Dec 05
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: Well it’s a busy anthology so we should keep things busy on the cover. This is for Focus magazine… and we all know they only want one thing on their free book… mannequin cleavage! Just fill the rest with whatever you feel like.
Published 1995

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Tagged with: Alan Lothian • Arthur C. Clarke • Bob Shaw • cleavage • glowing eyes • GOLD! • Gollancz Books • Greg Bear • Ian McDonald • Ian Watson • Julian Baum • Mike McQuay • Paul J. McAuley • planets • proportional issues • Robert Holdstock • space • space ships • staff • statuesque • Tricia Sullivan • WTF
Jun 06
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Sergio Comments: Here’s a space gladiator about to snatch his colt against an alien scarecrow/ostrich ready to throw his deadly and shiny bowling ball! (With a backdrop of pyramids of course…)
Published 1974

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Tagged with: A.J. Deutsch • alien city • aliens • dude • glow • glowing eyes • gun • Hal Clement • horns • Isaac Asimov • James Blish • John W. Campbell Jr • Lester Del Rey • Milton A Rothman • Robert A. Heinlein • Sphere Books • Stanley G. Weinbaum
Jun 03
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Robert Van N Comments: I started scanning my collection a few years ago. But have only a fraction digitally. I just grabbed a few that might fit.
Published 1962

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Tagged with: damsel • dude • glowing eyes • J. Hunter Holly • Jack Schoenherr • Monarch Books • sky-eyes • space • space ship
May 02
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: So I was drunk in this art gallery and this old wise man turns to me and says, “You know… the frame is probably worth more than the picture!” I was just like, “DUDE, you’ve just blown my mind.” Frames are expensive… we’ll make a fake one… I have an epic border to include. It’ll really round things off… I swear!
Published 1993

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Tagged with: architectural framing • Chaos Gate Series • damsel • glow • glowing eyes • HarperCollins Books • Louise Cooper • monsters • moon • snake • strange creature • Unknown Artist Institute
Mar 15
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Rachel R Comments: We apologize, ladies and gentlemen, but due to pilot fatigue we will be rerouting from our original destination Planet Professionalism to make a stop at the Space Station of Sleazy Symbolism.
Published 2005

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Tagged with: architectural framing • Baen Books • cleavage • damsel • David Mattingly • David Weber • devil's dumplings • dude • Eric Flint • font problems • frickin laser beams • glowing eyes • orson • planets • polymastia • shuriken of approval • space • space ships • WTF
Nov 22
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Jaouad Comments: Don’t really know what’s going on here, but I’m immoderately fascinated by the robot in the background, which appears to be gift-wrapping some other robot, lying on a table. ‘Tis the season?
Published 1985

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Tagged with: baldness • Barrington J. Bayley • dude • glowing eyes • illegal rave • lens flare • Methuen Books • muscles • once you see it • robots • Terry Oakes
Nov 05
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Ian Comments: We are the Guardians in Green Leaves. We’d chase you but we are rooted on the spot… on the ice…
Published 1987

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Tagged with: bladed weapons • daggers • damsel • DAW Books • dude • font problems • glowing eyes • Jill Bauman • male skirts • mighty moustache • monsters • sword • tree people • WTF • Zach Hughes
Sep 21
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MisterBob Comments: I think a GRYPHON is like a griffin, but hunts ladies of the night?
Published 1989

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Tagged with: Avon Books • damsel • font problems • glowing eyes • Ken Barr • magic • monsters • nonsensical shadows • strange creature • Ting! • Tom Deitz
Feb 03
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Frank Comments: Spotted in the Russian-language section at our Friends of the Library sale. The only English-language word was “fantasy” on the spine. I’m illiterate in Russian.
Published 1997 (maybe)

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Tagged with: bladed weapons • dragon • dude • font problems • glowing eyes • Haircut 100 • Mikhail Uspenskii • once you see it • Pусское Fantasy Books • sword • Unknown Artist Institute
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