Oct 06
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As we all know around this table. There comes a time in every mans life when he just has to, pick up a flute and shake his ass at a redheaded troll figure. So if we have that on there with the troll pointing and shouting angrily at the dudes bottom. Is he jealous? Is he pointing out the guys ass shaking might destroy the fabric of reality? We’ll let the viewer decide.
Published 2005

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Tagged with: Bedlam's Bard series • fantastical rock star • flute • Jeff Easley • Mercedes Lackey • music • puffy shirt • Rosemary Edgehill • shiny oh so shiny • tights • waistcoat
Dec 06
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Hex Comments: What is THE THING? I’m not sure, but possibly a giant meatloaf with a rubber arm and a pair of huge headlamp eyeballs.
Published 1963
Many thanks to Hex!

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Tagged with: Arrow Books • cannon • eye-yi-yi • Geoffrey Bennett • monsters • ships • tidal wave • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Nov 27
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Joachim Comments: Oh boy. Too many unusual creatures but I’ll give it a try… Shirtless man holding a puppy prancing across the planet with a flock of “birds”, on the back of a cockroach-like yoda-eared pig, escaping from laser beam shooting luminescent cilia-clad levitating mollusks…?
Published 1992

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Tagged with: Avonova Books • beard-wielding • beast-riding • dude • font problems • frickin laser beams • Good Show Sir • long haired men • monsters • muscles • once you see it • Romas Kukalis • Rudy Rucker • strange creature • WTF
Feb 19
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Look the font is just too big we can’t fit the whole word in there. But hold on… Hold on a god damn second. What if we spelt it, DRA – GON and put it on two separate lines? Then all we’d have to do is add a dragon firing a laser from its mouth. God, I’m good.
It has come to our attention that this book is not Sci-fi nor fantasy. It is in fact a political thriller.
We appologise, but the cover is still amazing!
– Good Show Sir

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Tagged with: Alfred Coppel • call 555-orthodontic-emergency • dragon • font problems • frickin laser beams • Pan Books • Unknown Artist Institute
Jun 01
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Phil’s Art Direction: We don’t want people thinking he’s odd just because he’s tall and thin, so let’s have someone else tall and thin in the background. Then give him really odd hair.
Many thanks to Phil!

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Tagged with: damsel • dude • Galaxy Science Fiction • Olaf Stapledon • snow and ice • starkers
Apr 02
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Nothing – and I mean nothing – attracts readers more than naked children. What.. why are you looking at me like that? Why are you leaving? Guys? Guys?
Thanks to Dave R – The ever-living!

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Tagged with: daemons • egg • evil children • Gollancz Books • John Higgins • John Middleton • Richard Cowper • Unknown Artist Institute • unknown publisher • WTF
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
Sep 22
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GK’s Art Direction: Alright, Lem asked us for a giant robot of some sort. Preferably with the ruins of a burning city in the background, perhaps people running in terror, a few puppies being crushed, you know, that sort of thing. Can you do it?
Published 1977
Artist has been listed as two people. I’m unsure which is correct.
Many thanks to GK!

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Tagged with: Avon Books • damsel • Daniel Mroz • font problems • Haircut 100 • robots • Stanislaw Fernandes • Stanislaw Lem
Jun 16
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Rod Comments: Nothing defines fratricide better than man taking on giant praying mantis. Or this that tiny man, regular bug? Either way, it’s a gas, gas, gas …
Published 1979
Many thanks to Rod!

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Tagged with: dude • Futura Publications • giant insects • Lindsay Gutteridge • loincloth • Matthew Dilke Series • muscles • pole weapons • spear • strange creature • Unknown Artist Institute
Dec 12
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Colette’s Art Direction: I want a colony of giant lavender termites- all with the same goofy facial expression- dragging an extremely khaki couple into their underground nest. Try and make the tunnel seem as reminiscent of a human colon as possible, as subtle subliminal foreshadowing of where a large purple ovipositor may soon find itself.
Published 1980

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Tagged with: A Del Rey Book • Ballantine Books • damsel • Daniel Da Cruz • dude • H.R. Van Dongen • strange creature • WTF
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