Cover Snark: Community Submissions

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Welcome back to Cover Snark! These covers were all sent in by the community!

Her Alien Matchmaker by Melissa Riddell. A shirtless, headless man with X tattoos at his ribs and collar bone. A big planet is in front of his waist.

From Jane Buehler: At first glance (small thumbnail) I thought he was shooting out a laser beam from his chest!

Sarah: That’s an interesting place for a stigmata.

Amanda: Why is he so grainy, like his skin is the texture of a basketball.

Sarah: Wait. WAIT. Whatever this cheetah-print thing is, it is both above and below his pec. What IS that?! Why is it partially encircling his pec? Why is it shooting out pink silly string? WHAT IS THIS.

And this is only the first cover. God help me with this set.

The Satyr in Bungalow D by Joyce Wadler. An illustrated cover of a resort in the background with a pool and cabanas in the foreground. There's a woman with a 1940s style bikini, a headband, white sunglasses, and a beach bag with a towel and books. She's talking with a man sprouting tiny horns. He has a button down shirt, unbuttoned, khaki shorts, and is holding ballcap in his hand.

From Jen: My cousin introduced me to you guys a while back. We have a regular cousin chat about your Cover Snark because it cracks us up.

Recently I was at a gift shop and saw this gem. I immediately shared it to the cousin chat and they encouraged me to submit it!

Thanks for giving us all so many laughs.

Sarah: At first glance this looks unremarkable, but the more I looked the tiltier my head got. Why does his chest hair patch match the small patch of hair on his arm? I’m presuming the Yankee’s logo is backwards on purpose but also ????

And her boobs are going in very different directions – unless she’s got one of those bathing suit tops that only holds in one tit and the other is free to roam. I Hate suits like that. Also she’s reading a book called HOWL and that’s very funny.

There are a lot of stylistic choices that I really like, and also some details that I do not get.

Claudia: I have one question — why he doesn’t seem to have eyes?

Sarah: I was wondering that, too! It looks like they got blurred or something? Why does she have features while he does not?

Amanda: Why are we not talking about the fact that he’s a satyr?!

Sarah: A satyr in that shirt!

Homebound by Meredith Trapp. An illustrated cover. A man and woman are kissing in an desert with cacti in the background. He has on a red button down with the sleeves rolled up and brown pants. She has wavy brown hair, white jeans with brown caps, and a blue halter top. She's holding a white cowboy hat in front of their faces, hiding them kissing.

From Marianne: This popped up in my edelweiss+ pre-approved and I had to embiggen because what was I even looking at? Who wears light beige jeans with their chaps???

Sarah: WHAT is WITH the cowboy-hat-hides-the-faces trend? Do people not like drawing faces? Or is kissing difficult (I imagine it is) to draw?

And WHY would anyone wear light jeans with chaps. I get that it’s a Look, but also it’s a Laundry.

Amanda: It reminds me of when you’re in middle school and you draw people with their hands in their pockets or behind their back so you can avoid it.

Sarah: “Where’s your teal and white cow print cowboy hat?”

“Why?”

“I need it for reasons.”

Jace by Alisa Woods. The background is a grainy wolve face with yellow eyes. In the foreground, a man with dark hair is lifting his dirty tank top. There are smears of dirt and/or grease on his arms and torso. One hand is grabbing his pec and the other is at his waistline.