Good Show Sir

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Good Show Sir Comments: Only the leader gets to put rhinestones in his afro.

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Published 1988

(Average: 5.67 out of 10)

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Good Show Sir Comments: This would make a great cover for a Sturgeon book.

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Published 1982

(Average: 5.00 out of 10)

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Max Bathroom Comments: Why you should never use a magic sword to shave your chest.

Published 1982

(Average: 8.53 out of 10)

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FluffyGhostKitten Comments:

Old Plato saw both mind and matter.
Thomas Hobbes saw but the latter.
Now Tom’s soul doth rot in Hell.
Quoth the Lord, “It’s immaterial. Now put on the bloody tiger suit.”

Published 2021

(Average: 7.21 out of 10)

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Toby Comments: Man in Tights … and teat shield.

Published 1984

(Average: 5.92 out of 10)

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Max Bathroom Comments: Definitely in the tradition of William Gibson’s Neuromancer, which has rarely had a cover that wasn’t downright embarrassing.

Published 1990

(Average: 8.67 out of 10)

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Bibliomancer Comments: “Watch him flip out when I fire my laser pistol.”

Published 1994

(Average: 3.44 out of 10)

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Ryan Comments: This PKD in a foreign language reminds us, “Always stretch before you Skiffy.”

Published 2006

(Average: 8.10 out of 10)

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Raoul Comments: What’s he wearing? A burlap tunic?

Published 1984

(Average: 7.38 out of 10)

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Tor Mented Comments: Regarding the use of Lovecraft’s name. I believe that the proper names of people and places can’t be copyrighted. The makers of a certain 2002 movie musical can’t copyright the name Chicago so that no one else could use it. I think something similar happened with one of the Amityville movies. Amityville is a real village in New York. So somebody made a horror flick with Amityville in the title, without paying royalties, and the original “Amityville Horror” folks couldn’t do a thing about it. Correct me if I’m wrong.

So anyone can slap Lovecraft on a book. If need be, they could say it’s a reference to Seymour W. Lovecraft or Wendell Q. Lovecraft and not Howard Phillips.

As for the overall cover, H.P. Lovecraft was a lifelong teetotaler and very adamant in that view. So having a Lovecraft “café” that is obviously serving booze is a lot like having a PETA barbecue shop.

Tag Wizard: Possible comedy but we’ve been bending the rules for so long who cares. (Same with game spinoff books, series, and whatnot). At least we have some new covers but we could use a lot more. Keep ’em coming.

Published 1987

(Average: 3.54 out of 10)

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