Dec 25
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And it thus cameto passthat the Mighty Lord Weber created the one thing which could instantly bring tears to the eyes of mortal men. Together around the campfire elves sat covered in blankets, drinking mead, talking to their wenches andwieldeda singlelute. But most importantly and what would soon become legend,they hadridiculous ears.
Hope you have a wonderful Christmas Day!
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Good Show sir

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Tagged with: Baen Books • Bahzell Bahnakson series • booties • cloaks • damsel • David Weber • dude • elf • fire • forest • Good Show Sir • handheld beverage container of Germanic origin (tankard) • Larry Elmore • lute • music • once you see it • shuriken of approval • sword
Dec 15
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Just have some muscled dudes on horses, pretty much looking exactly the same. Where we will shine, my good apprentice, is in the title and border. Our colour scheme will be brown and the links will be many. And we’ll have a horse or two leaping over the border giving the viewer a 3D experience! Uhhh well, some sort of experience.

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Tagged with: archery weapons • Blacksheep UK • bladed weapons • capes • cloaks • dude • Everien series • horses • mullet • muscles • once you see it • Orion Books • shortbow • surprised horse • sword • Tricia Sullivan • Valery Leith • war
Dec 11
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Guy sits uncomfortably on the tail of a space shuttle. Don’t forget huge shiny text. And we’ll have to quote another one of her books, something that will really appeal to those hardcore Sci-Fi readers. Oh oh! I know. Dragons of Pern. Ace!

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Tagged with: Anne McCaffrey • Ballantine Books • dude • font problems • Michael Whelan • shiny oh so shiny • space • space ships
Dec 07
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No man – be him a humble farmer from the old country or a tight muscled, loincloth wearing, sword wielding elite barbarian – can resist tackling his snake. So let’s have the loinclothed one waving his swords, standing triumphantly on a snake. Make the colours bright and the expressions memorable.

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Tagged with: beard-wielding • bladed weapons • bracers • Conan series • daggers • dude • John Duillo • L. Sprague De Camp • Lin Carter • lizards • loincloth • muscles • Sphere Books • sword
Dec 02
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There is nothing in this world that makes anything look better than shiny gold highlights around text and generally shiny boxes around huge fonts. What will you draw? Oh uh, three guys on a mountain edge, don’t forget the magic! Fantasy isn’t fantasy without a magic fireball or two.

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Tagged with: bladed weapons • bracers • Chronicles of the Raven series • cloaks • daggers • damsel • dinosaur • dude • font problems • Fred Gambino • James Barclay • magic • male skirts • Orion Books • sword • Wizaaaaaaaard!
Nov 30
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I’ve heard on the grapevine that science fiction slash fantasy readers only want one thing. Naked women! What’s with that, eh? What we need are dudes. The type that make you feel really uncomfortable. No mention of fantasy or anything. Just a dude and… The Quest!

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Tagged with: dude • muscles • Susan Kearney • Tor Books • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Nov 23
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OH OH OH! Let’s have a half naked man grasping his magic electrified sword around waist height. That sounds suggestive? Of course it is, he’s holding a sword right next to his baby maker. A ha ha ha. Don’t forget to overload the whole cover with text, a lot of text, in all shapes and sizes.

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Tagged with: Alyssa Day • Berkley Books • bladed weapons • dude • electricity • font problems • magic • muscles • sixpack abs • sword • Unknown Artist Institute • Warriors of Poseidon series
Nov 17
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We all know what men want. Hunky muscles and tight underwear. No? Uh, strange stone monoliths? No? Leopard skin capes. No? Three horns coming out of his skull? What, seriously, no? Alright, have them all, but add two naked women caressing him. Classy eh? Actually, don’t answer me this time.
Thanks to CSA!

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Tagged with: A.E. van Vogt • cleavage • cloaks • damsel • dude • geometric oddities • glow • horns • muscles • once you see it • Panther Books • suggestive • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Nov 16
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A hunky half-naked muscle encrusted man standing in a strange mist, while casting a magic fireball from his hand. The book’s called flame, so how could we not have one! Though, to go one step further, have him looking thoughtfully at the fire in his hand. That way people will think he’s all sensitive and deep.

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Tagged with: Berkley Books • dude • fire • Jean Johnson • lens flare • magic • magical orbs • muscles • nonsensical shadows • sixpack abs • The Sons of Destiny series • Unknown Artist Institute
Nov 13
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You know something that won’t date badly? Long hair with fringes and dudes with long gelled back hair. I can see it now, it will be the combination of every eighties sci-fi created by man. With this, we’re sorted well into the late 1990’s!

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Tagged with: Ace Books • damsel • dude • fringe • Good Show Sir • lovers • Michael Herring • Sharon Lee • space • space ships • Steve Miller
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