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 02
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Andrew T Comments: Darth Vader, before he had the Death Star, trained crows each winter.
Published 1978

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Tagged with: Alan Garner • ax-wielding • bird • bladed weapons • cloaks • damsel • David Schleinkofer • dude • dwarf • once you see it • robes • ruffles • smiling animals • sunglasses • sword • Ting! • Wizaaaaaaaard!
Aug 01
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Miranda Comments: Disproportionate armed wizard holds some kind of jester-headed marital aid. Cover reads, “it could save the kingdom, and entertain at parties!”.
Published 1989

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Tagged with: Ace Books • bighanditis • bladed weapons • damsel • Dean Morrissey • dude • epic thoughts • font problems • jester • Kara Dalkey • magic • magical weapon • proportional issues • puffy shirt • sword • tattoo you • throne • tights • Wizaaaaaaaard!
Jul 01
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Erica’s Art Direction: Weird sea horse creature. Check. Scary-looking sword. Check. Hot warrior woman. Check. Leather Vest. Check. Pants. Uh, what? You wanted me to draw pants?
Published 2005

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Tagged with: Ace Books • beast-riding • bladed weapons • damsel • font problems • Glenda Larke • magic • merhorse • monsters • proportional issues • Scott Grimando • strange creature • sword • Ting!
Jun 27
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: KITTY! KITTY! Get off my keyboard! If you don’t get off this instant you are going on that cover in hell we’re getting done. Cause that’s where you belong… RIGHT! You’re going on… you are going on there… with Genghis Khan… in hell! That will teach you.
Published 1989
Many thanks to A. Waltz for tweeting this in!

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Tagged with: Baen Books • beard-wielding • capes • Cats! • clouds • daemons • David Drake • David Mattingly • dragon • dude • face • face tree • fantastical rock star • flag • gun • head on a plate • Heroes in Hell series • horns • Janet Morris • male skirts • monsters • obvious subtitle • once you see it • orson • rifle • shields • skeletons • strange creature • sword • utility belt
Apr 30
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Frank Comments: The cover picture makes me think of folks bringing knives to a gun fight, but isn’t exactly a situation from the story, although you can see the characters there: the antagonist, the girl, the adventurer, and some of the nameless drug addicts who do the antagonist’s dirty work.
Published 1971

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Tagged with: A. Merritt • Avon Books • bladed weapons • cleavage • damsel • dude • fire • gun • muscles • planets • spear • sword • Unknown Artist Institute
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