Nov 27
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Joachim Comments: Oh boy. Too many unusual creatures but I’ll give it a try… Shirtless man holding a puppy prancing across the planet with a flock of “birds”, on the back of a cockroach-like yoda-eared pig, escaping from laser beam shooting luminescent cilia-clad levitating mollusks…?
Published 1992
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Tagged with: Avonova Books • beard-wielding • beast-riding • dude • font problems • frickin laser beams • Good Show Sir • long haired men • monsters • muscles • once you see it • Romas Kukalis • Rudy Rucker • strange creature • WTF
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
Oct 25
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MisterBOB Comments: Looks like it’s been over-painted until the paint has turned to mud.
Published 1980
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Tagged with: bikini • bladed weapons • cleavage • damsel • dude • Faux-nan • Jeffrey M. Wallmann • loincloth • monsters • muscles • Romas Kukalis • shiny oh so shiny • sword • Tower books
Oct 09
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Frank Comments: Cover art by Gino D’Achille. Who I note wasn’t afraid to paint a lady warrior with a bit of convexity where her tummy should be. I approve!
Published 1978
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Tagged with: Ansen Dibell • bladed weapons • capes • cleavage • damsel • DAW Books • dude • Gino D'Achille • loincloth • mullet • muscles • shortbow • strange creature
Oct 01
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Don’s Art Direction: I want a seriously bronzed (think gallons of Man-Tan) hero on a gryphonish thing with wings growing out of his butt.
Published 1982
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Tagged with: beast-riding • bladed weapons • bracers • capes • DAW Books • dude • flag • Good Show Sir • horns • Keith Stillwagon • lightning • Lin Carter • long haired men • mighty moustache • muscles • once you see it • planets • pole weapons • shields • spear • strange creature • sword • Ting! • wings • WTF
Sep 28
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Hakan Comments: I picked this up in Picocon 29 in London today. Cost me a grand total of 1. Interestingly this was mainly before the hippy ages so I am not sure what they were smoking.
Published 1967
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Tagged with: Ace Books • bladed weapons • collage • dude • Fritz Leiber • Hoot von Zitzewitz • knights • muscles • sky-eyes • spear • WTF
Aug 29
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BookWench’s Art Direction: Okay, so this just looks like two nipple-less people standing there exposing their inner wrists. How do we make it more “Faith of the Fallen”-y? Uhm, how about chucking a craftsman in there, admiring his nipple-less handiwork?
Published 2008
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Tagged with: damsel • dude • Gollancz Books • handheld beverage container of Germanic origin (tankard) • Keith Parkinson • male skirts • muscles • none more black • pole weapons • robes • statuesque • Terry Goodkind • Ting!
Aug 22
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Joachim Comments: “Pinch my nibbles Mr. Lobster!” said the blue man.
Published 1983
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Tagged with: Alex Ebel • dude • muscles • Phantasia Press • planets • Robert Silverberg • strange creature • WTF
Jul 10
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Joachim Comments: Although borne in space, Ken still liked to go into towne centre and strut his special pants in front of the shoppes…
Published 1959
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Tagged with: Badger Books • dude • Eddie Jones • Lionel Fanthorpe • muscles • planets • rocket in my pocket • sixpack abs • smarty pants • space • space ships
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