Good Show Sir

Jun 03

Tat Wood Comments: Sounds like a fair swap.
Published 1958

(Average: 7.39 out of 10)

Tagged with: Ace Books • dude • Ed Emshwiller • giant • H. Beam Piper • horns • John J. McGuire • moon • rocket • space • strange creature

May 29

The Partaker

28 Comments »

I am deeply... and I can't stress how deeply... unimpressed! Click for full image

Book Wench Comments: Couldn’t you wait until I was, like, fully centred before you took my picture? (Yes it’s about a belligerent teenage vampire.)
Published 1980

(Average: 8.41 out of 10)

Tagged with: anthropomorphism • bats • moon • R. Chetwynd-Hayes • strange creature • vampires • William Kimber • WTF

Sep 30

French Mega Post 3

21 Comments »

Well we had Paris yesterday… or Blackpool… or Las Vegas… anyway, it’s a loose tie-in!

Many thanks to Tat Wood who sent these in ages ago but have been sitting around due to site problems. Which, I might add, are still being looked at – I swear!

SPACCCCCCCCCCCCEEEEEEEEEEEEEE SHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEP! Click for full UNSHEEPED image

Published 1986

All.. and I mean ALL authors should have this. Click for full image

Guys... you could row! I'm doing all the work here! Click for full image

Published 1987

At least it's covering up all the right parts! Click for full image

Published 1982

Beautiful anicent useless armour. Click for full image

Published 1975

(Average: 7.10 out of 10)

Tagged with: aliens • bath • boater hat • boats • cape • Caza • Christian Leourier • city on stilts • cleavage • crotch armor • damsel • devil's dumplings • Dominique-Pieri Lacombe • inadequate armor • J'ai Lu books • Jimmy Guieu • lizards • long hair • MEGA POST • mighty moustache • moon • once you see it • Plon Books • sky-eyes • space sheep • space ship • sword • tentacles • tidal wave • WTF • Yves Besnier

Sep 04

Starfire

28 Comments »

Well... she's dead... Click for full image

Scott Comments: I actually like this cover, seriously (especially the comically surprised look), but I figured it needed to find its true audience at Good Show Sir.
Published 1960

(Average: 5.76 out of 10)

Tagged with: booties • damsel • dude • ill-fitting spacesuit • moon • once you see it • Permabooks • proportional issues • Robert Buckner • space • surprised face • Unknown Artist Institute

Jul 28

Brain Wave

18 Comments »

MMM the sky tastes of purple! Click for full image

Lauren Comments: A giant worm-ape? Helping the humans with their dream of reaching the moon.
Published 1974

(Average: 8.55 out of 10)

Tagged with: Ballantine Books • monsters • moon • Phil Kirkland • Poul Anderson • WTF

Jul 23

The Bug Wars

14 Comments »

GET OFF ME BUILDING HEXAGONS YOU DAMN DIRTY SPACE SHIPS! Click for full image

Tom Noir Comments: Headline – Planet Sized Monster Brings Sword Just In Case!
Published 1979

(Average: 8.53 out of 10)

Tagged with: anthropomorphism • bladed weapons • Gary La Sasso • lizard people • lizards • moon • Robert L. Asprin • space ships • St Martin's Press • sword • war

May 22

The Anxiety of Kalix the Werewolf

32 Comments »

Being a werewolf is so stressful... do you know how many clothes I go through? Click for full image

Rachel and Thomas comment: In the book, the cover girl struggles with anxiety, depression, an estranged family, substance abuse, an eating disorder, self-harming, fits of violence, illiteracy, poor self-esteem, and the titular lycanthropy. It is just plain cruel to make her poorly drawn as well.
Published 2014

(Average: 7.86 out of 10)

Tagged with: A.B. Bergman • damsel • little black dress • long hair • Martin Millar • moon • nonsensical shadows • Soft Skull Press • werewolf

Mar 10

Sexmax

27 Comments »

Ironically for a book taking sex to the max... Space Sheep isn't needed for censoring! Click for full image

Vincent Comments: To be fair, the cover blurb says that it is “different” and judging by the illustration, which I cannot even comprehend, I think that’s very fair.
Published 1969

(Average: 5.88 out of 10)

Tagged with: cleavage • damsel • dude • Hughes Cooper • moon • muscles • Paperback Library • planets • Robert Foster • sexytime • space • starkers • suggestive • WTF

Jan 22

Out of This World

15 Comments »

Sloth person attacks very very slowly... Click for full image

John G Comments: “My best frend is an alien caled Mr Poot. He has a round hed, round eyes and is furry like my teddy. My dad dos not like Mr Poot. Mr Poot abduktid my dad and stuk a prob up his bum. My dad sed Ow”
Published 1971

(Average: 8.32 out of 10)

Tagged with: aliens • Amabel Williams-Ellis • Arthur C. Clarke • bighanditis • Blackie Books • Brian W. Aldiss • Donald Malcolm • E R James • Elis Gwyn Jones • Francis G. Rayer • furs • Geoffrey Bargery • giant • Isaac Asimov • J.G. Ballard • James White • John Wyndham • Lloyd Biggle Jr • Mably Owen • mega limbs • monsters • moon • once you see it • space ships • supernumerous digits • Valentina Zhuravlyova • WTF • Zenna Henderson

Jan 01

Flashback Friday: Old Year Sum Up 2013

9 Comments »

Yes another year has passed and we have been through a lot. There’s been a overall disappointing 1000th Good Show Sir post, and a few cat people… oh and some real world stuff but who cares about that! I am of course kidding about our special 1000th post, it was excellent, well thought through and certainly wasn’t rushed. I do want to say a special thanks to the Tag Wizard, he’s been a real help over the past year! His skills are excellent and highly sought after so please continue to suggest your own tags to give him more work!

Once again no one has topped the ever strong I Sing the Body Electric, even with Chinese Good Show Sir making web imps to screw around with our delicate voting system.

2014 brings our 5 year anniversary and hopefully we’ll have something fun and actually well thought through! No promises though!

So here are some excellent covers to sum up the year! We’ll be back on Monday 6th Jan 2014 posting as normal, so that’s whenever we can be bothered!

This years top rated cover:

Look at me... you think I'd turn down an aardvark? Click for original post

The second top rated cover:

Don could only panic as he realised a normal woman had joined his odd parade! lsdjf;sp Click for original post

The Tag Wizard’s pick of the year:

Well... whatever you do don't take me to the butt lines! Click for original post

And the cover that of spawned the infamous, “The Comments that Came to Sarnath,” incident!

Anyone got more words that rhyme with doom? Good luck! Click for original post

(Average: 8.27 out of 10)

Tagged with: Algis Budrys • aliens • August Derleth • ax-wielding • Ballantine Books • bandito • BEHIND YOU! • bird people • bladed weapons • blunt weapons • bottle • bridge • castle • Chad Oliver • cleavage • damsel • Don Marquis • dude • epic conflict • Eric Frank Russell • exposed brain • fish people • font problems • Fredric Brown • Fritz Leiber • Gary Bradner • Gervasio Gallardo • ghosts • Good Show Sir • Graham Doar • gun • H.G. Wells • H.P. Lovecraft • handguns • Idris Seabright • Isaac Asimov • jeans and a t-shirt • John Collier • John D. MacDonald • John Holmes • Judith Merril • L. Sprague De Camp • landscape face • lava • Lion Books • lizards • mallet • Margaret St Clair • mighty moustache • monsters • moon • muscles • muslces • nonsensical shadows • Old Year Sum Up • omnibus • once you see it • R. Desaint • recursive cover • robots • rope • skulls a-poppin' • sombrero hat • space brain • stallone pose • strange creature • sweaterworld • T.L. Sherred • Theodore Sturgeon • Unknown Artist Institute • Walter M. Miller Jr • WTF • Zebra Books

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