Just couldn’t resist. What can I say? Mea culpa. Bad covers deserve bad homages…
Waffles
8 years ago
Honestly, I think the old cover deserves to be on here as well.
jic
8 years ago
I don’t think either cover is any good. In fact, the old one may actually be slightly worse.
Axolotl
8 years ago
The first edition cover sucks, but I’m guessing it was from the ’80s when a lot of things looked like that. I don’t think the new one is awful, but it could be more visually arresting.
![cover[1]](https://lousybookcovers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/cover134.jpg)
![51B8GE27P2L._SY344_BO1,204,203,200_[1]](https://lousybookcovers.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/51B8GE27P2L._SY344_BO1204203200_1.jpg)
And yet another ridiculously proportioned and stupidly dressed cartoon woman. I am offended.
The original wasn’t great, but it doesn’t piss me off like this one does.
The expression on the cartoon woman’s face indicates that she’s offended, too.
The only comment I can think of is:
I guess I’ll go low-tech:
Although the original cover does seem to be done by a more competent designer, it is in my opinion equally displeasing to look at.
Jeez. He couldn’t hire a decent cover artist? FAIL!!!
(And I doubt his online backlist will sell many copies… unless he revamps the covers.)
Yes, I like Grendel Briarton style puns in titles, but “Web Site Story” — the songs for a certain musical film keep running through my mind….
“…When you’re a nerd,
you’re a nerd all the way,
from your first URL
to your last dying day.
When you’re a nerd,
and the spit hits your LAN,
you got buddies around,
you’re a hacker, my man!
You’re never alone,
You’re never disconnected!
You’re online with your own:
When the Feds are expected,
You’re well protected!
Then you’re a Nerd
With a capital N,
You’re one of the herd,
They won’t shoot you the bird!
When you’re a Nerd,
You. stay. a. Nerd!
Win . . . I think
By George, you got it!
*slow clap*
Just couldn’t resist. What can I say? Mea culpa. Bad covers deserve bad homages…
Honestly, I think the old cover deserves to be on here as well.
I don’t think either cover is any good. In fact, the old one may actually be slightly worse.
The first edition cover sucks, but I’m guessing it was from the ’80s when a lot of things looked like that. I don’t think the new one is awful, but it could be more visually arresting.
There wasn’t such a thing as a website in the ’80s.
The earliest publication date I can find on Goodreads is 2001.