Nov 14
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Art Direction: How long are legs supposed to be? I’d say keep them on the long side of things. Don’t be afraid to get boob in their too. Just one boob though, two I believe would be considered excessive next to a half naked hunky man with only a bit of leather and cloth to cover his modesty.
Published 1982

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Tagged with: bladed weapons • damsel • devil's dumplings • dude • Fleuve Noir Books • G. Morris • loincloth • muscles • space sheep • starkers • Unknown Artist Institute
Nov 10
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Tam W’s Art Direction: This is a great work of fantasy, so naturally we want it to look as retro, cliched and formulaic as possible. I’m talking men in tights! If you do decide to depict a wizard turning into a bird, don’t forget to catch him in the act. And make it man-sized, never mind what the novel says!
Published 1975

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Tagged with: bird people • capes • David Smee • dude • font problems • glow • magic • Puffin Books • strange creature • Ursula K. Le Guin • Wizaaaaaaaard!
Nov 09
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Scott B’s Art DIrection: This cover should have an infinitude of nude plastic women with RAF eyes. Because I said so.
Published 1971

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Tagged with: Ballantine Books • Douglas R. Mason • dude • strange creature • Wilson McLean • WTF
Nov 07
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MisterBOB’s Art Direction: One Word – Cat People… ok… so two words!But one cat alien wearing the latest outer space fashions!
Published 1990

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Tagged with: Ace Books • anthropomorphism • cat people • Dennis Schmidt • Good Show Sir • Jill Bauman • planets • space • The Questioner Trilogy
Nov 04
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Man of the Mountian’s Art Direction:So, the story is about a girl trapped in the middle of the black death in midevial England, while everyone back in her time are dying of a flu epidemic. Give us a nice upbeat cover, otherwise nobody is going to buy this!
Published 1993

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Tagged with: bad science • Bantam Books • Connie Willis • damsel • dude • headband • horses • horses with hairstyles • once you see it • Roger Kastel • SCIENCE! • shuriken of approval • Ting!
Nov 01
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John A H Comments: The future belongs to the designer egg timer people.
Published 1979

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Tagged with: damsel • eye-yi-yi • John Wyndham • Penguin Science Fiction • Peter Lord • space
Oct 31
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TomM Comments: The horror. The horror!
Published 1978
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Tagged with: Cecelia Holland • cleavage • damsel • devil's dumplings • Melvyn Grant • monsters • space sheep • Sphere Books • strange creature • whale
Oct 28
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Tom Noir’s Art Direction:
“Are you sure you’re a licensed massage therapist?”
“Of course dear, now just relax and let me work. Your thighs look very… tense.”
Published 1986

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Tagged with: damsel • dude • Judith Tarr • Kevin Eugene Johnson • magic • mullet • Tor Books
Oct 27
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Matthew’s Art Direction: So we’ll be requiring evil insect eyes and a bloomin’ great sword, oh yeah and an absurdly oversized helmet too…
Published 1987

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Tagged with: bladed weapons • dude • font problems • helmet • Michael Moorcock • Paper Tiger Books • Rodney Matthews • sword
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