Aug 20
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Art Direction: We’ll draw a couple of male models on the cover with laser guns, cold room jackets and a light halo around their slicked back hair. Just like it will be in the future! Realism my boy, we need to spell this out for the readers. Well, except for the F, we’ll partially cover that later in editing!
Published 1993
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Tagged with: dude • font problems • frickin laser beams • gun • Roc Books • Roland J. Green • space • space ships • Unknown Artist Institute
Aug 19
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David Comments: I wonder what kind of reception he gets with that helmet.
Published 1973
Half dog, half tree?
Many thanks to David!
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Tagged with: A Del Rey Book • ax-wielding • bladed weapons • dude • epic thoughts • helmet • horns • muscles • Poul Anderson • shields • strange creature
Aug 18
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Neil Comments: “The master of medical horror,” but someone has their anatomy wrong. Maybe it features a story about men with black voids for groins.
Published 1986
Many thanks to Neil!
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Tagged with: dude • Pan Books • Robin Cook • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Aug 17
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Erik’s Art Direction: This is a serious book about proving that aliens exist so I want a flying saucer landing in a barren wasteland, better jazz up the saucer, maybe stick a few satellite dishes on it. Now I want he alien to be wearing overalls but make them a bit more ‘out of this world,’ stick a big collar on it. Now hair, three words – Emerson, Lake & Palmer. To finish off make it look like he has just a stream of flaming urine down his legs.
Published 1977
Not Fiction (I think) but still great.
Many thanks to Erik!
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Tagged with: aliens • david bowie • dude • mullet • space ships • Sphere Books • Unknown Artist Institute • Warren Smith
Aug 16
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Gus Comments: The eyes have it!
Published 1979
Many thanks to Gus!
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Tagged with: Bob Shaw • Dell Books • dude • evil • eye-yi-yi • muscles • Rowena Morrill • WTF
Aug 12
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Kevin’s Art Direction
Creative Director: Ok, so here’s the deal.
Artist: oh boy…
CD: I want hands coming up from the fires of hell begging for tiny people, a big throne or something and possibly some random Greek god-type things laughing it up.
Artist: oh boy…
CD: The boss just saw Iron Eagle and totally dug the font on that one. OH! And he just bought a new helicopter, so if you could throw that in everything will be great.
Published 1987
Amazing find!
Many thanks to Kevin!
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Tagged with: Baen Books • C.J. Cherryh • cage • daemons • David Mattingly • dude • fire • Good Show Sir • helicopters • Heroes in Hell series • human sacrifice • Janet Morris • minotaur • muscles • once you see it • pole weapons • staff • tentacles • WTF
Aug 10
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Tommi’s Art Direction: A bunch of barely dressed devil-types in a tornado, going after the barely dressed voluptuous blonde (who probably twisted her ankle just a moment ago and has perfect hair) and a heavily muscled monk (in deranged wardrobe so you can see the muscles … oh and perfect hair).
Published 1983
Many thanks to Tommi!
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Tagged with: cleavage • daemons • damsel • dude • evil • Moewig Books • muscles • Piers Anthony • Rowena Morrill • strange creature
Aug 09
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Shelley’s Art Direction: We’re looking for a sort of lion-centaur. And a spaceship. And gore. And…could you do something with foreshortened perspective? Thanks.
Published 1977
That is… awesome.
Many thanks to Shelley!
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Tagged with: Anne McCaffrey • Centaur! • Chad Oliver • Edgar Pangborn • Gail Kimberly • Gene Wolfe • Philip José Farmer • Poul Anderson • Roger Elwood • space ships • Star Books • strange creature • Thomas N. Scortia • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Aug 06
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Art Direction: We’re all women here and the book is written by women. Isn’t it clear what we need to have on here? A sky of dull looking stars surrounded by silver border. Oh wait… and a woman, who’s a bit pasty looking and has a earring to make all other earrings feel inadequate.
Published 1985
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Tagged with: Beverley Ireland • damsel • Frances Gapper • Gwyneth Jones • James Tiptree • Jen Gree • Joanna Russ • Josephine Saxton • Lannah Battley • Lisa Tuttle • Margaret Elphinstone • Mary Gentle • Naomi Mitchison • Pamela Zoline • Pearlie McNeill • Penny Casdagli • Raccoona Sheldon • Sarah Lefanu • space • Sue Thomason • Tanith Lee • Unknown Artist Institute • Womens Press Science Fiction • WTF • Zoe Fairbairns
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