002009-12-09T13:38:55.882-08:00Ben: I'd never even heard of Darger--thank you...Ben: I'd never even heard of Darger--thank you! You have enriched my world in another strange and murky way.<br /><br />Anon: That sounds appalling. I'm curious to know more, but I can understand your desire for secrecy.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-10355147344655982182009-12-09T12:28:18.687-08:002009-12-09T12:28:18.687-08:00i did one design job for one of these small publis...i did one design job for one of these small publishers. it was a nightmare and i'm horrified at what i was forced to turn out. i had hoped to elevate their design and instead they dragged me into the filth along with them. never again.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-53984693127660052702009-12-09T06:14:05.259-08:002009-12-09T06:14:05.259-08:00Well some of these look to be extraordinary works ...Well some of these look to be extraordinary works of 'Outsider Art', at the very least.<br /><br />Obviously the designation of things as such is an aesthetic/moral minefield, but it's easy to believe that if Henry Darger (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henry_Darger) was around today and had a few hundred bucks, he might have turned out a few Authorhouse classics!Benhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14951955227326548340noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-54705132285879061492009-12-08T20:56:43.591-08:002009-12-08T20:56:43.591-08:00I do feel a bit unclean. Much like the leper, real...I do feel a bit unclean. Much like the leper, really. If I do any more posts like this one I'll be wearing a little bell when I walk the streets.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-1197004137045455032009-12-08T20:53:34.925-08:002009-12-08T20:53:34.925-08:00I'm amazed at these books. Each one seems fart...I'm amazed at these books. Each one seems farther from reality. "The Leper" cover has to be my all-time favorite. The Star-Wars Emperor cape and hood is the best part. I love covers that are drawn entirely in watercolor pencil and then, the artist decides not to actually use any water. <br /><br />It's hard to resist posting these, I know. I bet you had to take a shower after posting this one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com