Simon Simple & The Dark Tower

June 2, 2016

Well, at least there’s no Algerian.

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Lydia

8 years ago

Change the font and font color to something that isn’t this, get rid of the bats (please!) Move the author name out of the crystal ball, maybe to the lower right corner, and I wouldn’t be quite so horrified.

Hitch

8 years ago

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Lydia:

I dunno. The weird glow around the letters is just…killin’ me. I do agree, though, that with some TLC, this could be salvaged.

Lydia

8 years ago

Reply to Hitch

I included the blue glow with the font color, in my head. It needs to go for sure.

James F. Brown

8 years ago

It’s a two-fer! Ripping off both Lord of the Rings and Star Wars.

The om-nom-de-plume is very appropriate.

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