Mar 25
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What if we go for something that’s kind of a cross between art and an eighties music video? We’ll have flaming eye balls and some women with retro make-up playing with her magical sticks. Then just pack any text at the top and if we can, make it like an ancient scroll banner. Classy.

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Tagged with: Ace Books • BEHIND YOU! • damsel • dude • eye-yi-yi • fire • font problems • Gary Ruddell • Janet Morris • magic • once you see it • scrolls • Thieves' World series
Feb 19
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Look the font is just too big we can’t fit the whole word in there. But hold on… Hold on a god damn second. What if we spelt it, DRA – GON and put it on two separate lines? Then all we’d have to do is add a dragon firing a laser from its mouth. God, I’m good.
It has come to our attention that this book is not Sci-fi nor fantasy. It is in fact a political thriller.
We appologise, but the cover is still amazing!
– Good Show Sir

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Tagged with: Alfred Coppel • call 555-orthodontic-emergency • dragon • font problems • frickin laser beams • Pan Books • Unknown Artist Institute
Sep 09
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I have no idea about the cover, we’ve had our best team on it for some time. Hold on.. what are you eating there? Meatballs? Man, what about putting some meatballs creatures emerging from some sort of alien pasta, with legs and horns!! That’s awesome! And here *squelch* we could also have spaghetti with coloured lights. Sorry, some got in your eye there…
Thanks so much to Chris R!

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Tagged with: aliens • Keith Laumer • Mayflower Books • Sir Mix-A-Lot • strange creature • tentacles • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Aug 23
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Scott B Comments: I heartily approve of the Space Moose steed here, but the culture clash of the Native American / Scots clothing is really messing with my mind. And the giant fiery phoenix hair. I guess this isn’t one of the four books my planetary civilization needs.
Published 1969

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Tagged with: Ace Books • antlers • beast-riding • bird hairdo • bladed weapons • Haircut 100 • Kelly Freas • Mack Reynolds • male skirts • space moose • strange creature • sword • toga • WTF
Sep 20
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Art Direction: Man in a thong sword fighting an octopus while two half naked babes watch. My only regret is that only the French people will see this glorious work of art. Maybe someday… someone… somewhere will show this to the masses so they might all say, “Good Show Sir. Good Show!”
Published 1985

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Tagged with: bladed weapons • cephalopod • cleavage • damsel • dude • Fleuve Noir Books • Good Show Sir • hunkbutt • loincloth • long haired men • Maurice Limat • monsters • mullet • muscles • strange creature • sword • tentacles • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Mar 18
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OH man, do I have a bad hangover! I need something soothing, like a half naked teenager holding a guitar and a bit of blood trickling from his mouth. His hair slicked back, his skin pale like that of a… vampire! That’s right, I did just suggest it: a vampire guitarist! Uh-oh, I’m going to be sick.

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Tagged with: boring • David Farren • dude • fantastical rock star • glow • Gollancz Books • muscles • S. P. Somtow • starkers • Timmy Valentine series • WTF
Jun 19
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Good Show Sir Comments: Is child labour illegal in Australia? Because Deodand Publishing has a 13 year old boy running its Art Department.
Published 2002

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Tagged with: anatomical issues • damsel • Deodand Publishing • Edgar Rice Burroughs • loincloth • side boob • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Jul 19
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Frank Comments: I just thought it was cute because it was another Campbell Award nomination and the artist put a nude girl on the cover, even if it was tasteful back-side nudity.
Published 1995

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Tagged with: Bantam Books • damsel • Donato Giancola • font problems • people in bottles • strange creature • Tricia Sullivan
Aug 07
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Bob M Comments: That’s the most humiliated-looking hamsa eye I’ve ever seen.
Published 1967

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Tagged with: Ace Books • Alan E. Nourse • baldness • Don Ivan Punchatz • dude • eye-yi-yi • Good Show Sir • hand eyes • mountains • starkers • WTF
Dec 17
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Artist: What ya want chief?
Art Director: Ever seen a baby staring at bright flashing colours or the TV? Well draw that type of face! Except floating disembodied through space.
Artist: Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit taking amphetamines.
Published 1990
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Tagged with: baldness • baldy bad man • daemons • evil children • galaxies • Gollancz Books • John Higgins • Orbit Books • Richard Cowper • space • WTF
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