[FPSPACE] space.com Illustrated

[Brett Harrison]

Dwayne Allen Day wrote:

> The cover is illustrated with a photo of a pale androgynous elf wearing a
> hindu-style hat made out of computer punch tape.  What this has to do with
> anything in the magazine is unclear to me (as well as to everyone I talked
> to).  What it has to do with space is even less clear.  The people
> who showed it to me admitted to a kind of jaw-dropping bewilderment
> upon seeing it.  There are a couple of postage-stamp sized space photos
> down the left border.

The cover can be seen at http://www.space.com/subscribe/index.php3

>From what I can make out, the elf is supposed to represent "Generation S" who
will "grow up on Mars" - from the sound of it, a reference to the Ray Bradbury
article.  Maybe this is future fashion as recommended by Mt Bradbury.  I agree,
it's a pretty odd cover.  Maybe they should have threatened to shoot her if you
don't buy the magazine (or if you do..).  ;-)  The contents certainly don't
sound too inspiring...


> Since the purpose of the cover is to catch the attention of your audience,
> one wonders what kind of audience Space.com Illustrated is seeking.  One
> thing is for sure:  this cover will not be ranked up there with National
> Lampoon's "Buy this magazine or we shoot this dog" for All-Time Best
> Magazine Cover.  Maxim and various men's magazines have found that they
> can increase circulation by sticking half-naked women on the cover.
> Space.com Illustrated has decided that sickly androgynous teenagers is the
> way to go.

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Brett Harrison