Jan 27
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Greengerg Comments: Poor Lin Carter, surely he won the lifetime award for the biggest string of terrible paperback covers. In this classic, the sad golden gargoyle refuses to join the revelers with their horns of ale, perhaps because he cannot figure out why a guy with such bizarre body proportions got to be the hero.
Published 1976
Many thanks to Green!

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Tagged with: bladed weapons • cleavage • damsel • DAW Books • dude • Faux-nan • Green Star Saga • Lin Carter • loincloth • Michael Whelan • monsters • sword
Jan 26
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E’s Art Direction: I want it to look like West Side Story in space, only make most of the Jets werewolf people with absurdly large guns.
Published 1992
Many thanks to E!

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Tagged with: Alan Dean Foster • anthropomorphism • Ballantine Books • Barclay Shaw • cat people • Del Rey Books • dude • frickin laser beams • gun • handguns • jeans and a t-shirt • once you see it • space
Jan 25
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Richard’s Art Direction:
“The hardback didn’t sell well, so we shortened the title, make it more time-travel-y. Can you give us something that evokes “time-loop” for the cover?”
“Hmm, what about a glaiket looking bloke and a sheep?”
“Bam!”
Published 1979
Wow.. many thanks to Richard!

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Tagged with: Arrow Books • D.G. Compton • Dave Bergen • dude • floating face • Good Show Sir • planets • space • space sheep • space ships • strange creature • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Jan 24
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Matt’s Art Direction: I don’t care what’s on the cover. Just make it difficult to look at. I want a cover so jarring to the senses that you can barely read the title.
Published 1988

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Tagged with: Ace Books • dude • font problems • shoulder pads • Simon Hawke • snake • strange creature • sunglasses • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Jan 21
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Tally ho! Well good chap I’ll have the one with swords and those smashing old wizards praising a big wolf in the clouds!
Published 2000
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Good show old bean, I’ll go for the one with double swords, a buxom beauty and a mighty cape. Spiffing!
Published 1993

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Tagged with: baldness • beard-wielding • bladed weapons • booties • bracers • capes • cleavage • clouds • daggers • damsel • DAW Books • dude • floating head • forest • Fred Gambino • headband • inadequate armor • Jody Lee • long haired men • magic • Mickey Zucker Reichert • Millennium Books • mountains • muscles • once you see it • Renshai Chronicles • robes • shields • shoulder pads • strange creature • sword • Wizaaaaaaaard! • wolf
Jan 20
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Jo Comments: The chrome space-knights’ war against the giant ants was going well, until the mega sock-puppet turned up!
Published 1965
Many thanks to Jo!

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Tagged with: Ace Books • bladed weapons • dude • evil • Jack Gaughan • Jack Vance • monsters • sword • war
Jan 19
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Don’s Art Direction: We’d like an electrified Gabby Hayes riding a rhino-walrus-fish with a crank-operated tongue. In space. Just put the necessary drugs on your expense chitty.
Published 1970
Many thanks to Don!

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Tagged with: beast-riding • dude • font problems • Frederik Pohl • Gary Viskupic • Jack Williamson • Science Fiction Book Club • strange creature • WTF
Jan 18
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Libraryman Comments: “Not tonight Peter. I have a headache.”
Published 1987
Many thanks to Libraryman!

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Tagged with: Arbor House Books • busy hands • capes • damsel • evil • monsters • Orson Scott Card • Vincent Di Fate
Jan 14
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Art Direction: Nothing attracts readers more than nipples! It’s a proven trend that equals one thing, money! That is unless you draw huge nipples, a huge red women with an insane sparkling mouth wearing sunglasses and a guy running from a giant pinball. Hey! Are you listening?
Published 1978
I give this a Zippy and George!

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Tagged with: cleavage • evil • Michael Butterworth • Michael Moorcock • Star Books • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Jan 13
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Stevie Comments: Robert Silverberg’s Recalled to Life has to be the classic tentacle-sex cover drama. Why is the guy naked and floating in a huge vat of octopus to begin with? Wow!
Published 1977
Many thanks to Stevie!

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Tagged with: Ace Books • bad science • Don Punchatz • dude • muscles • Robert Silverberg • squids and nudes • starkers • tentacles
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