Good Show Sir

Well it’s reached that time again were here in the UK we are blessed with bank holidays! So for those like myself who will be relaxing with an extra long weekend, here are some honourable mentions.

These covers break our explicit and hard kept rules, which are enforced with an iron fist. These are part of a franchise (this time of adventure choice novels), but nonetheless each of them sports an excellent cover so I hope you enjoy them.

Also just to say thanks to everyone who has been sending me in covers! We’ll slowly get through them all so keep an eye out and I promise they will appear at some stage.

Have a great weekend for those benefiting from it!

To face the evil rabbit turn to page 8
To run away turn to page 57

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(Average: 6.27 out of 10)

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Good Show Sir Comments: Our winning (only) entry for Talk Like a Pirate Day! Thanks to Mitch for sending it in.

Published 1953

(Average: 6.27 out of 10)

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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: I’m still going through this in my head but surely we can have a man carrying away his damsel on a large fluffy cat beast… beast…bea…breasts! That’s it! Just make sure to have breasts on there too!
Published 1978

(Average: 6.26 out of 10)

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So on this cover I want a vision of the future! I ponder what shall humanity meet? Aliens? OR a huge dragon lizard alien!?! And how shall man react? Peacefully? Or will they be blasting away at it with a shoulder mounted laser gun, wearing tight grey jump suits and wielding their horrendous mullets or bowl cuts… God… I can’t wait for the year 2015.

(Average: 6.26 out of 10)

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Andy Comments: The art department obviously wanted to cram as much as possible in (even though this is apparently the second novel in a trilogy). I wouldn’t be surprised however if it was an image ripped from the text. I really like the bloke standing on the ear of dragon – it seems to go well with the tag line. The spaceship is supposed to be vivid purple (the first line of the book) but is obviously out-done in the purple stakes by the dragon.
Published 1995

Ah the days of… yellow jeans…
Many thanks to Andy!

(Average: 6.26 out of 10)

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Kelly’s Art Direction: Hmmm, a desert nomad with a magic ring and a crazed glare, an aged but fierce warrioress wearing chain-mail long underwear beneath a tunic slit to the waist, and a princely sort who seems to be counting on the other two to protect him since he hasn’t yet drawn his weapons…
Published 1984

(Average: 6.26 out of 10)

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Raoul Comments: Kind of like a Victoria’s Secret Fashion Show … in HELL!

Published 1981

(Average: 6.26 out of 10)

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Perry Comments: The great mouse rapper, 50 Cent, enjoys a moment of adoration from his many tiny fans.
Published 1977

(Average: 6.26 out of 10)

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Emster comments: Lord of the Rings – a Space Musical!

Tag Wizard comments: And that brings Emster Week to a close. A round of terrible applause!

Published 2008

(Average: 6.26 out of 10)

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Elisabeth Comments: I was hoping this was an adult colouring book.

Published 1969

(Average: 6.26 out of 10)

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