Jul 06
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: Lets not beat around the bush… though best not to show any of that… lets keep the randy teenagers guessing by covering her with… sperm shaped space ships! I think this is the cover this climax deserves.
Published 1982
Many thanks to Sara!

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Tagged with: Berkley Books • damsel • Don Ivan Punchatz • glow • Haircut 100 • Janet Morris • Kerrion Empire series • sky-legs • space ships • spaceships with faces • starkers • suggestive
Aug 22
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Joachim Comments: “Pinch my nibbles Mr. Lobster!” said the blue man.
Published 1983
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Tagged with: Alex Ebel • dude • muscles • Phantasia Press • planets • Robert Silverberg • strange creature • WTF
Aug 08

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Frank Comments: My reaction was “It’s a trap!” In the interest of repeating the experiment, today I showed this book to another volunteer in our organization and asked her “Male or female?” She got different answers for different sides of the neck line too. I think she found this somewhat distressing.
Published 1971

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Tagged with: Ballantine Books • cleavage • damsel • dude looks like a lady • FM shoes • Gene Szafran • Good Show Sir • Robert Silverberg • WTF
Sep 27
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Elijah’s Art Direction: Seriously, who are we kidding? Just throw some space-tits on there and call it a day.
Published 1984

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Tagged with: catsuit • cleavage • damsel • devil's dumplings • dress for success • Kevin Johnson • Mike Resnick • once you see it • Phantasia Press • planets • ridiculous hat • space • space chess • space sheep • wings
Apr 07
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Eron Comments: This cover is particularly appalling because of it’s simplicity. We get the text: Unicorns. Peace. Then the image: Unicorn. Twilight. BIG ORANGE Unicorn. Castle. Sure. Also, it seems to me that something is wrong on the perspective on the unicorn… it’s sort of falling on it’s side if I’m seeing it correctly?
Many thanks to Eron!

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Tagged with: Good Show Sir • horns • John Lee • perspective problems • Strand Saga series • Tor Books • Unicorn Saga series • Unicorns! • Unknown Artist Institute
Mar 11
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When you think of a daemonic ritual you think about, gold five pointed stars, lots of gargoyle creatures sitting around and a golden sparkle female rising up in a plume of golden magic with the sharpest of teeth, right? No? Well just draw it or you don’t get paid!

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Tagged with: Chris Brown • daemons • damsel • Dangerous Energy series • evil • glow • Gollancz Books • John Whitbourn • magic • WTF
Jan 22
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Doctor: It’s alright Madame, your Son simply has a case of the TeenFlu.
Concerned Mother: Thank you doctor, is there anything I can do for him?
Doctor: Well, I prescribe some awesome red and yellow training warrior monks, a large dude in a kimono and a busty women in a gold bikini grasping her short sword. Here, take this book.
Concerned Mother: Uh… you’re a medical doctor right?
Doctor: My doctorate came in a toblerone box.
Concerned Mother: Ohhhhhhh K, well I’ll be going.

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Tagged with: bikini • bladed weapons • chainmail lingerie • cleavage • damsel • Good Show Sir • Julian Gibson • Martin Millar • Martin Scott • monks • shrubbery • sword • Thraxas series
Jun 28
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Max Bathroom Art Direction: “I want this book to look well underground. Do we have any freelance artists who were so terrible that they couldn’t even get into the UAI?”
Published 1995

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Tagged with: bladed weapons • Creation Books • font problems • James Havoc • Satan • tongue • Unknown Artist Institute • weird pecs
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