May 02
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: So I was drunk in this art gallery and this old wise man turns to me and says, “You know… the frame is probably worth more than the picture!” I was just like, “DUDE, you’ve just blown my mind.” Frames are expensive… we’ll make a fake one… I have an epic border to include. It’ll really round things off… I swear!
Published 1993
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Tagged with: architectural framing • Chaos Gate Series • damsel • glow • glowing eyes • HarperCollins Books • Louise Cooper • monsters • moon • snake • strange creature • Unknown Artist Institute
Apr 29
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Bibliomancer Comments: Thrilling science-fiction … [if you love space cats] …
Published 1962
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Tagged with: Ace Books • Alex Schomburg • Andre Norton • bird • cat people • Cats! • Good Show Sir • lightning • magic • magical orbs • male skirts • rocket • space ships • spiral • strange creature
Apr 25
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Sarah J Comments: Zombie squirrel head people, plus inflatable attention getting thing, hang out at Sarnath: Bokrug the detestable water lizard looks on.
Published 1971
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Tagged with: Ballantine Books • Bokrug the Water Lizard • castle • font problems • Gervasio Gallardo • H.P. Lovecraft • landscape face • lizards • moon • omnibus • skulls a-poppin' • strange creature • wraparound cover • WTF
Apr 18
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Jon H Comments: This one caught me off guard, I thought it was just your typical WW 2 book, maybe a little on the Sgt Rock side of reality but then I noticed the monkey and realized it said WW3. Well…I still don’t understand what the monkey is doing. I’m guess it is a part of some para-military group. “If you need help, and you can find them, maybe you can hire…ooh ooh ah ah AH AAAH!!”
Published 1976
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Tagged with: ape • Avon Books • bladed weapons • blood • Bruce Minney • daggers • dude • explosion • fire • grenades • gun • John Stanley • monkeys • racism • strange creature • utility belt • war
Apr 15
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Joachim Comments: Despite the pluralized ‘horse’ in the title, a naked redhead is far more important to include perched on “top” of the asteroid.
Published 1970
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Tagged with: asteroid • Bill Hughes • Charles E. Fritch • cleavage • damsel • horses • planets • Powell Books • space • strange creature
Apr 05
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: Space Ship X.S.22… that’s what this old boy is called? Well I don’t think we should have a space ship or in fact anything resembling anything sci-fi on there. That’s what they’d be expecting us to do. Just put a couple of boys carrying a machine gun while another gets chased by a bull!
Published 1966
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Tagged with: David W. Truby • Don't be silly - it's for children! • evil children • Greta Jones • gun • strange creature • Victory Press
Mar 26
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Frank Comments: This is clearly of the 1970s, a fantasy warrior knife-fighting pose, but in disco dress, with zodiac symbols in the background. And big bugs! Seriously, I looked at it to see if it was an update of “The Radio Man” for the Disco Years. It wasn’t.
Published 1979
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Tagged with: Alan Annand • Alan Marks • antennae • BEHIND YOU! • bladed weapons • cleavage • daggers • damsel • dude • giant ants • insects • monsters • proportional issues • spider • strange creature • Tower books • Unknown Artist Institute • waistcoat • wings
Mar 21
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: I need to get into their mindset. What does the public want to see on their book cover… public…. cover…. public… pubic…. GOT IT! Giant floating glowing crab! Maybe a dragon too, but that’s just a background thought!
Published 1990
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Tagged with: Corgi Books • crab • damsel • dragon • dude • font problems • giant enemy crab • glow • Hugh Cook • magic • once you see it • robes • ships • Steve Crisp • strange creature • three wise men
Feb 22
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Joachim Comments: A monkey woman/man (?) or is that a tail… Regardless, two sheep are required.
Published 1962
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Tagged with: cleavage • devil's dumplings • dragon • Four Sqaure Books • gibberish title • John Wyndham • monsters • space sheep • strange creature • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Feb 14
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Frank Comments: Another work re-issued with new title and new cover. There was a previous publication of it as “The Radio Man” in 1924.
Published 1950
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Tagged with: antennae • Avon Books • bladed weapons • cleavage • damsel • dude • font problems • giant ants • muscles • Radio Man Series • Ralph Milne Farley • strange creature • Unknown Artist Institute • wings
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