May 30
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GSS ex-noob Comments: Tank menaces toddler with a big gun turret! Of course the toddler has a gun too, we’re BAEN. Nah, the fonts don’t matter.
[I took your suggestion, Ms Xnob, and replaced your original with a shiny new internet grab. — T. Wizard]
Published 2004
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Tagged with: Baen Books • bear-wielding • big gun • David Mattingly • evil children • font problems • John Ringo • Linda Evans • tank
May 23
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Tor Mented Comments: First off, stop swinging the sword. The artist didn’t bother to put in a target for you to hit. Second, bad fake Frazetta is worse than no Frazetta at all.
Published 1968
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Tagged with: bladed weapons • damsel • dude • Faux-nan • font problems • Jeff Jones • L. Sprague De Camp • long haired men • muscles • Pyramid Books
May 21
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Raoul Comments: “Just wanted to let you know I’m in the Olympic torch relay! Now I’ll wall you back up.”
Published 1988
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Tagged with: chains • Edgar Allan Poe • font problems • fool • Halloween • mask • Paul Jennis • puffy shirt • skulls a-poppin' • Tor Books • torch • trilby hat
May 14
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Tor Mented Comments: If you think his tunic is in bad shape, you should see what they’ve done to his slippers.
Published 1998
You might remember this from here.
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Tagged with: chains • DAW Books • dog collar • dogs • dude • font problems • Haircut 100 • Jody Lee • Kate Elliott
May 03
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Tor Mented Comments: I’m not sure if this horror anthology ought to have a “snake person” tag or just an “anatomical issues” tag.
Or Neither! It’s a cat lady! — Tag Wizard
Published 1997
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Tagged with: cat people • damsel • font problems • Jeff Gelb • Michael Garrett • Pocket Books • sticker shock • The Hot Blood Series • the problem is licked • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
May 02
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Tom Noir Comments: Oh god, not another race that communicates entirely through interpretive dance!
Published 1999
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Tagged with: aliens • arms akimbo • balls • booties • dude • embossing • font problems • Frederik Pohl • interpretive dance • Jim Burns • shiny • strange creature • Tor Books • white-clothed protagonist
May 01
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RachelJ Art Direction: “This is no ordinary novel. Not even a “A Novel”. This is… “A MOSAIC”. I want every element of the cover– title, subtitle, font, artwork– to blend harmoniously into one vast, resounding “WTF”.
Do it justice, my boy.”
[Note: It’s not my camera. The cover image is just really, really dark and murky and it’s hard to tell what anything is.]
Published 1990
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Tagged with: font problems • gibberish title • Gollancz Books • John Brettoner • little people • moon • murky murk • Phillip Mann • shiny oh so shiny • tentacles • WTF
Apr 26
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Tor Mented Comments: It never fails! There’s always a snail driver ahead of me in the fast lane.
Published 1995
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Tagged with: Ace Books • aquarium • beast-riding • BEHIND YOU! • damsel • embossing • eyes on stalks • floating head • floating horse • font problems • Piers Anthony • Romas Kukalis • snails • sweet ride • WTF
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