Apr 15
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Art Direction: Long ago an old wise man gave me an ancient remedy to find my inner soul. I looked into a mirror and my face was elongated, like in one of those wacky mirrors at a funfair. I couldn’t help but notice the four screws of enlightenment, it made me cry. Turned out I’d just taken LSD, but what the hell, it would make an awesome cover!
Published 1979
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Tagged with: Algis Budrys • Alun Hood • dude • Fontana Science Fiction • Good Show Sir • WTF
Apr 14
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Scot B’s Art Direction: OK, I see a redheaded woman wearing overalls, but still half-naked, being gnawed on by ghost wolves while a dragon explodes from her crotch. The dragon’s chasing a guy with a flaming orange on his jumpsuit. And a purple polka-dotted gnome fortune-teller! It’s a masterpiece I tell you! What’s that, you say the name of the book is what? Well, just throw a spiderweb around everything, that’ll work.
Published 1980
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Tagged with: artist in the comments • baldy bad man • busy hands • cleavage • damsel • dragon • dude • evil • John M. Ford • lizards • magic • once you see it • playing cards • Pocket Books • spiral • strange creature • strapping outfit • Terrance Lindall • Web of Intruige! • wolf • WTF
Apr 13
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Adam S Comments: Apparently “The Face” referenced in the title is my 75-year-old grandfather. As a side note, I don’t know many people that can rock a chastity belt like the dude about to bleed out all over the ground.
Published 1979
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Tagged with: bladed weapons • blood • DAW Books • Demon Princes Series • dude • epic conflict • floating face • Gino D'Achille • Jack Vance • jeans and a t-shirt • loincloth • moon • muscles • Speedos • sword
Apr 12
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Whitney’s Art Direction: Oh, under HEAVEN’S Bridge. I thought you said something else…
Published 1982
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Tagged with: Ace Books • aliens • damsel • Don Punchatz • dude • glowing eyes • Ian Watson • Michael Bishop • WTF
Apr 11
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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
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Tagged with: Ace Books • bladed weapons • daggers • damsel • dude • Patricia C. Wrede • sword • Ting! • Walter Velez
Apr 08
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Ian Comments: A cat with no claws, and a rather strange window (French doors?) looking out to space. The descriptions seems to have to many plurals. Title font is awesome, nothing says the far future like Computer typeface.
Published 1995
Ending the week with more Cats!
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Tagged with: anthropomorphism • architectural framing • cat people • damsel • DAW Books • font problems • Lisanne Norman • robes • Romas Kukalis • space • space ships
Apr 07
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MisterBoB Comments: Know anyone with a eagle tattoo on their chest?
Published 1990
A special thanks to MisterBob,
who has sent us enough covers to keep the site going for the next year or so!
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Tagged with: alien city • Bantam Books • bracers • dude • frickin laser beams • gun • Jim Burns • loincloth • monsters • mullet • muscles • R.A. MacAvoy • robes • tattoo you
Apr 06
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Richard P Comments: Gary was beginning to regret that he’d neglected his garden.
Published 1966
And on the other side –
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Tagged with: Ace Books • dude • Frank Freas • gun • Harry Schaar • Howard L. Cory • lizards • monsters • Philip K. Dick
Apr 05
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Zycrow’s Art Direction: Yeah your epic future city background is nice, but there’s not enough yelling. I heard they yelled a lot in the Civil War, so draw some of those guys in there. And make sure they are REALLY YELLING!
Published 1991
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Tagged with: alien city • anger management • Avon Books • fight club • font problems • Gary Ruddell • Isidore Haiblum • mighty moustache • once you see it • space ships • trilby hat • whale • yelling
Apr 04
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Craig M Comments: Thank god this catman is heavily equipped with bionic hand and sword to defend this nearly empty plaza. Combat tip, make him try to run with that scabbard hanging there.
Published 1988
Well.. we did promised more kats!
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Tagged with: alien city • anthropomorphism • bladed weapons • cat people • cybernetics • loincloth • muscles • P.J. Beese • Pageant Books • space ships • sword • Thomas Kidd • Todd Cameron Hamilton
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