Sep 23
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: Remember that time you walked in on your parents as they were making your brother? Yeah… if you could sum up all those feelings and put it into the expressions of the main characters, who must be wearing caped onesies. Instant classic… though you might need some more therapy afterwards.
Published 1986
Many thanks to Paul D!

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Tagged with: BEHIND YOU! • bladed weapons • booties • capes • chains • damsel • DAW Books • dude • horses • horses with hairstyles • Jacqueline Lichtenberg • Jean Lorrah • jumpsuit • Sime/Gen • sword • tentacles • Walter Velez
Sep 19
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Lauren F Comments: Avast ye badly-photoshopped starfish, my evil-eyed puppet boy sidekick will now make you walk the plank! Or crawl slowly, arrrr.
Published 2013

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Tagged with: beret hat • bladed weapons • booties • cannon • chucky the evil toy doll • Garth Nix • handguns • mighty moustache • monsters • nightcap • ridiculous hat • ruffles • ships • skulls a-poppin' • starfish • strange creature • Subterranean Press • sword • tidal wave • Tom Canty • wand • wraparound cover • WTF
Sep 18
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E’s Art Direction: If you could work a lime green fur shawl and a jedi-master rip off in there, that’d be great.
Published 1980

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Tagged with: Ace Books • bats • beard-wielding • bladed weapons • cloaks • dude • Esteban Maroto • furs • guitar • once you see it • puffy shirt • robes • Roger Zelazny • shoulder pads • Star Wars reference • sword • utility belt • waistcoat
Sep 17
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Sarah B Comments: I’m actually quite fond of the James H. Schmitz. I’m mildly obsessed and hope to find more out in the wild to tame for my collection.
Published 1979

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Tagged with: Ace Books • aliens • anthropomorphism • BEHIND YOU! • Bob Adragna • bracers • cleavage • daemons • damsel • frickin laser beams • handguns • inadequate armor • James H. Schmitz • monsters • otter people • pole weapons • spear • strange creature • utility belt
Sep 16
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Tom Noir Comments: Nothing screams ‘good book’ like the phrase ‘Coupon Inside!’
Published 2006

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Tagged with: Baen Books • BEHIND YOU! • bladed weapons • cannon • dragon • dude • elf • font problems • glow • knights • Kurt Miller • magic • once you see it • ships • shuriken of approval • Wen Spencer
Sep 10
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Scott B Comments: I don’t care how far into the future this book is set — there is no way that outfit will ever be in fashion.
Published 1979

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Tagged with: baldness • Brian M. Stableford • cloaks • clock • Don Maitz • dress for success • dude • electricity • fingerbeams • frickin laser beams • magic • magical orbs • male skirts • paging John Galliano • tights • vase • WTF
Sep 09
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Frank Comments: Saw this at the Friends of the Library sale where I volunteer, and remembered one of my brothers had a copy of it when I was very young. I remember being very creeped out by the image of the stuffing coming out of the open head. And they did it again on the back cover!
Published 1962
Yes, Twilight Zone is a franchise…
…but this is amazing!

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Tagged with: Bantam Books • bats • daemons • floating head • horns • hunkbutt • monstrous humanoid • my head aplode • once you see it • Rod Serling • skeletons • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
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