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Unfortunately, my original copy of Anansi Boys was lent out and never returned to me.
As I recall, though, there was a drawing of a spider with seven legs on the cover. I'd like to get that tattooed on me, but I'm afraid I haven't been able to find a good source image anywhere. At best, I found a very slanted photograph that wasn't much use.
So . . . I'm wondering if any Jatraqueros have that book, and can get a photo or a scan that I could use as a reference. I'm searching for the hardcover as well, but if I don't find that image eventually, I may just use the Nazca spider . . .
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I have it in hardcover, but the image on the cover isn't a spider. It is a sky with lightning and a spider web.
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Yep, I have it. It's on the actual hard cover. I'll try to scan it at my mother's tonight (my scanner's broken) and upload it to photobucket or something like that. Although I feel like you can probably find it on the internets...the drawing has Gaiman's signature next to it, so he probably drew it!
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The other possible images are this image from the Anansi Boys paperback, which would be intricate and time-consuming and expensive, but awesome, or the Nazca spider.
Depending on which image I choose, this will go either on the left side of my chest or my left shoulder.
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Thanks for letting us know, plaid. So excited!
Joldo, of the three images, I like the original one you were looking for. I think I'm going to get a literary sleeve on my left arm in a few years. Something Gaiman-related is a must but I'm not sure which image I want to use or which book I want to reference.
Can't wait to see how it turns out!
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