Bellatrix Art Direction: “I told you over the phone the title was “The Big Guy”. Never mind. It’s easier to change the title than redo the cover.”
Published 1950
Bellatrix Art Direction: “I told you over the phone the title was “The Big Guy”. Never mind. It’s easier to change the title than redo the cover.”
Published 1950
Tag Wizard Comments: Nicola Alter writes the Thoughts on Fantasy blog and last year she set out to create an over-the-top fantasy book cover including all the standard fantasy clichés. As she wrote:
“I’ve encountered a few covers that take it a bit far, but I thought it’d be amusing to go even further, and have a bit of fun with the tropes of my favourite genre… so here is my recipe for a no-holds-barred, all-boxes-ticked, epic high fantasy book cover (accompanied by examples from the most clichéd design I can muster).”
Well, we here at Good Show Sir! consider ourselves the experts on bad covers. So we’ll be the judge of that!
So check out her post where she walks you through the steps:
How to Make a Clichéd High Fantasy Cover
And be sure to visit the rest of her site and welcome her to join us here at Good Show Sir: the home of ethnic and erudite book cover curation.
Published 2017
Raoul Comments: Like watching Yellow Submarine on acid laced with strychnine.
Published 1969
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Good Show Sir Comments: The E-Z read audio book version plays at 100 decibels.
Published 1967
JuanPaul Comments: Mr. Manilow does not sign autographs while sniping.
Published 1989
Bibliomancer Comments: Everybody can join in the 2716 Olympics marathon on ice event.
Published 1977
Good Show Sir Comments: Leopard says: “Go ahead and finish your sandwich. I’ll have my lunch after you’re done.”
Published 2001
Good Show Sir Comments: Flashing for beads at the 25th century Mardi Gras.
Cover thanks to Perry Armstrong
Published 1991
Bibliomancer Comments: Would you read this on a bus … late at night … riding through Compton?
Published 1980
Good Show Sir Comments: Got my neck chain, my walkin’ stick and my entourage. Let’s go prowling!
Published 1987
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