Good Show Sir » spear http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk Only the worst Sci-fi/Fantasy book covers Tue, 07 Feb 2012 09:00:40 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 The Forgotten Planet http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/2011/11/the-forgotten-planet/ http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/2011/11/the-forgotten-planet/#comments Mon, 21 Nov 2011 08:44:55 +0000 admin http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/?p=4617 Keith really needed to get a new loincloth after his buttock enhancements.Click for full image

Tom Noir Comments: It’s the little details that separate the good artists from the bad. For instance, notice the bit of man-bun sticking out from under this fellow’s fuzzy tutu. GENIUS!
Published 1984

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Jami Comments: I’m not witty, so here’s some man titty.
Published 1979

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]]> http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/2011/08/out-of-times-abyss/feed/ 15 French Mega Post http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/2011/07/french-mega-post/ http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/2011/07/french-mega-post/#comments Mon, 18 Jul 2011 08:27:17 +0000 admin http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/?p=4254 I haven’t done a mega post or an honourable mentions in a while so here we go! Here’s a collection of some special French covers sent in by Cedric and Paul. Thanks very much and I hope everyone enjoys them!

Seriously... what?!!?Click for full image

Cedric Comments: Here is a wonderfully psychedelic and disturbing cover. This is before Photoshop, in the late 70s/early 80s.
Published 1977

Shoo! Shoo! We're trying to have an evil picnic here!Click for full MORALLY CORRUPTIBLE image

Cedric Comments: Note the strange animal at the front, confused about whether it should be a polar bear, an unicorn or some kind of big eagle. Or maybe a big confused cat, judging by the claws? And of course you can find a lightly clad lady in the back, requested by the marketing department to boost sales.
Published 1982

Once you get used to the fur everywhere and the feces they're surprisingly good warriors!Click for full image

Cedric Comments: There is something highly disturbing about these little hairy folks.
Published 1990

Eyes, or kiwi's?Click for full image

Paul’s Art Direction: Mutants have eyes. This is an anthology of mutant stories that means lots of eyes in fact so many eyes you could float on them, do it!
Published 1974

Space Sheep censoring doesn't count for ugly nakedness!Click for full image

Paul’s Art Direction: Make everything droopy!
Published 1972

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Eleanor Comments: A book with the awesome title ‘Get Off the Unicorn’ features a . . . dragon?
Published 1977

]]> http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/2011/05/get-off-the-unicorn/feed/ 23 The Drawing of the Dark http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/2011/01/the-drawing-of-the-dark/ http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/2011/01/the-drawing-of-the-dark/#comments Fri, 07 Jan 2011 08:31:14 +0000 admin http://www.goodshowsir.co.uk/?p=3629 No wonder he has so few clothes. He's so hot he set my sword on fire! HEYYYOOO I'm here all week... no seriously....Click for full image

David Comments: That’s a LOINCLOTH hanging between his legs.
Published 1981

Many thanks to David!

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Rich Comments: The nipple!
Published 1993

Many thanks to Rich!

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Harry Comments: According to the author, this cover was commissioned for another book but somehow ended up on hers. It’s very loosely appropriate: there is a sword, and there is a hero, but he is quite explicitly gay.

Superb! Thanks Harry!

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The great artists of our time had a formula for where the human eye would automatically look to when presented with a work of art. At that precise point I know exactly what we need. A huge horse’s head, in pain, as it gets speared by a crazed redhead.

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Every man, or lord of the lands, needs a hairy companion. And what would they do together I hear your mind ask. Well they would go hill walking, dress in lovely princely clothes and watch the sun set together over the lands of… America? Wait… what?

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I’ll admit the only idea I could come up with is a women with laser gun cowers backwards with her chimpanzee colleague, who, I might add, should be in a tight leather body suit. Also, throw a huge red horned daemon bull creature in as he hurls himself at them with a loincloth… sorry I mean spear… ah what the hell why not both!?

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