May 22
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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

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Tagged with: A.B. Bergman • damsel • little black dress • long hair • Martin Millar • moon • nonsensical shadows • Soft Skull Press • werewolf
Apr 04
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: A naked woman… and a goat’s head! Two of the most Satanic things ever… well, according to Wheatley. So just get them on there, we’ll get the attention of all those 14-year-olds!
Published 1975
Bonus movie trailer: To the Devil… a Daughter
starring Christopher Lee, Richard Widmark, Nastassja Kinski,
Honor Blackman, and Denholm Elliott

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Tagged with: Arrow Books • cleavage • daemons • Dennis Wheatley • devil woman • devil's dumplings • fire • font problems • goat • horns • I'm melting! • jazz hands • severed head • space sheep • Unknown Artist Institute
Mar 01
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Lauren Comments: Thought you might like to compare another version of this timeless tale of a dentist bravely going where no man has gone before. Namely, into an alien mouth full of yuk caused by a lack of dental hygiene.
Published 1985
Previous ‘Prostho Plus’ Cover Here
And… Sorry it took two years to post this!

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Tagged with: aliens • bad science • call 555-orthodontic-emergency • Don Maitz • dude • Piers Anthony • robots • Tor Books • WTF
May 28
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: When bikers talk to each other they usually never take off their helmets right? Well have one on there twiddling his thumbs like he’s trying to borrow 20p to buy some sweets at the school tuck-shop!
Published 1983 (maybe)

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Tagged with: casually walking away from an explosion • dude • explosions • jumpsuit • just so much yellow • motorcycle • Penguin Science Fiction • purple number five • Robert Westal • Unknown Artist Institute
Dec 14
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MisterBOB’s Art Direction: Make the armour shiny… it’s a David Drake book!
Published 1991

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Tagged with: Ace Books • David Drake • embossing • epic conflict • font problems • robots • Roger Loveless • shiny oh so shiny
Dec 07
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Art Direction: A lizard… with a codpiece… fighting in World War 2 may seem like a crazy idea. But just put him in a work out vest and give him a laser gun. It will all work itself out!
Published 1995

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Tagged with: anthropomorphism • frickin laser beams • Harry Turtledove • lizard people • lizards • New English Library • Unknown Artist Institute • war
Jun 17
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Art Direction: Lets break away from the common Thor look stereotype. And by break away, I mean just don’t give him a cape. Keep the male skirt, shaved legs, long blonde hair and bunny ears helmet!
Published 1987

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Tagged with: Ace Books • blunt weapons • Curtis H Hoffmann • dude • font problems • glow • James Warhola • muscles • space ships • Ting! • war
Jun 08
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April’s Art Direction: So there’s this cosmic checkerboard, right? And on it we’ll have Alexander the Great, a Samurai, and Napoleon just kind of chilling out, each in their own separate square, completely unaware of anything around them.Now we just sit back and wait for the money to roll in.
Published 1995

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Tagged with: A Del Rey Book • Ballantine Books • Don Dixon • dude • font problems • Newt Gingrich • William R. Forstchen • WTF
Jan 28
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Art Direction: Screw this! It’s a light hearted novel about a space dentist. Lets just give them exactly that. I mean, what could go wrong?
Published 1974

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Tagged with: call 555-orthodontic-emergency • dude • monster • Piers Anthony • space • space ship • space suit • Sphere Books • Unknown Artist Institute
Jan 10
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John Comments: “Hey, all the hot water’s gone!”
Published 1978
Many thanks to John!

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Tagged with: dude • font problems • M. Matzkin • Manor Books • muscles • space • Unknown Artist Institute
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