tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402275990823741920.post7826453269817127217..comments2024-02-15T05:39:52.275-05:00Comments on A Journey Round My Skull: Dood in Ecstasy - Dutch Mystery CoversWillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05799869059793681283noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402275990823741920.post-13415986512573406032009-11-24T14:31:55.499-05:002009-11-24T14:31:55.499-05:00I love them all but especially "In memoriam d...I love them all but especially "In memoriam de Schaduw" with the spider tipping his hat!crowhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04395699046056304298noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402275990823741920.post-64722927138739204392009-11-23T08:53:43.862-05:002009-11-23T08:53:43.862-05:00I love the dust wrapper for "The Devil's ...I love the dust wrapper for "The Devil's Jazzband". Not that all the others are not wonderful. One of the things I find interesting about "The Devil's Jazzband" is that it was published in 1941 after the Nazis had invaded Holland.Barry Traylorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14134880916215990198noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402275990823741920.post-51288092857308403572009-11-22T05:46:09.764-05:002009-11-22T05:46:09.764-05:00Wonderful covers! Thanks very much.Wonderful covers! Thanks very much.Martin Edwardshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16082485795280777670noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402275990823741920.post-53623121728884701942009-11-20T08:21:35.755-05:002009-11-20T08:21:35.755-05:00I absolutely love "Het teeken van den dood&qu...I absolutely love "Het teeken van den dood". <br /><br />I wonder if the face is so familiar because it looks like Cesare from "The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari":<br /><br />http://i252.photobucket.com/albums/hh8/Huesos_emd/Cesare.jpg<br /><br />http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6d/CABINETOFDRCALIGARI-02.jpgErgosumnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402275990823741920.post-79614026085042967942009-11-19T20:11:12.657-05:002009-11-19T20:11:12.657-05:00My favorite's got to be "Het teeken van d...My favorite's got to be "Het teeken van den dood." Thanks for pulling this together - very inspiring.Brian - Kafkacottonhttp://www.kafkacotton.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402275990823741920.post-43080297210471393822009-11-19T18:10:18.154-05:002009-11-19T18:10:18.154-05:00Thank you for your nice comments.
Patrick, thanks...Thank you for your nice comments.<br /><br />Patrick, thanks for the suggestion. I think I'm dealing here with the "dangers" of running an image blog and following so many image blogs -- visual overload leading to a constant sense of deja vu. (This could also be insanity!)<br /><br />Julia, I added those corrections, thank you very much.<br /><br />WillWillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799869059793681283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402275990823741920.post-11087252911294917062009-11-19T17:15:34.026-05:002009-11-19T17:15:34.026-05:00I'm entranced by everything you do here. Have ...I'm entranced by everything you do here. Have been following this blog for a while now with undiminished fascination.<br /><br />If you don't mind, some minor corrections of your rendering of the Dutch:<br /><br />- De Jazzband van den Duivel ("the devil's jazzband")<br />- De Burgemeester te Paard ("the mayor on horseback")Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03744970145557952915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402275990823741920.post-48127335378338428272009-11-19T15:26:46.482-05:002009-11-19T15:26:46.482-05:00I wonder if Het teeken van den dood seems familiar...I wonder if <i>Het teeken van den dood</i> seems familiar because of Chuck Palahniuk's <a href="http://chuckpalahniuk.net/books/haunted" rel="nofollow">Haunted</a>. It has a similar out-of-focus face with a sharp, handwritten title.Patrick Holthttp://www.patrickholtportfolio.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402275990823741920.post-32430163904828244852009-11-19T14:31:28.100-05:002009-11-19T14:31:28.100-05:00Excellent!!!Excellent!!!Martin Klaschhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12674967689346214956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402275990823741920.post-83848357859732039362009-11-19T11:38:55.900-05:002009-11-19T11:38:55.900-05:00thanks for the article, amazing covers. times may ...thanks for the article, amazing covers. times may change styles but beauty prevails.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2402275990823741920.post-34408631130327386002009-11-19T00:59:08.171-05:002009-11-19T00:59:08.171-05:00Bizar Entree and Villa Cascara are my favorites of...Bizar Entree and Villa Cascara are my favorites of the bunch-- so lurid, even campy. Love it!Evan J Petersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02167385834605356434noreply@blogger.com