tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post806643164147588709..comments2024-02-14T03:20:23.057-08:00Comments on Pop Sensation: Paperback 932: The War Against the Rull / A.E. Van Vogt (Permabook M4263)Rex Parkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16145707733877505087noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-33551707412708708172016-04-12T21:32:00.847-07:002016-04-12T21:32:00.847-07:00The artists working on SF covers seemed to fall in...The artists working on SF covers seemed to fall into the trap of doing vaguely abstract covers more often than the artists illustrating other genres. Maybe it was because it's easier to depict dames and detectives than "some sort of dark, large worm with a variety of appendages". It would certainly be easier to find models for the former!vintagehoarderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16712215159631487676noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-87054988461807897342016-04-12T04:54:41.758-07:002016-04-12T04:54:41.758-07:00I've never been a huge van Vogt fan, but the m...I've never been a huge van Vogt fan, but the meat of this was before he fell under L. Ron Hubbard's spell, so it could be OK. OTOH, the linking material for the fix-up could be pretty Scientology-ish, I don't know. Read at your own risk, I guess.<br /><br />But the cover is god-awful.DemetriosXnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4660994103025515363.post-76544574619155241002016-04-11T10:25:53.638-07:002016-04-11T10:25:53.638-07:00I didn't realize there were any other Mary Rob...I didn't realize there were any other Mary Roberts Rinehart readers out there!Jenniferhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09075041892999096779noreply@blogger.com