Nov 02
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Tom Noir’s Art Direction: That’s a really nice painting you did for the Le Guin cover, but you know what would really sell it? Incorporating this photograph of my nephew and I at the Ren Faire. Don’t be silly, my mod seventies mullet-ponytail combo looks COMPLETELY medieval.
Published 1981 (maybe)
Many thanks to Tom!

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Tagged with: Bantam Books • cloaks • dude • Earthsea Series • font problems • magic • robes • staff • Unknown Artist Institute • Ursula K. Le Guin
Aug 12
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JuanPaul Comments: Is she afraid of the eagle or the falling title banner?
Published 1981

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Tagged with: +1 Protection from Spelling • damsel • Enrich • font problems • hawk • interpretive dance • loincloth • Mike Sirota • topless • volcano • Zebra Books
Dec 07

Good Show Sir comments: Just say Leif was the child of an interracial marriage.
You might remember this from here.
Thanks to Ryan for sending this in!
Published 1973

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Tagged with: A. Merritt • Avon Books • bladed weapons • cephalopod • damsel • Douglas Rosa • Faux-nan • shields
Mar 26

Horses. Three horses to be exact! Well, lets put a generic ranger on one of them, but I was thinking of something different for the others…. Oh! A female sorcerer and a huge black samurai! Man, this is going to be a bestseller!
Thanks to CSA!

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Tagged with: bladed weapons • damsel • horses • knights • once you see it • pole weapons • Robert Jordan • samurai • shoulder pads • shuriken of approval • staff • surprised horse • sword • Unknown Artist Institute • unknown publisher
May 30
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Jen Comments: All I can say is, anyone who actually bought this for the cover is going to be VERY disappointed.
Published 2010

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Tagged with: candles • chucky the evil toy doll • damsel • DAW Books • embossing • Esther Diamond Series • Laura Resnick • magic • skulls a-poppin' • snake
Sep 24
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A kids’ book? Well you know what kids love: FONTS, terrible fonts – gold outline! Give me: people animals… that’s right, I want a man weasel, man mouse, man rabbit and man mole all on there. Uh, best not make it too cutesy though, give the weasel a bow and arrow.

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Tagged with: anthropomorphism • archery weapons • bladed weapons • Brian Jacques • Chris "Fangorn" Baker • font problems • longbow • mouse people • rabbit people • Red Fox Books • Redwall series • rodents • shiny • ships • stoat people • strange creature • sword
Nov 13

Good Show Sir Art Direction: “I’m thinking a pale yellow font on a pale blue background. Make it pop!”
Thanks to Ryan for sending this in!
Published 1976

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Tagged with: Andre Norton • bladed weapons • C.J. Cherryh • cape • cleavage • damsel • DAW Books • Faux-nan • font problems • Michael Whelan • Ting!
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