Feb 05
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Scott B’s Art Direction: We don’t want anyone to confuse this with the film “Labyrinth” which has just recently been released, so put something on there that nobody will mix up with that. Ah, how about a rooster-bear pondering deep thoughts? That’s the stuff.
Published 1989
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Tagged with: Ace Books • anthropomorphism • bear • bear people • Dennis Schmidt • mohawk • planets • Rowena Morrill • space • strange creature
Feb 01
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Sara Comments: It seems that this spaceman has crashed his (surprisingly intact) Z7F rocket on the planet of Floaty Corkscrew Mountain. I have to love his facial expression as he just stands there with his eyes squeezed shut and his feet planted, like he’s bracing himself for take three of, “the bit where I gettentacle-slapped by the angry insectoid-octopus-dragon.”
Published 1972
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Tagged with: aliens • Dominic Flandry Series • dude • Josh Kirby • Lancer Science Fiction • monsters • planets • Poul Anderson • space ships
Jan 30
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Frank Comments: Not only is the novel lit by the flames of Hell, but it seems Hell’s costume supplier is a taxidermist.
Published 1970
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Tagged with: "a novel" • Bill Skurski • bird hairdo • collage • Dell Books • dude • horses • Mortan J. Golding • muscles • people with animals for heads • strange creature • WTF
Jan 29
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: Look, you can have an albino psychic in a bloody space capsule carried around by bird wings for all I care. The book mentions a leotard… so whatever you have on there… make sure it’s in one!
Published 1975
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Tagged with: aliens • Brian W. Aldiss • dude • Pan Books • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Jan 28
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Tom Noir Comments: The smirk on this fellow’s face says, “Underneath this desk, I’m not wearing trousers.” Because when you’re a dinosaur sea-captain with a fancy sash, who’s going to make you?
Published 1992
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Tagged with: Ace Books • dinosaur • GOLD! • Good Show Sir • lizards • perspective problems • Robert J. Sawyer • scrolls • ships • telescope • Tom Kidd • WTF
Jan 24
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Micheal Comments: Is it me or does Barnabas look like he’s texting?
Published 1969
Edit – Violates our iron clad written in blood rules, this is a franchise!
Sorry!
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Tagged with: dude • Marilyn Ross • Paperback Library • Unknown Artist Institute
Jan 23
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Joachim Comments: In case you didn’t notice, there’s a purple fetus in anamnioticplastic bag above my melting face.
Published 1968
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Tagged with: crucifix • damsel • David Davies • half a face • I'm melting! • Philip K. Dick • Sphere Books • WTF
Jan 21
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Scott B Comments: Judging by the back cover blurb this one surprisingly is a faithful cover. Except it didn’t mention geodesic-head guy there. But the rest of it, including blue-glow-from-nose man, seems to be taken straight from the book. Still… wow.
Published 1970
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Tagged with: Avon Books • Burt Cole • cleavage • damsel • dude • evil children • gun • mighty moustache • rainbow • rifle • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Jan 18
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Jered Comments: It’s seriously like the artist used pictures of existing pop culture icons to model their characters. Matthew Broderick for the hero, Hoggle from Labyrinth for the goblin dude, and possibly Joey Fatone for the dwarf.
Published 1994
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Tagged with: Ace Books • architectural framing • castle • dude • dwarf • horses • Maren • monsters • shields • Steven Frankos
Jan 17
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Kim Comments: Why is his head that shape?
Published 1975
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Tagged with: dude • Peter Goodfellow • Philip José Farmer • Sphere Books • WTF
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