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Jaouad’s Art Direction: Ok, this book is about a brain in a jar, so we’ll have a big glowing brain in a jar. With some wires and electrical discharges please, so the audience knows it’s Science. And give it evil eyesockets while you’re at it. An infinity parking lot in the background. A scientist chap. Oh, and a girl, of course. A girl in a frilly dress. With cleavage. And nailpolish.
Published 1950

(Average: 5.58 out of 10)

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I haven’t done a mega post or an honourable mentions in a while so here we go! Here’s a collection of some special French covers sent in by Cedric and Paul. Thanks very much and I hope everyone enjoys them!

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Cedric Comments: Here is a wonderfully psychedelic and disturbing cover. This is before Photoshop, in the late 70s/early 80s.
Published 1977

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Cedric Comments: Note the strange animal at the front, confused about whether it should be a polar bear, an unicorn or some kind of big eagle. Or maybe a big confused cat, judging by the claws? And of course you can find a lightly clad lady in the back, requested by the marketing department to boost sales.
Published 1982

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Cedric Comments: There is something highly disturbing about these little hairy folks.
Published 1990

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Paul’s Art Direction: Mutants have eyes. This is an anthology of mutant stories that means lots of eyes in fact so many eyes you could float on them, do it!
Published 1974

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Paul’s Art Direction: Make everything droopy!
Published 1972

(Average: 7.61 out of 10)

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Al Comments: I hate to go here in my first post, but this cover is just, so, well, robo-erotic.
Published 1994

(Average: 7.23 out of 10)

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Sophaloaf’s Art Direction: Okay, nothing says the future of publishing more than an oversized walkman that runs on floppy disks. Just imagine handsets so big theyll have to hover above a bunch of skyscrapers like a space ship.
Published 1990

Ironically, now sold as an E-book.
Many thanks to Sophaloaf!

(Average: 6.74 out of 10)

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Erik’s Art Direction: This is a serious book about proving that aliens exist so I want a flying saucer landing in a barren wasteland, better jazz up the saucer, maybe stick a few satellite dishes on it. Now I want he alien to be wearing overalls but make them a bit more ‘out of this world,’ stick a big collar on it. Now hair, three words – Emerson, Lake & Palmer. To finish off make it look like he has just a stream of flaming urine down his legs.
Published 1977

Not Fiction (I think) but still great.
Many thanks to Erik!

(Average: 7.97 out of 10)

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Hmm, putting on our thinking caps here. ‘Servant of the Dragon’ …. Servant …. Dragon… DRAGON.. of course! Lets have a huge scary, bird! It makes complete sense. We’ll have wizards, swords men and damsels fighting it. One word to descibe my idea, epic!

(Average: 6.19 out of 10)

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Realism is our key to success. I’m talking about a dude in a space suit and a very large dome helmet. The face inside must be like a photograph so people can really imagine the scene is real. Don’t forget the explosions, lasers and space robots!

(Average: 7.74 out of 10)

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*Hick* awwwww yeaaaahhh that’s some good boooze…. Cover? Ok. How about, dude…leaning over women, not checking out her chest…. this time… A-hahahaha! And some ghost! Yeaaaaa a ghost tossing top trump cards at them! Hahaha that would be so annoying it would be like… ow ow ow… wooo blah! weeeeeeeeeeeeeee *hick*

(Average: 7.58 out of 10)

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Good Show Sir comments: Battle of the Bulge

Published 1984

(Average: 5.53 out of 10)

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Good Show Sir comments:

Got a black magic novel
Got a black magic novel
I’ve got a black magic novel
Got me so drunk I can’t read
That it’s black magic novel
And the cover art will make your eyes bleed

Published 1967

(Average: 4.37 out of 10)

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