The essence of cool

[Flex Mentallo]

How often do we post the comment "That's a cool book."?

 

What makes a book cool? And are we by association cool if we think so?

 

Is a book cool because it's rare? Under appreciated? Both? Or something ineffable?

 

 

[Straw-Man]

i don't know the answer to your question, but i DO know that's a cool book!

[Flex Mentallo]

i don't know the answer to your question

 

I don't know either.

[Frisco Larson]

LOVE that book!!!!!

[Frisco Larson]

I think THIS is a cool book. I think it IS underappreciated. However, I don't think it's terribly hard to find & it's probably only slightly undervalued. Am I alone in thinking it's cool? I guess we'll find out right here

 

[jimbo_707]

I think a book is cool if A) it's something you don't see every day AND B) the cover artist has done something a little unusual and it works. For instance, I bought this book because when I saw it I thought, "cool cover." The heat-seeking missile makes the background part of the action, and the baddie is rather fantastic.

 

 

There are other covers that are better in some ways that don't register as "cool" with me just because I see them so often.

[Frisco Larson]

VERY COOL Jimbo!!!! I'd also say that the grade and page quality are PERFECT for this collector!!! Well done

[Hepcat]

How often do we post the comment "That's a cool book."?

 

What makes a book cool?

 

To me it's some combination of aesthetics and rarity.

 

And are we by association cool if we think so?

 

Yes, absolutely! Only philistines fail to appreciate the coolness of cool books.

 

 

 

 

[Bookery]

 

ELVIS AND GUN MOLL... PUBLISHED THE YEAR OF HIS BIRTH. (1935).

 

[ft88]

Tough in grade

First full cover

Oneshot

Great peanuts gag, perfect Schultz.

 

[MrBedrock]

How often do we post the comment "That's a cool book."?

 

What makes a book cool? And are we by association cool if we think so?

 

Is a book cool because it's rare? Under appreciated? Both? Or something ineffable?

 

 

Cool questions! (thumbs u

[goldust40]

If the book screams GA at you, catches your eye, whispers "buy me" in your ear and then coerces you into purchasing it then you're mad it's a cool book.

[Bookery]

 

"Well! Somebody sometime thought this would be a "cool" concept for nice young men to peruse. Imagine! A machine-gun blasting "hero" obviously inspired by the Dark Lord himself... presented as a dashing figure to lure in young impressionable readers. But I simply can't imagine who would could have published it. Unless... just a thought, of course... but... is it just possible... it might have been, oh, I don't know... SATAN!!!"

 

 

 

[Flex Mentallo]

 

"Well! Somebody sometime thought this would be a "cool" concept for nice young men to peruse. Imagine! A machine-gun blasting "hero" obviously inspired by the Dark Lord himself... presented as a dashing figure to lure in young impressionable readers. But I simply can't imagine who would could have published it. Unless... just a thought, of course... but... is it just possible... it might have been, oh, I don't know... SATAN!!!"

 

 

 

So - cool as hell?

[EC ed]

Another dimension of cool is historical relevance, e.g.:

 

[jbcomicbox]

How often do we post the comment "That's a cool book."?

 

What makes a book cool?

 

To me it's some combination of aesthetics and rarity.

 

And are we by association cool if we think so?

 

Yes, absolutely! Only philistines fail to appreciate the coolness of cool books.

 

 

 

 

a suggestion......

 

[Pat Calhoun]

COOL !!! Hi JB

[jbcomicbox]

COOL !!! Hi JB

 

Hi PC

[fifties]

How often do we post the comment "That's a cool book."?

 

What makes a book cool? And are we by association cool if we think so?

 

Is a book cool because it's rare? Under appreciated? Both? Or something ineffable?

IMHO, a cool book is simply one that I really dig; no other factors are involved.

 

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[Darth Corgi]

How often do we post the comment "That's a cool book."?

 

What makes a book cool? And are we by association cool if we think so?

 

Is a book cool because it's rare? Under appreciated? Both? Or something ineffable?

 

 

 

My favorite COOL element of this picture is the gargoyle chair. I want one.