Good Show Sir » alien city http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk Only the worst Sci-fi/Fantasy book covers Wed, 08 Feb 2012 08:45:54 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Martian Chronicles http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/2011/05/the-martian-chronicles/ http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/2011/05/the-martian-chronicles/#comments Wed, 25 May 2011 08:00:17 +0000 admin http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/?p=4110 Do you think someone out there could be making fun of the way we look? Quick, put your mask on.Click for full image

Danielle’s Art Direction: Draw a masquerade party on Mars, but don’t draw too many Martians in it. It’ll speak to the commonality between us and Martians. Why are you laughing?
Published 1979

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Art Direction: Journey to the centre… AND stop there. Copyright avoided! Win!
Published 1989

]]> http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/2011/05/journey-to-the-centre/feed/ 14 The Third Eagle http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/2011/04/the-third-eagle/ http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/2011/04/the-third-eagle/#comments Thu, 07 Apr 2011 07:47:56 +0000 admin http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/?p=3974 Ok thats one eagle on his chest. And one on his stomach. And the third must be... oh... I'm going to be sick...Click for full image

MisterBoB Comments: Know anyone with a eagle tattoo on their chest?
Published 1990

A special thanks to MisterBob!
Who has sent us enough covers to keep the site going for the next year or so!

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Zycrow’s Art Direction: Yeah your epic future city background is nice, but there’s not enough yelling. I heard they yelled a lot in the Civil War, so draw some of those guys in there. And make sure they are REALLY YELLING!
Published 1991

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Craig M Comments: Thank god this catman is heavily equipped with bionic hand and sword to defend this nearly empty plaza. Combat tip, make him try to run with that scabbard hanging there.
Published 1988

Well.. we did promised more kats!

]]> http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/2011/04/the-guardsman/feed/ 19 A Plague of Pythons http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/2010/11/a-plague-of-pythons/ http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/2010/11/a-plague-of-pythons/#comments Thu, 18 Nov 2010 08:52:04 +0000 admin http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/?p=3463 Looks like Keith is wasted again and trying to lick the billboards...Click for full image

GK Comments: Which direction is the monorail headed?
Published 1978

Many thanks to GK!

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Thanks to Nix who says:

_Patterns of Chaos_ is a slightly famous book with a lot of amazing setpiece scenes which could have been used for the cover, starting with the destruction of entire planets, meticulously described, and ending with a transgalactic trip to a memorably unpleasant destination. If any book counts as overblown space opera, this one does.

So what did they use for the cover? A scowling cowled bloke, a weird plant, a badly-designed castle and a random number generator.

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I’ve been on that Good Show Sir site and I know everything at the moment is about nipples! Here my friend we will defy convention. Cleavage but no nipples. Also, she’ll be kinda silver, jumping out of awful looking flames towards a star. Oh yeahhh, consider that convention defied!

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HOLY father of APOLLO! I have it, again! Cat people! Oh alright, we won’t have it just as bad as last time but we should have at least three of them. And some guy with a beard, and an alien city, and purple fonts that burn into your mind.

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I want a  man charging into battle on his horse. But instead of a horse, lets just have some five legged reptilian esk horse creature and lets not actually have a battle, he can just be charging alone through a desert Mars landscape. Make sure the guy is only wearing a loincloth. Who cares about armour as long as your family jewels are comfortable.

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