Good Show Sir

Jun 04

Pipi Longstocking Comments: Her nightmare: trying on bras at the Victoria’s Secret Black Friday Sale

Published 1971

(Average: 7.90 out of 10)

Tagged with: anatomical issues • Beagle Books • damsel • epic conflict • John Brunner • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF

Apr 29

Downward to the Earth

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... waking up in heaven after the heart attack Click for larger image

Outis Comments: One of my Silverberg favourites, which again shows why one should never judge a book by its cover. If you like your world-building atmospheric and sexy, try this one!

Published 1978

(Average: 7.20 out of 10)

Tagged with: clouds • dude • elephants • horns • Pan Books • Robert Silverberg • Stuart (Sam) Hughes

Mar 04

The Mad God’s Amulet

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More Cocker's Mad Gods and Englishmen Click for larger image

Verylatetotheparty Comments: More Moorcock. The next book in the series after “The Jewel In The Skull” and a similar GSS suitable standard of cover art. The cover of the third book is disappointingly not nearly as bad. Published in 1975, it might also qualify as an early example of Orange and Teal, (although it’s come out more pinkish in the photo).

Published 1972

(Average: 7.30 out of 10)

Tagged with: Bob Haberfield • dude • glow • Mayflower Books • Michael Moorcock • nonsensical shadows • WTF

Dec 21

Christmas Megapost 2018

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Let’s sit back and enjoy some Xmas vinyl. And then toss them on the old yule log. We’ll have our Festivus “Airing of Grievances” after we return from the break. I got a lotta problems with you people, and you’re going to hear about it! Have a happy holiday and we’ll see you in a couple weeks with our Old Year Sum Up!

Get that red suit on, Obi-Wan Click for larger image

Your voice is dead, Jim Click for larger image

The Curly Joe album was even worse than the Shemp Xmas album Click for larger image

... and then have a go at the pancreas Click for larger image

Deck the bowls with extra crispy Click for larger image

On his birthday, Jesus has a four-way Click for larger image

Good Show Sir Comments:

1. Glad I traded the elves to the Jawas for some droids.

2. Deck … the halls … withBoughsofHolly?!!

3. Why I oughta … wish you a Merry Xmas. nyuk nyuk

… and a few Honourable Mentions:

4. Let’s start with the liver.

5. So that’s the original recipe turkey bucket. Eight pieces. 15 kilos. Pull up to the next window.

6. Three Maids a Layin’ … no Golden Rings!

(Average: 7.80 out of 10)

Tagged with: Christmas • MEGA POST

Oct 01

The Exile of Time

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On the bright side, no more worries about climate change! Click for larger image

Bibliomancer Comments: Wrong button, robot husband. I said push that one to start the coffee maker.

Published 1965

(Average: 6.60 out of 10)

Tagged with: Ace Books • Alex Schomburg • casually walking away from an explosion • computers • damsel • Earth • pointing • Ray Cummings • robot

Aug 14

The Overlords of War

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Always hold back half the artist's fee until the cover is complete Click for larger image

Tat Wood Comments: Always put the lid on your marker pens when not using them. Otherwise, you just dry them out and inhale fumes.

Published 1976

(Average: 5.70 out of 10)

Tagged with: damsel • DAW Books • dude • Gérard Klein • gun • half a face • half cover • John Brunner • Karel Thole • moon

Mar 29

Redbeard

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Never before punished Click for larger image

Dunwiddie Comments: This guy is having way too much fun.
Published 1969

(Average: 6.90 out of 10)

Tagged with: beard-wielding • bladed weapons • dude • Faux-nan • ginger • Kelly Freas • Lancer Science Fiction • Mike Resnick • mob rules • muscles • once you see it • severed head • sixpack abs

Mar 26

The Rebel Dynasty, Volume II

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It's fonts I'm tellin' ya! Giant fonts on the covers sell the books! Click for larger fonts

JuanPaul Comments: It’s fun to crank up the C-Y-M-K
It’s fun to crank up the C-Y-M-K-ayy
You can use all the ink, you can make it look chrome
You can hit us with looks of sto-one

Published 1988

(Average: 8.00 out of 10)

Tagged with: Bantam Books • damsel • dude • F.M. Busby • font problems • rainbow • Wayne Barlowe

Jan 04

Old Year Sum Up 2017

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Happy Good Riddance 2017 and in with a New Year. This is the beginning of our ninth year here at Good Show Sir and it seems like barely nineteen years have flown by. And we have a whole 15 months to plan on something really special for our gala 10th anniversary. And a 10th anniversary means a special gift for all … let me look that one up … ah tin or aluminum! So next year we’ll celebrate with tins of spam and cans of Boddington’s for everyone at the gala event. Look for your invitation in the email spam folder.

On the plus side, we welcome some new friends to the madhouse, GSS ex-noob, Tor Mented, Raoul, Longtime_Lurker, and many, many, too many more to mention. Flashback Fridays have become a run-away hit (with the staff). But don’t think we’re sloughing off here because you get that extra cover back on Two-fer Tuesdays and we get to sneak out the door early on Liquid Lunch Thursdays to enjoy our three-day weekends. Our staff has also proposed we introduce Bank Holiday Mondays each week but we are still focus-grouping that idea.

On to the honours. First, the top rated cover of last year:

No! I am the Lizard King! Click for full image