Mar 30
Alessandra’s Art Direction: Like early Dungeons and Dragons manual covers, but cruder, with an astronaut threatening Godzilla with a giant pencil tied to a notepad on his back. Oh, and a chick on an altar wearing a skintight rosy pink bodysuit, because this is spiritual writing, darnit!
Published 1996
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Tagged with: damsel • dude • human sacrifice • lizards • monsters • Skysong Press • space suit • Steve Stanton • WTF
Mar 29
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MisterBOB’S Art Direction: Put an ad in a newsagent window for teenager model wanted for artist reference, do not scare him!
Published 1992
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Tagged with: BEHIND YOU! • castle • cave • damsel • George Smith • Red Fox Books • robes • Tamora Pierce • wizard's hat
Mar 27
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Jaouad Comments: More proof of the ongoing Maori conquest of the universe.
Published 1987
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Tagged with: Alfred Bester • damsel • dude • font problems • Michael Whelan • planets • space • space suit • spear • Tor Books
Mar 26
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Don Comments: Oi! Peter Pan! When you and your adventuring companion are being attacked by a mutant reptile puma with a bad case of sunburn, and said companion is trying to fight it off with his sword held backwards…probably not the best time to be checking out his butt. Nice though it is.
Published 1975
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Tagged with: BEHIND YOU! • bladed weapons • damsel • DAW Books • dude • Dumarest series • E.C. Tubb • George Barr • monsters • strange creature • sword
Mar 19
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Colette’s Art Direction: We need to convey a Utopian future, so nothing represents that better than a pastel circuit-board Lego city with buildings encased in test tubes. Add a happy gorilla-headed torso man carrying a life-like unitard-wearing sex doll. Ooh, and lasers! And… and shoulder pads!
Published 1982
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Tagged with: anthropomorphism • ape people • Avon Books • damsel • dude • font problems • frickin laser beams • Haircut 100 • robots • shoulder pads • Stanislaw Fernandes • Stanislaw Lem • Ting! • trapezoid head • white-clothed protagonist • WTF
Mar 15
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Frank Comments: In this one, we know which character on the cover is referred to by the title, because he’s the one grabbing the active element on his weapon. The mannequins would never do such a thing.
Published 1980
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Tagged with: awesome foursome • beard-wielding • bladed weapons • capes • damsel • dude • glow • Jim Hawkings • Mariano • planets • Popular Library • space • sword • Ting!
Mar 13
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MisterBob’s Art Direction: A priestess with a nice cleavage and a giant bong. Don’t forget the big alien cat (blue with orange spots!)
Published 1985
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Tagged with: Cats! • cleavage • damsel • font problems • glow • John Dalmas • magic • Ramos • strange artifact • strange creature • Tor Books
Mar 07
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Tom Noir’s Art Direction: I want a cover that depicts the author’s existential angst and self-loathing. Just kidding! Draw a naked broad with big gazongas on it and call it a day. Ooh, and maybe have a bird squawking at her.
Published 1993
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Tagged with: cleavage • damsel • font problems • giant bird • painting in the painting • ships • starkers • strange creature • Tanith Lee • The Overlook Press • Wayne Barlowe • WTF
Feb 20
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Diggler’s Art Direction: What we need is a man in a hot tub doing some New Wave Impressionistic dance moves for his girlfriend on the video phone. Meanwhile we’ll have him being squirted by red dye for artistic effect… What do you think?
Published 1982
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Tagged with: damsel • dude • jazz hands • Larry Niven • lens flare • muscles • once you see it • Orbit Books • Peter Jones • space • starkers • Ting! • WTF
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