Good Show Sir

May 22

Lillie Awesome Art Direction: Give me a little man, with a giant bird grafted to his head, and out of the giant bird’s head, I want a man’s head if human heads were shaped like potatoes, but upside down, and sitting inside that, I want a man, but with a bird’s head, and maybe make it look like the bird-headed man is shooting a bird out of his hand, which should also be holding a torch. Throw a bunch of rainbow people in a birth control pillbox in the background — it’s very high concept. We’re going to have to skimp on printing costs because we went over budget persuading Heinlein and Asimov to appear together, so don’t break your neck painting detail. Now, what say we make this a five martini lunch?

Published 1970

(Average: 7.88 out of 10)

Tagged with: Alfred Bester • Anthony Boucher • Avram Davidson • bird • bird hairdo • bird people • Damon Knight • detachable head • George P. Elliott • Howard Fast • Isaac Asimov • James Blish • John Collier • Mark Van Doren • Paperback Library • people with animals for heads • Poul Anderson • R.V. Cassill • Ray Bradbury • Robert A. Heinlein • Robert P. Mills • Theodore Sturgeon • Unknown Artist Institute • Walter M. Miller Jr • WTF

Apr 10

Profundis

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Oops. Found this in the inbox. Should have posted it during 'holy week' Click for larger image

Tom Noir’s Art Direction: “How about a peep show for kinky dolphins?”
Published 1981

(Average: 7.56 out of 10)

Tagged with: anchor • chains • crucifix • dolphin • Don Maitz • dude • electricity • halo • neo-jesus • Pocket Books • Richard Cowper • weird pecs

Feb 08

The Marrow Eaters

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Electricity. Bad! Click for larger image

Klaatu Comments: Check out the Ting! on that bling!

Published 1972

(Average: 6.63 out of 10)

Tagged with: big hair • bling • cleavage • damsel • electricity • Frankenstein Horror Series • Gray Morrow • Harris Moore • monster • Popular Library • starkers • tasteful smoke • Ting!

Feb 01

The Priests of Ferris

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Ted... I think... we're being followed.
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Good Show Sir Comments: Dude, next time you take me for a walk can you at least change out of your night clothes?
Published 1986

(Average: 6.94 out of 10)

Tagged with: baldness • bear • dude • face • floating face • John Hurford • magic • Maurice Gee • Puffin Books • shorts • WTF

Dec 22

Christmas Mega Post 2017

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Time to get out there and win the War on Christmas. With any luck it will be vanquished!

As we kick 2017 in the pants and say goodbye it is time again to stuff your stockings with some terrible cover GIFts you can’t return. Time to start my shopping and pink slip the elves who won’t be needed again until this time next year. I think the North Pole is above the Arctic Circle in some EU country so Brexit was going to give them the boot anyway.

Have a happy holiday and we’ll see you in a couple weeks with our Old Year Sum Up!

Red Hawk Down! Click for larger image