Dec 19
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Frank Comments: It’s hard to tell which ones are the Martians in this picture. They all look like some of that forgotten science was pharmacological and hallucinogenic. And if you get too close to that guy in front, he’ll help you understand what a bad trip is like.
Published 1967

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Tagged with: Ace Books • aliens • ax-wielding • beard-wielding • cleavage • damsel • dude • Gary Morrow • Leigh Brackett • male skirts • monsters • muscles • robes
Dec 17
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Bilbiomancer Comments: No need for modesty sheep. Marilyn is wearing her white fox stole.
Published 1984

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Tagged with: Centaur! • cleavage • daemons • devil's dumplings • John Varley • Science Fiction Book Club • Sir Mix-A-Lot • spear • Steve Ferris • tasteful smoke
Dec 16
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Good Show Sir Comments: Look out Liz… it’s a cross between a zebra and a lion… a deadly zebon! Oh really Liz, that’s a stupid name? Well lets see how stupid that zebon looks with a laser in his back! HIIYAAA!
Published 1977
Many thanks to Erin for sending this to us!

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Tagged with: damsel • David J. Lake • DAW Books • dude • frickin laser beams • fungi • George Barr • starkers • strange creature
Dec 13
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Tom Noir Comments: Presumably the tagline refers to the title font and not to Mr. Pancake Ears here.
Published 2002
And that’s the end of, “Tom Noir Week!”
Thanks to Tom for all the covers, there’s still about a month more waiting!

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Tagged with: Baen Books • David Drake • font problems • Karl Edward Wagner • monster • Patrick Turner • shiny oh so shiny
Dec 12
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Tom Noir Comments: Balzan, when your B.O. starts knocking out dragons, it’s time to take a bath. And I don’t mean by licking yourself.
Published 1975

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Tagged with: balls • cat people • dino-mites • dinosaur • dragon • dude • font problems • Gerard F. Conway • headband • long haired men • male skirts • muscles • once you see it • Pyramid Books • Tar-sham • Unknown Artist Institute • Wallace Moore • white number three • wings
Dec 11
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Tom Noir Comments: In the future, everything will be needlessly complex and ridiculously over-engineered… except women’s clothing.
Published 1984

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Tagged with: Alan Dean Foster • antennae • bikini • cleavage • damsel • dude • eye-yi-yi • frickin laser beams • inadequate armor • Paul Alexander • planets • shoulder pads • space ships • space suit • tights • Warner Books
Dec 10
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Tom Noir’s Art Direction: Here it is, this is gonna blow your minds: a hot babe getting felt up in an open grave! But make it black-and-white so we can slip it past the censors. Put some bats in there too. OH! And make sure the bats have boobs.
Published 1991 or 1996

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Tagged with: bats • bird hairdo • cleavage • cross • damsel • monsters • skulls a-poppin' • surprised face • Tanith Lee • The Overlook Press • Wayne Barlowe
Dec 09
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Tom Noir’s Art Direction: I see it looking like Jurassic Park, only more space-ship-ey.
Published 2006
I don’t have much time this week to go through the rigorous cover selection criteria…
So welcome, to ‘Tom Noir week’!

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Tagged with: Baen Books • cross • dinosaur • Eric Flint • font problems • Good Show Sir • Kurt Miller • meteor • mountains • Ryk E. Spoor • space ships
Dec 05
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: Well it’s a busy anthology so we should keep things busy on the cover. This is for Focus magazine… and we all know they only want one thing on their free book… mannequin cleavage! Just fill the rest with whatever you feel like.
Published 1995

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Tagged with: Alan Lothian • Arthur C. Clarke • Bob Shaw • cleavage • glowing eyes • GOLD! • Gollancz Books • Greg Bear • Ian McDonald • Ian Watson • Julian Baum • Mike McQuay • Paul J. McAuley • planets • proportional issues • Robert Holdstock • space • space ships • staff • statuesque • Tricia Sullivan • WTF
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