Sep 30
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Tom Noir Comments: Gawd, Sarah, I told ya there’s a reason we don’t come to this restaurant anymore!
Published 1995

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Tagged with: damsel • Dell Books • dude • head on a plate • robes • severed head • Vivien Alcock
Aug 21
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Tom Noir’s Art Direction: I want a sexy space princess trying hard not to ogle a slab of beefcake. Have her cleaning out her earwax or something.
Published 2000

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Tagged with: Baen Books • big hair • Catherine Asaro • cleavage • damsel • dude • font problems • Haircut 100 • Julie Bell • long haired men • muscles • sixpack abs • space • tights
Aug 10
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Tom Noir Comments: And the Hugo Award for Sweatiest Book Cover goes to…
Published 1995

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Tagged with: Christopher Hinz • damsel • dude • font problems • frickin laser beams • gibberish title • Kevin Murphy • muscles • Sir Mix-A-Lot • tights • Tor Books
Jun 17
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Tom Noir Comments: “Don’t use your fearsome claws and thick, scaly hide for protection, dragon! Use this unwieldy sword and shield instead! And for God’s sakes, wear a loincloth, we’re civilized here.”
Published 1998 (maybe)

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Tagged with: Christopher Rowley • dragon • dude • fancy hat • lizards • loincloth • quill • Roc Books • shields • sword • Unknown Artist Institute
Jun 03
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Tat Wood Comments: Sounds like a fair swap.
Published 1958

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Tagged with: Ace Books • dude • Ed Emshwiller • giant • H. Beam Piper • horns • John J. McGuire • moon • rocket • space • strange creature
Apr 21
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MisterBob Comments: Space lady wants a pearl necklace?
Published 1986

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Tagged with: blood • cleavage • daggers • damsel • DAW Books • Jo Clayton • Michael Whelan • pearls • shoulder pads • space
Jul 28
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Lauren Comments: A giant worm-ape? Helping the humans with their dream of reaching the moon.
Published 1974

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Tagged with: Ballantine Books • monsters • moon • Phil Kirkland • Poul Anderson • WTF
Jul 22
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Dead Stuff With Big Teeth Comments:
‘It’s called the Loko Meme papers.’
‘The wot?’
‘The Koko Leme papers. I don’t know. I hate these titles. I hate Orko from He-Man. He terrifies my wife, and then she won’t cook anything but broccoli and listen to her jazz LPs on the stereo.’
Published 1974

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Tagged with: aliens • damsel • evil • Harry Bennett • Herman Wouk • jazz hands • monsters • Pocket Books • robes • WTF
Jan 30
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MisterBob’s Art Direction: How about a twist on the Excalibur motif, but an AXE instead of a sword. Clever, eh?
Published 1985 (maybe)

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Tagged with: Arthurian legend • ax-wielding • bladed weapons • bridge • castle • fonTing! • Frank Oliver • mountains • pole weapons • poleaxe • Ting! • Unknown Artist Institute • unknown publisher
Jan 28
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Andy’s Art Direction: What we need are spaceships and penises. Or if you can’t fit both of those on the cover then just combine them.
Published 1978

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Tagged with: dragon • New English Library • space ships • suggestive • Terry Greeenhough • Tim White
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