Nov 06
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A princely boy sits on some ruined steps while a dragon leans downwards in a yawn of sorts. Standing next to them, a white bearded wizard in his long purple robes who is motioning to the sky with other dragons flying gracefully in the sky. No stereotypes here whatsoever … none … zip … nadda … zero… null … uhhh *coughs*

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Tagged with: Bantam Books • Death Gate Cycle series • dragon • dude • magic • Margaret Weis • Stephen Youll • Tracy Hickman • Wizaaaaaaaard!
Nov 27
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Good Show Sir Comments: Another Chalker book? Does he send one in every week? I don’t care what the cover looks like. Get the new lad from the Unknown Artist Institute to throw something together. What’s his name? I keep forgetting.
Published 1988

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Tagged with: A Del Rey Book • damsel • dude • floating head • font problems • Jack L. Chalker • native american • skulls a-poppin' • spectacular space chart • Unknown Artist Institute
Jan 17
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: Like a day at the office… but with monsters… mushrooms… and a gun!
Published 1964
Many thanks to Erin!

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Tagged with: baldness • bats • cave • damsel • dude • Frank Frazetta • fungi • gun • John Beynon Harris • John Wyndham • Lancer Science Fiction • monsters • strange creature
Oct 19
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Elijah Comments: What’s amazing isn’t just how ugly it is (and it is very ugly), or even the fact that it’s a book by a great author (because this happens to great authors, and Bradley definitely did go downhill eventually). No, what makes this ridiculous is that it’s by a great author AND it’s a Tor book. I mean, Tor has ugly covers sometimes, but this looks self-published…
Published 1997
Many thanks to Elijah!

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Tagged with: damsel • dude • magic • Marion Zimmer Bradley • Mark Hess • romancing • Tor Books • witch
Mar 20

Art direction: Right, I want this cover to scream EVILLLLL! Have a cloaked dark figure drawing a pentagram with a big nerd fantasy dagger. Have you ever been LARP’ING? Just like that!
Thanks to CSA!

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Tagged with: bladed weapons • cloaks • daggers • evil • Glen Cook • Keith Burdak • The Black Company series • Tor Books
Sep 27
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Alice Comments: Setting up a plumber appointment on the vidphone was a bad idea.
Published 1969

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Tagged with: damsel • Dell Books • dude • head in a box • Michael Frayn • Paul Lehr • pipe • Sir Mix-A-Lot • starkers • sunglasses • wall face • What's on TV?
Jun 25

Good Show Sir Comments: Captain Cat Whiskers
Thanks to Ryan for sending this in!
Published 1976

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Tagged with: cane • dress for success • E.E. "Doc" Smith • font problems • George Barr • mighty moustache • nip slip • Pyramid Books • Stephen Goldin
Nov 16
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MisterBob’s Art Direction: Okay, the book is called Reindeer Moon so be sure to paint a reindeer with a Moon and if you any paint left, add a floating bone with flames.
Published 1988

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Tagged with: Elizabeth Marshall Thomas • fire • Fontana Science Fiction • moon • strange creature • Unknown Artist Institute
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