Feb 21
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: We need something to symbolise life… like a man breaking out of a box, a box that’s sort of shaped like a man. I know! Put Alfred Hickcock’s head on that box as a hunky man breaks free! What doesn’t that say about life?
Published 1983 or 1986
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Tagged with: abstraction • dude • font problems • Grafton Books • Granada Books • muscles • Piers Anthony • proportional issues • starkers • statuesque • Unknown Artist Institute
Feb 20
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Benjamin Comments: The French translation of, “The Destruction of the Temple.” Barry N. Malzberg’s deconstruction of the JFK assassination through the kaleidoscope of SF and worthy Good Show Sir contender!
Published 1974
You might remember this from here.
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Tagged with: Barry N. Malzberg • blood • cross • crucifix • dude • fire • flag • French • I'm melting! • J'ai Lu books • metropolitan apocalypse • muscles • my head aplode • neo-jesus • once you see it • Philip Caza • political figure • scrolls • USA! USA! • weird pecs
Feb 19
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Bibliomancer’s Art Direction: Sorry Mr. Burroughs but your first Mars book didn’t sell many copies in our Southern bookstores. Perhaps you need a more menacing villain. Our new cover artist has some fresh ideas.
Published 1952
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Tagged with: bladed weapons • daggers • dude • Edgar Rice Burroughs • font problems • Frank E. Schoonover • gun • headband • long haired men • male skirts • Methuen Books • racism • sword • tiara
Feb 17
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Good Show Sir Comments: Look out Jeff, we’ve got a T-Rex… and he doesn’t look impressed with my one-piece body suit.
Published 1975
Many thanks to Erin for sending this in!
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Tagged with: BEHIND YOU! • booties • catsuit • cleavage • damsel • DAW Books • dino-mites • dinosaur • dude • Keith Laumer • Michael Whelan • mountains • muscles • pole weapon • proportional issues • staff • surprised dinosaur • utility belt
Feb 14
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Tom Noir’s Art Direction: Alright, with this book we’re targeting that often over-looked pre-teen girl fantasy market. What do pre-teen girls like? Cats and unicorns. Wait! I have it. There’s a girl, but she’s also a unicorn! What do you mean that doesn’t make sense? Make it happen! Oh, and make sure she has a cat.
Published 2003
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Tagged with: Anne McCaffrey • Cats! • damsel • elf • Elizabeth Ann Scarborough • HarperCollins Books • horns • John Ennis • long hair • mountains • strange creature • unicorn people • Unicorns! • white-clothed protagonist
Feb 13
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Good Show Sir Comments: On the title page it says something along the lines of “this cover can not be used without written consent from the owners.” Well, Thomas… This is how I feel about that!
Published 2010
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Tagged with: bear • books on the covers of books • castle • Clive Weal • Thomas Weal • Valerie Thomas • WTF • Wynghorran Enterprises
Feb 12
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: So, I hear you have been seeing my daughter. Good artwork, my boy… be a real pity if someone would mess it up with a terrible grey cover plaque… wouldn’t it…
Published 1990
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Tagged with: capes • daemons • dude • forest • glow • Legend Books • magic • mighty moustache • mountains • Peter Morwood • staff • Unknown Artist Institute
Feb 11
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MisterBOB Comments: Boobs and some teddy bear creature ready to defend her honour, but keep it real – furry rodents need sunglasses.
Published 1981
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Tagged with: aerobics • big hair • booties • bracers • catsuit • cave • cleavage • damsel • font problems • frickin laser beams • perspective problems • Phyllis Eisenstein • Pocket Books • rat people • Rowena Morrill • strange creature • sunglasses • Timescape Books • WTF
Feb 10
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Rachel and Thomas Comment: There are fourteen of these now. Apparently, the reading public cannot get enough of these magnificent hissing catmen and their high-cut thonged armoured leotards festooned with Rob Liefeld pouches. And who can blame us?
Published 2013
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Tagged with: +1 Protection from Spelling • aeroplanes • Alex Hernandez • anthropomorphism • Baen Books • cat people • crotch armor • explosions • font problems • frickin laser beams • Good Show Sir • Hal Colebatch • Jessica Q. Fox • Larry Niven • Man-Kzin Wars • Matthew Joseph Harrington • war
Feb 07
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Dead Stuff With Big Teeth Comments: With this cover, it’s the little things. Such as ‘Her right hand has a weak grip on the handle.’ And ‘The bat on the pommel would make it hard to sheathe the blade.’ And ‘Goodness, is that MY face?’
Published 2013
Back cover blurb here!
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Tagged with: bats • bladed weapons • damsel • Dianna Love • dragon • eye-yi-yi • griffin • half a face • magic • Pocket Books • Sherrilyn Kenyon • sword • Tony Mauro • white number one • wings
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