Y’know, when you see “no comments” on a cover like this…it’s apropos. It’s hard to know what on bleeding earth to say. I’m pretty sure that–and this is hard to determine, well and truly–that the cardigan(s) that the Gater/Croc is/are wearing is/are the most mind-blowing part. Or…maybe it’s the pink splooge?
Is that a Ghostbusters reference? The pink splooge, from the 2nd movie?
Mother of God, does ANYONE, anywhere, know what the holy hell is going on with this cover? And is there a living, breathing human being that would actually click on this, interested in buying, rather than wondering “what the holy Eff is going on here?”
Man, this one, Nathan–this has to be an auto-nominee for LBC’s Lousies. GOTTA BE.
Oh, yeah, it does. I made it to the point where the “protagonists,” written in some sort of pseudo-present-tense fashion, discuss how the evildoer should have been “counseled as soon as he displayed ‘pre-violent’ behavior,” and gave up. (Yeah, so tell me, what’s “pre-violent” behavior? Losing your sense of humor? Being annoyed? Yelling? Hell, where’s the Pre-Crime Unit* when you need ’em?)
sigh.
*H/T Minority Report–and we all know how well THAT worked out…
Another Bob
1 year ago
I just want to take a moment to thank everyone who posted a comment on this cover. You have all managed to say pretty much everything I was struggling to find the words to say myself. And a big thumbs up to Hitch, whose opening salvo nailed it so thoroughly.
The alligator is a Senator, that’s why he’s wearing a three-piece suit.
The pink goo is glue, which cops spray on criminals to catch them without harming them.
The book is titled The Love Police because it is about a police force based on restorative justice rather than punitive justice.
I think it’s great that this cover sparked a lively conversation.
Y’know, when you see “no comments” on a cover like this…it’s apropos. It’s hard to know what on bleeding earth to say. I’m pretty sure that–and this is hard to determine, well and truly–that the cardigan(s) that the Gater/Croc is/are wearing is/are the most mind-blowing part. Or…maybe it’s the pink splooge?
Is that a Ghostbusters reference? The pink splooge, from the 2nd movie?
Mother of God, does ANYONE, anywhere, know what the holy hell is going on with this cover? And is there a living, breathing human being that would actually click on this, interested in buying, rather than wondering “what the holy Eff is going on here?”
Man, this one, Nathan–this has to be an auto-nominee for LBC’s Lousies. GOTTA BE.
and how does any of it relate to the title?
You don’t really want to know, do you?
I do not.
Man, this one, Nathan–this has to be an auto-nominee for LBC’s Lousies. GOTTA BE.
Don’t tempt fate like that. You don’t really want to imply that it’s impossible for October to produce 3 covers worse than this, do you?
I think it’s a regular business suit, plus tummy scales because alligator.
Nah, that’s gotta be a cardi, no? Really? Biz suit? Hmmmm….
Well, I seem to remember Loggins & Messina mentioning something to which this title alludes:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTu4yQH8KBs
“Outta the car, longhair!”
The pink splooge is apparently glue. Because we don’t shoot people anymore in 2121. And that is supposed to be an alligator in a three-piece suit.
It’s just… the only comment I had was
AHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA *deep breath* HAHAHAHAHAHA
I showed this one to my wife. A rare event; it’s special.
Not a very kind way to acknowledge her for agreeing to marry you in the first place….
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So many questions and yet I don’t want to hear any answers.
Our lady protag is 53 years old, full-figured, with a large pair of chesteses.
No. That is not a typo. The trainwreck continues inside.
If you’re snickering while writing your “Book”, perhaps it’s best to set it aside for twenty years and resume once you’ve become an adult.
Oh, yeah, it does. I made it to the point where the “protagonists,” written in some sort of pseudo-present-tense fashion, discuss how the evildoer should have been “counseled as soon as he displayed ‘pre-violent’ behavior,” and gave up. (Yeah, so tell me, what’s “pre-violent” behavior? Losing your sense of humor? Being annoyed? Yelling? Hell, where’s the Pre-Crime Unit* when you need ’em?)
sigh.
*H/T Minority Report–and we all know how well THAT worked out…
I just want to take a moment to thank everyone who posted a comment on this cover. You have all managed to say pretty much everything I was struggling to find the words to say myself. And a big thumbs up to Hitch, whose opening salvo nailed it so thoroughly.
Well, thank you kindly, @Another Bob, for those kind words.
a “… hilarious and socially woke story …”
Masterful, to link two terms which are usually mutually exclusive!
The alligator is a Senator, that’s why he’s wearing a three-piece suit.
The pink goo is glue, which cops spray on criminals to catch them without harming them.
The book is titled The Love Police because it is about a police force based on restorative justice rather than punitive justice.
I think it’s great that this cover sparked a lively conversation.
And your name just coincidentally happens to be the same name as the author, is that right?
You may want to consider that if we don’t know what your cover is saying–nobody else does, either. Which is the worst-possible scenario for a cover.