Dec 14
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Out of the many things I have quoted which people love, I can guarantee there is nothing loved more on a cover than a good nazi! In a tank. With a huge purple nuclear explosion going off in the background. And the cover all shiny. Nothing more my friend. Nothing more.

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Tagged with: author in the comments • casually walking away from an explosion • explosion • flag • John Ringo • Kurt Miller • nazi • shiny oh so shiny • sunglasses • tank • Tom Kratman • uniforms
Nov 05
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The shine! We are all about the shine. But we’re lacking somewhere, there is just something we need to push the readers right over the edge and into the pit of greatness. Got it! Half-naked faeries and royal elves. Making one of them look like an Elizabethan queen will drive all the boys crayze-Z!

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Tagged with: Baen Books • damsel • dude • elf • fairies • Mercedes Lackey • Roberta Gellis • shiny oh so shiny • shuriken of approval • Stephen Hickman
May 12
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Remember how sweet Blade was? With all his black clothes, long trench coat, his cool body armour, his array of silver stakes and the mean emotionless yet cheerly philosophical face? Better make him caucasian just to be on the safe side.

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Tagged with: a Blade by any other name • Ace Books • bird • bladed weapons • daggers • Dave Dorman • Laws of the Blood • Susan Sizemore • vampire
Jun 22

Good Show Sir comments: Wait until you see how nasty the caboose looks.
Published 1983

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Tagged with: Ace Books • elephants • L. Sprague De Camp • Paul Alexander • trains
Sep 29
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Good Show Sir Comments: What are you snickering at? She’s obviously a children’s entertainer. She makes balloon animals.
Published 1984

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Tagged with: balloons • damsel • devil's dumplings • German • Harry Harrison • Heyne Bücher • Karel Thole • Rats! • starkers
Jul 26
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Max Bathroom Comments: “I’m so eighties retro even my parrot has a new wave hairdo.”
Published 1987

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Tagged with: bird • damsel • font problems • Haircut 100 • New English Library • Paul Davies • Robert E. Vardeman • strapping outfit
Aug 18
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Tag Wizard comments: Time for one of my favourite tags. My Head Aplode!
Published 1977

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Tagged with: bird • Don Punchatz • fire • Jove Books • my head aplode • SNAAAAAKE • starkers • Theodore Sturgeon • Ting!
Jul 04
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Tor Mented Comments: Conan learned the hard way that you shouldn’t say “I’ll be a monkey’s uncle” while stabbing a wizard.
Published 1976

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Tagged with: cleavage • damsel • devil's dumplings • Don Maitz • dude • fight club • goggles • headband • L. Sprague De Camp • monkeyshines • muscles • people with tails • Popular Library • starkers
Nov 07
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It’s a Two-fer Tuesday – Titan’s Daughter Special
Good Show Sir Comments: a.k.a. The Incredible Shrinking Scientist!
Published 1961, 1963
- Thanks to Marge for sending one in!

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Tagged with: Barye Phillips • BEHIND YOU! • Berkley Books • cleavage • damsel • flying • Four Sqaure Books • James Blish • little people • modesty-preserving hair • SCIENCE! • starkers • two-fer
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