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People Are Cracking Up At These 30 Photoshopped Old Book Covers By Paperback Paradise
Interview With Artist
Even though the internet is primarily focused on knowledge, connecting people, and providing services, a very nice and, to be honest, necessary function of the internet is to give people things to laugh about.
In the sea of comedy that anyone can find on the various social media, there’s also Paperback Paradise, a page dedicated to photoshopping vintage paperback book covers with funny, weird, and absurd titles, subtitles and marketing blurbs that were oh so popular on books back in the day.
We got in touch with Domi, the artist behind the self proclaimed “world's #1 used book store” that is Paperback Paradise, for an interview about the crazy funny book covers that he has been doing for years.
Bored Panda invites you to check out some of his best work, alongside the original book covers, in the curated list below. And while you’re at it, vote and comment on the ones you enjoyed the most!
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Boudica 4 years ago
*Rapidly drops boy onto the ground and reaches for anti bac*
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Julia Atkinson 4 years ago
Never mind the genitalia, where are Mr Longsword's legs and how is he able to ride a large but low-slung cat?
Miłka Chromińska 4 years ago
Guys, I'm getting a subtle Overtone from this book, that it might involve male genitalia 🧐
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-Stitch- 4 years ago
EXUSE ME THAT BETTER BE SARCASM BECAUSE MY DAD IS A MUSICIAN
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Marlowe Fitzpatrik 4 years ago
I... think so? Not sure if it's a musical instrument, though...
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As mentioned, Paperback Paradise is a page with a presence on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, and with its own dedicated website, it’s the self-proclaimed “world's #1 used book store” that invites people to visit it at “the edge of eternity.”
The page seems to have the most followers on Twitter, where over 205,000 people get a kick from the various paperback book covers that Domi, the genius behind the page, has photoshopped over the years.
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Dinonerdnuggets 4 years ago
The real question is why wasn't the first one censored?
Load More Replies... tmw 4 years ago
this is the big cat Llyan that Fflewddur' rode. she is a big sweetie. or... to quote nanny ogg :he's just a big softie, really.
Aaleyah _ aesthetic 4 years ago
Great, now its pissed off. JERRY! I TOLD YOU NOT TO PET THE CAT! - Jerry’s 100 year old mentor
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M O'Connell 4 years ago
WHAT?! I loved My Side of the Mountain and On the Far Side of the Mountain when I was a kid. I never knew there was a third book!
ravn 4 years ago
That was my second thought, right after bwahahahahahaha!
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Leah Pheonix 4 years ago
What is the moral? Probably that it doesnt rain tacos and close ur mouth 😂😂
glowworm2 4 years ago
I'm quite certain that's a Perigrine falcon, which are actually quite small compared to eagles.
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The idea was inspired by a photoshop contest of a book that Domi was a part of:
“I saw a photoshop contest for a Choose Your Own Adventure cover on a forum I semi-frequented in the early aughts and thought ‘I could probably do that.’ I didn’t try it until years later with this account, but have had a lot of fun doing it.”
He continued: “I probably honed the practice working in a comic book shop years ago. That’s how we would pass the time—you’d pick up a back issue and point to The Flash getting his ass kicked and go ‘look at this mother f!@#$% right here’ and start doing an impression of them in their predicament with a slight twist to make it more fun.”
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Julia Atkinson 4 years ago
Perhaps your reading skills are on the same level as your spelling
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AspieGirl88 4 years ago
So, that’s how they fill the Houses of Parliament, eh? Directly from the London Zoo! 😂
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Ryan Deschanel 4 years ago
Maybe we would do it more often if we were not insulted and ridiculed whenever we try to.
K Witmer 4 years ago
Please stop blaming everyone else. Therapy is for everyone. There's even a sliding scale payment plan w most therapists if you don't have insurance. There's also free groups for men that need it. You're not ridiculed there and as you get more secure w yourself you'll stop feeling like everyone is out to get you especially women. I see on all of your comments from other posts that you really hate women. That would help in therapy too. That could be why you're very insecure.
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Hugo Raible 4 years ago
Here's why: https://www.boredpanda.com/worst-reactions-to-men-letting-emotional-guard-down
Domi is a book collector who frequents thrift stores for much of his content that you see here. We asked Domi about the process of making a Paperback Paradise book a reality:
“I go to the thrift store and browse the paperbacks until something catches my eye. There are no hard criteria I follow other than it needs to be an illustrated cover, but typically one depicting a moment of great drama or action is what works.”
“Science fiction and fantasy are perfect for that. There is a real honesty in older book covers as the artists were trying to sell an entire book at a glance which makes them perfect for reappropriation. I usually know my title within a few seconds of looking at a good one, but if I just like the cover I’ll buy it and hold onto those until I can think of something later.”
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Pungent Sauce 4 years ago
I hadn't thought about these books in decades, lol. I was a huge fan too!
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Samantha PandaNotBored 4 years ago
I remember this face when it first came out on video . In blockbuster, it used to freak me right out .
Daniel Marsh 4 years ago
"They're not dating, they are just good friends" was the punch that landed.
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OUSSAMA AGZOUL 4 years ago
yes there are titties annie shawkins has the world's largest titties
Rob Williams 4 years ago
Brian Stableford was my lecturer at college, I think he would find this amusing
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Felice Coles 4 years ago
"...and now I'm purple from the Kool-Aid grit we were rolling in..." The horror continues!
Liam Farranree 4 years ago (edited)
"Already published in seven countries around the world" - I'm glad they clarified that those countries were around the world, otherwise I'd be awake at night wondering "seven countries? but around where?"
Tiny Dynamine 4 years ago
This is a Christian site and if you use a naughty word, God will tear your eyeballs out.
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Martin Kaine 4 years ago
Another great Herman Filth novel. I didn't think he could improve on his debut: "When My Wife Ovulates, She Becomes a Were-badger"
Load More Replies... Leah Pheonix 4 years ago
It took me longer than I'd like to admit to actually notice the dead guy on the floor
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sylvanticx 4 years ago
nacho cheese is better. but i love the spicy type.
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Christina Schulte 4 years ago
I wouldn't mind a cool ranch dorito kiss. All the flavour without the calories.
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“My process is pretty spontaneous,” elaborates Domi. “I never have anything pre-planned except for the back covers, which I’ll know two or three ideas that will make it there once I’ve got an idea for the cover. First ideas are typically the best ones.”
Speaking of back covers, we didn’t include them in the post, but you are more than welcome to check out the Paperback Paradise Instagram that includes all of the back covers.
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Gwen Parker 4 years ago (edited)
As a woman I don't think I'd appreciate a guy that used a "bejeweled" condom. Sounds a BIT uncomfortable
Leah Pheonix 4 years ago
WHO THE HELL IS POKING OUT OF THE TRAPDOOR IN THE BACKGROUND HOLY HELL
Niki Norway 4 years ago
At first I was having a grand 'ol laugh.... Then I saw that spooky dude in the background... Suddenly, I wasn't laughing anymore.
Miłka Chromińska 4 years ago
That ancient Egyptian, beetle encrusted condom from Amenhotep III's reign is NOT TO be used gosh dag it - i was saving that for my wedding day 😠
Wonder Woman 848 4 years ago
Priceless condom collection. Why would one make a condom priceless.
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Julia Atkinson 4 years ago
Kevin's Siegfried and Roy tribute act never achieved the success it deserved
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Julia Atkinson 4 years ago
Something tells me that a Focus on the Family publication might be funnier than a parody
François Carré 4 years ago
I even saw the movie inspired from that book. With Leonardo DiCaprio.
Lastly, we asked Domi about some of his favorites among the heaps of covers he has done. He had this to say:
“I’m usually pretty high on my latest ideas, but some of my favorites are Here They Come: The Bats That Kicked My Ass, Come Be My Friend, Skeletons F!@#$% Up My Naked Husband, Crabitalism… I love fantasy and magic, so something like skeletons coming to life and beating a naked dude’s ass is very fun for me to think about.”
“I really like the few VHS tapes I’ve done as well—I Don’t Want a Little Brother, Dad!, God’s Punishment, and my most recent post Meet Your New Friend Forever, which was a video collaboration with my friend @LastKnownFootage.“
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-Stitch- 4 years ago
I too would scream if a giant naked gold man with wings took me in his arms and flew of with me. Honestly how does someone not scream.
noralin 4 years ago
He is not completely naked but I agree that would be terrifying.
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Samantha PandaNotBored 4 years ago
Daddy taking his twin boys to use the new baby changing units in his bathroom , at the pub
Julia Atkinson 4 years ago
I like to imagine them sitting round a campfire braiding each other's hair
RandomBeing 4 years ago
The original book is amazing (its about the twins from A Wrinkle in Time). Climate Changel also seems AMAZING.
Keith Wollenberg 4 years ago
Must disagree. I loved 'A Wrinkle in Time', but it seems L'Engle caught lightning in a bottle with that one. Everything that followed was just progressively less good.
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Felice Coles 4 years ago
Shoulda made Dave Rave's book have a giant skull around that eye in the background. Whooo-eee, that molly works good!
AspieGirl88 4 years ago
Yeah ... no chance you’ve been on the molly, pal! You’re standing perfectly upright & making eye-contact with the figure 4 times as tall as you are! 🤣
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Dinonerdnuggets 4 years ago
"What did I tell you, Don't give me the wheel or I'll Blow another F*%king planet up!"
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Charlotte Carpenter 4 years ago
why does this make sense with the skeleton's facial expression?!
Now, Paperback Paradise isn’t technically a book store, but it is a store. Domi sells boatloads of merch there, most of which are posters of the photoshopped book covers, but it also includes t-shirts, hats, postcards, and other items.
You can also check out more on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram, but before you go, keep scrolling, and why not tell us your thoughts, or share some creative titles of your own, in the comments below!
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Felice Coles 4 years ago
Book 3 in the trilogy: "Them Skeleton Bats Is Gonna Git Flame-Throwed Next!"
Dinonerdnuggets 4 years ago
Book Five: "I have a nuke, they won't ever get away again.
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Stannous Flouride 4 years ago
Is that a rocket in the background or is he looking longingly at her strap-on?
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Bacony Cakes 4 years ago
No, they more look like a collapsed grain silo. Dragons, howeve- *cane yoink*
Load More Replies... Niki Norway 4 years ago
I'm glad no one is around to see me laughing at all these adolescent boy jokes.
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Gwen Parker 4 years ago
Waaahaahaaa!! I didn't even realize that. Internet porn XD
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Jake 4 years ago
Yes. At least change it to " The night I had sex with a blonde"
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Roxy Eastland 4 years ago
If they think this is a picture of the night they made a baby that couple really need some education
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Niki Norway 4 years ago
Awww so cute! He's trying to play "Cowboys and Indians". I think it's nap time, buddy.
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Pearl 4 years ago
That’s from my favorite other! I love those books! Btw in these books humans have gone extinct so humans are only mentioned as the Others with a capital O. The earth is much, much healthier here.
Dark Kitten 4 years ago
This is actually a really good series. The covers are disgraceful though...
tuzdayschild 4 years ago
They're singing: Don't wanna close my eyes, I don't wanna fall asleep...
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Kennedy Johnson 4 years ago (edited)
Hey! I love this book. Just kidding. Probably is boring. But I would no. I never read it.
BorPand8 4 years ago
I checked it out on openlibrary.org and it's not exactly badly written, but by page 3 they've mentioned how they "don't see race" and their black servant is like, "a member of the household." Set in Atlanta, Georgia.
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i'll sleep when im dead 4 years ago
Most of my family are lawyers... but I think the first title is very funny
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Sophie Whitbread 4 years ago (edited)
‘Father is FINALLY dead! Dogs got him!’ AHEM. They seem so happy.
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Charlotte Carpenter 4 years ago
maybe that's why the alien's scarred for life in the picture lol
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Aria Whitaker 4 years ago (edited)
LOL...I actually read the first one...I had an embarrassingly large collection of Sweet Valley High books. And the answer is NO, by the way....Sally Larson did not have to change to stay in Sweet Valley, in case anyone was wondering lol ;)
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Sophie Whitbread 4 years ago
ME WHEN I SEE THE SECOND PICTURE: WAIT A SECOND DOES HE HAVE A KNIFE WHAT IS HE PLANNING TO DO?????!!!!!
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Charlotte Carpenter 4 years ago
i actually read this graphic novel. The title is much better in edited side
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Conceptual&Colorful 4 years ago
The guy in the back’s arm is going over the front dude’s arm and my brain hurts
Conceptual&Colorful 4 years ago
Unless he’s supposed to be in front. But then it still confuses me ;—;
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Roxy Eastland 4 years ago
I'd love to know what is going on in the US with chiropractors. I've known for years they are regarded as dangerous snake oil sales people of the highest order and yet in the UK they are just considered a variation on osteopathy!
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Charlotte Carpenter 4 years ago
is it just me or did yall read the right side in the still a piece of garbage tune lol
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Nahn Yahbiz 4 years ago
Please, BP, post these at every available opportunity. I was seriously disappointed when the thread was done. And plus, I'd like to learn more about the literary stylings of DT Fuchs. But seriously, these are great and hopefully we'll see them again here soon.
Ben Steinberg 4 years ago
"Eat celestial s**t" is considered practically a literary classic...
Nahn Yahbiz 4 years ago
Please, BP, post these at every available opportunity. I was seriously disappointed when the thread was done. And plus, I'd like to learn more about the literary stylings of DT Fuchs. But seriously, these are great and hopefully we'll see them again here soon.
Ben Steinberg 4 years ago
"Eat celestial s**t" is considered practically a literary classic...
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