Good Show Sir

Sep 11

Wesley Comments: Acorna’s Search, or The Daydreams of Cosplay Fail Girl.
Published 2001

Bonus: dust jacket blurb here!

(Average: 6.66 out of 10)

Tagged with: Anne McCaffrey • damsel • dude • elf • Elizabeth Scarborough • embossing • flowers • font problems • horns • horses • John Ennis • moon • people with hooves • planets • robes • space ships • unicorn people • Unicorns! • white-clothed protagonist • wraparound cover • WTF

Sep 10

Balance of Power

24 Comments »

I love these German electro dance artists... Click for full image

Scott B Comments: I don’t care how far into the future this book is set — there is no way that outfit will ever be in fashion.
Published 1979

(Average: 8.47 out of 10)

Tagged with: baldness • Brian M. Stableford • cloaks • clock • Don Maitz • dress for success • dude • electricity • fingerbeams • frickin laser beams • magic • magical orbs • male skirts • paging John Galliano • tights • vase • WTF

Sep 09

New Stories from the Twilight Zone

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I can't stop imagining his head moving while he talks instead of his lips... Click for full image

Well... I cut that picture up for the front cover. I'll be damned if I won't use it for the back too! Click for full image

Frank Comments: Saw this at the Friends of the Library sale where I volunteer, and remembered one of my brothers had a copy of it when I was very young. I remember being very creeped out by the image of the stuffing coming out of the open head. And they did it again on the back cover!
Published 1962

Yes, Twilight Zone is a franchise…
…but this is amazing!

(Average: 6.50 out of 10)

Tagged with: Bantam Books • bats • daemons • floating head • horns • hunkbutt • monstrous humanoid • my head aplode • once you see it • Rod Serling • skeletons • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF

Sep 05

The Interpreter (aka Bow down to Nul)

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Interpret my strut... you creepy alien three eyed fish thing... Click for full image

Good Show Sir Comments: Don’t look Janet… you’ll just encourage that creepy alien to stare at our fantastically toned space butts.
Published 1963

Thanks to Robert Van D N for sending this in!

(Average: 6.88 out of 10)

Tagged with: aliens • BEHIND YOU! • Brian W. Aldiss • casually walking away from an explosion • damsel • Digit Books • dude • eyes on stalks • fish people • mohawk • monstrous humanoid • space suit • The Man Bag: The Male Purse: The Murse: A Space-European Holdall • Unknown Artist Institute • yellow number six • yellow number two

Sep 04

The World of Null-A & The Players of Null-A

32 Comments »

You're going to enjoy this sunset with me... like it or not!! Click for full image

Alright... I'll go to lightspeed in a minute. Just let me finish this game of solitaire first. Click for full image

Bibliomancer Comments: In the future everyone will wear soft, velour sweat-suits and spaceships will be controlled by recycled 1998 iMacs.
Both Published 1989

(Average: 7.78 out of 10)

Tagged with: A.E. van Vogt • Ariel Press • booties • busy hands • computers • damsel • dome • dude • jumpsuit • Mark Peyton • once you see it • proportional issues • space ships • suggestive • two-fer

Sep 03

Chaining the Lady

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One day, Jones, my collection of historical space postcards would be complete Click for full UNSHEEPED image

Lauren F Comments: Two covers for the price of one! But you’ll spend all your time trying to figure out the front cover so they may as well have left the back cover blank.
Published 1978

(Average: 6.22 out of 10)

Tagged with: aliens • architectural framing • Avon Books • capes • damsel • devil's dumplings • explosions • frickin laser beams • giant insects • magical orbs • moon • once you see it • Piers Anthony • planets • Ron Walotsky • space sheep • space ships • space suit • starkers • tentacles