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
Sep 11
So, one of my good friends is getting married tomorrow and he has even got me to wear a kilt. As some sort of strange wedding present I decided to include these covers I discovered in the depths of a charity shop. They break our rules due to being a franchise but hey, they are still fantastic.
Graeme, I hope you have a fantastic day, and I hope everyone else enjoys these Doctor Who covers. It’s not my favourite doctor *coughs* John Pertwee *coughs* but they are just brilliant!
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Tagged with: aliens • bones • dinosaur • Doctor Who • evil • Honourable Mentions • Malcolm Hulke • Pinnacle Books • planets • space ships • strange creature • Target Books • Terrance Dicks • Unknown Artist Institute
Dec 01
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Jonathan Comments: Ever wondered why cats’ breath smells?
You might remember this from here.
Published 1983

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Tagged with: C.J. Cherryh • call 555-orthodontic-emergency • cat people • ear rings • flying saucer • Methuen Books • shiny oh so shiny • Unknown Artist Institute
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