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New Covers For Old 2025: Day XXVII

January 28, 2025
Nathan
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There are a few good improvements here, and a couple that will make you chuckle, trust me.

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Electric Monolith

January 27, 2025
Nathan
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Electric Monolith

And the description is that certain flavor of ostentatious amateurishness.

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BLURB: Ciara Making Meatloaf for Memom

January 27, 2025
Nathan
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A little girl who doesnt believe in Santa claus and she travels through the North Pole. She actually meets Santa Claus and then she believes.

Thanks, I don’t think I need to read the other 80 pages.

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New Covers For Old 2025: Day XXVI

January 27, 2025
Nathan
New Covers For Old

There is a suckerpunch in today’s cover selection, and I don’t apologize not even a little bit.

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The Rainbow Detective Agency: L’uomo Magico: Book 2

January 26, 2025
Nathan
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The Rainbow Detective Agency: L’uomo Magico: Book 2

I suppose this is fitting cover with which to “end” our short survey of Mr. Field’s output. (See what I did there?)

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Juxinseason (1)

January 26, 2025
Nathan
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Juxinseason (1)

Never have 540 pages seems more daunting.

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New Covers For Old 2025: Day XXV

January 26, 2025
Nathan
New Covers For Old
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Bravo to the upgrades, and raspberries to the rest of them.

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American Star II

January 25, 2025
Nathan
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American Star II

It’s the bottom of the image that really confuses me.

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