Just when we thought we’d seen it all, Dungeon Crawler Carl Book VI catapulted itself into the upper atmosphere of WTF cover design. This is not a book cover — it’s a graphic design migraine with delusions of grandeur. Let’s dive in.
What’s Going On?
There’s a man. There’s a cat. There’s a bride, maybe. There’s a demon with a third eye and at least four too many limbs. There’s also a headset-wearing royal feline – possibly mid-Twitch stream – hurling attack cards named things like Uzi Jesus and Honk Fail. Is this a novel, a multiplayer dungeon crawler, or a religious fever dream?
We may never know. And honestly, we don’t want to.
The Art Direction (or Lack Thereof)
This cover is a buffet of ideas where no one told the artist “no.” There’s technically nothing bad about the illustration – but when you pile this many disconnected ideas together, the effect is less “epic fantasy” and more “garage-band concept art collab gone rogue.”
Font Overload
The title screams at you in highlighter yellow 3D block letters that seem better suited for a monster truck rally. Every word yells. Even the subtitle yells. You, reader, are being yelled at.
Hero Cat: The Sequel
And then there’s the cat. Not just any cat – a feline force of pure chaos, sporting a tiara and an air of judgment like she just critiqued your aura and found you wanting. She is, without question, the most confident character on the cover. Possibly in all of fantasy literature.
Bonus WTF: The Cards
Uzi Jesus. Honk Fail. We don’t even have the time or theology degree to unpack this one.
Final Judgment
We’re torn. This cover is actually kind of brilliant in its commitment to the absurd. But that doesn’t spare it from joining the Horrible Covers hall of fame. Because if “What am I looking at?” is your first thought – you belong here.