Nov 26
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Tat Wood Comments: This is by way of adding to the conversation about recycling artwork. Ideally, it should be appended to the comments on ‘The Rod of Light’. No prizes for guessing what it originally covered, but given that Dick’s book has some pretty distinctive visual iconography (mentioned in the title) it’s a stupidly inappropriate choice.
Published 1975
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Tagged with: Bruce Pennington • desert • dude • Manor Books • ninjas • once you see it • Philip K. Dick • space ships
Nov 22
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Jaouad Comments: Don’t really know what’s going on here, but I’m immoderately fascinated by the robot in the background, which appears to be gift-wrapping some other robot, lying on a table. ‘Tis the season?
Published 1985
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Tagged with: baldness • Barrington J. Bayley • dude • glowing eyes • illegal rave • lens flare • Methuen Books • muscles • once you see it • robots • Terry Oakes
Nov 21
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Giallo Comments: I really do like you, but before things progress, I think you should know I picked up a case of Rocket Crotch on Ceta V.
Published 2011
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Tagged with: cleavage • damsel • Kieran Yanner • Planet Stories - Paizo Publishing • Robert Silverberg • space • space ships
Nov 20
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Rusty’s Art Direction: Lovecraft, huh? In that case, of course we’ll have to slap a clarinetist on the cover. But that’s not very striking, is it? So give him more fingersyeahhe’s a hardcore monster clarinetist. Yeahand knuckleslots of knuckles. Put in more knuckles, just stuff those hands full of knuckles. Make them have more knuckles than fingers! Yeah, yeah, that’s it. And his body and neck, even his lips! MORE KNUCKLES! MORE KNUCKLES! MORE MORE MORE!!!……oh yeeeaaaaaaah…..that there is beauty!
Published 2009
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Tagged with: Barnes & Noble Books • evil • H.P. Lovecraft • Jeffrey Weinstock • knuckles on knuckles • monsters • music • WTF • Zdzislaw Beksinski
Nov 16
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MisterBob’s Art Direction: Okay, the book is called Reindeer Moon so be sure to paint a reindeer with a Moon and if you any paint left, add a floating bone with flames.
Published 1988
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Tagged with: Elizabeth Marshall Thomas • fire • Fontana Science Fiction • moon • strange creature • Unknown Artist Institute
Nov 15
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Paul H Cook Comments: This is the cover to my first novel. It didn’t sell well. My editor/publisher blamed me, of course. This looks like a Harlequin romance. Even I wouldn’t have purchased this book.
Published 1981
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Tagged with: author in the comments • Berkley Books • clouds • damsel • dude • font problems • John Townley • magic • mist • Paul H. Cook • portal to another world • Richard Lon Cohen • suits you • WTF
Nov 14
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Harry’s Art Direction: I know it’s a serious novel about a bunch of survivors on an Alien world. I know it’s written by Joanna Russ. Yes, Fred, I KNOW who she is, but portraying the heroine as competent won’t sell books. This is the 70s, man, so you just GOTTA stick her in a silver bikini and put her on a phallic rocket cycle – and don’t forget to make it a crotch shot.
Published 1978
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Tagged with: cleavage • damsel • devil's dumplings • Geoff Taylor • Good Show Sir • inadequate armor • Joanna Russ • Magnum Books • motorcycle • teat shields
Nov 13
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Scott B Comments: The Civil War re-enacted by radio-antennaed Peter Pan fairies and giant ants.
Published 1964
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Tagged with: Ace Books • antennae • dude • Ed Emshwiller • explosion • flag • giant ants • horns • male skirts • Radio Man Series • Ralph Milne Farley • rifle • war • wings
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