Art: You Ought to be Ashamed of Yourself

This issue’s cover is one of the iconic illustrations from The Wonderful Wizard of Oz, drawn by W W Denslow. This is where Dorothy is berating the Cowardly Lion for his cowardice. He looks a bit orange-faced, which is perhaps appropriate.

But that is not why I have chosen this cover. It is a nod to one of my favourite books of all time: Was by Geoff Ryman. My review from Emerald City is reprinted here, and if you read this in time you will be able to pick up the ebook for a ridiculously low price.

The image is sourced from the Public Domain Image Archive / Library of Congress

An unadulterated version of the image is shown below.