Aug 12
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Art Direction: A normal lion! That’s right, not a man lion or even a lion holding a laser rifle. You see, that guy by the water cooler was a genius! Why change a winning formula? Expect this time, leave off the sword and instead we’ll have lots of magical glowing. Magical… purple glowing!
Published 2011

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Tagged with: Ace Books • bladed weapons • Chad Michael Ward • damsel • glow • Ilona Andrews • Kate Daniels series • magic • strange creature
Aug 01
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Mary Comments: Where to even begin…?
Published 1971

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Tagged with: Ace Books • dude • Kelly Freas • monsters • Philip José Farmer • strange creature • WTF
Jul 25
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Joachim’s Art Direction: For our story about ALIEN talking space bears let’s mix it with some Earth myth — you know, Goldilocks and the Three Bears– and since it’s for boys, a SWORD and a HUGE glass of beer (bear beer?)…
Published 1983

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Tagged with: Ace Books • anthropomorphism • bear • bear people • bladed weapons • books on the covers of books • candles • Gordon R. Dickson • handheld beverage container of Germanic origin (tankard) • jeans and a t-shirt • once you see it • proportional issues • rodents • strange creature • sword • Tom Kidd
Jun 17
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Art Direction: Lets break away from the common Thor look stereotype. And by break away, I mean just don’t give him a cape. Keep the male skirt, shaved legs, long blonde hair and bunny ears helmet!
Published 1987

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Tagged with: Ace Books • blunt weapons • Curtis H Hoffmann • dude • font problems • glow • James Warhola • muscles • space ships • Ting! • war
Jun 15
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Adam Comments: We have everything you could want with this cover. Giant space-squids, intense aborigonies, rocket ships and WWI German soldiers. Everything, that is, except a clock.
Published 1972

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Tagged with: Ace Books • dude • Fritz Leiber • gun • JW • lizards • space ships • strange creature • tentacles
Jun 02
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Tom’s Art Direction: Listen you lot, it’s supposed to be a DRAGON. This just looks like some sort of blue lizard. It needs more pointy bits! Don’t come back until you’ve absolutely peppered that thing with spikes. Oh, and draw the world’s most awkward swordsman beside it, you know, for human interest.
Published 1985

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Tagged with: Ace Books • bladed weapons • dragon • dude • Janny Wurts • lizard • Will Shetterly
May 09
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Kelly Comments: Bikini-wearing sorceress…fish guy in a toga…Robin Hood type cat-woman.. in a cathedral??
Published 1984

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Tagged with: Ace Books • anthropomorphism • cat people • cleavage • daggers • damsel • fish people • font problems • lizard • Patricia C. Wrede • shortbow • throne • toga • Walter Velez • wand
Apr 22
It’s that time of the year again where people might just get a longer weekend! And that usually means an honourable mentions but unfortunately I have been pretty ill this week and have been sitting with some soup while watching TV and reading a few books!
Anyway, instead I give you a MisterBOB mega post! He’s sent in enough covers to start a book shop so here’s a few to keep your weekend going! Enjoy your holiday weekend!
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MisterBob Comments: A spaceman looks out his window and sees the face of GOD!
Published 1986
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MisterBOB comments: Please, do not show that teenagers can time travel by putting a plastic bag on their head.
Published 1989
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MisterBOB Comments: A particolored unicorn, so start with where the horn is, as the rest is just a horse…
Published 1987

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Tagged with: Ace Books • Alun Hood • Avon Books • beard-wielding • booties • castle • Darrell K. Sweet • Diana Wynne Jones • dude • evil children • font problems • Jon Decles • Methuen Books • once you see it • space • space ships • space suit • Stephen Leigh • trains • Unicorns! • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Apr 19
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Mckenzi Comments: Who could forget that part in Dune when Paul uses jazz hands to scare away those pesky desert tapeworms.
Published 1974

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Tagged with: Ace Books • bladed weapons • capes • daggers • Don Ivan Punchatz • dude • Frank Herbert • jazz hands • strange creature
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