Oct 01
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Anne’s Art Direction: It’s a book of short stories by one of the most lyrical authors in the universe? I know, we’ll put a ripped blond naked guy on the front with something or other covering his nibbits. How about a tiger head? That sends the right sort of message, don’t you think? Then we’ll surround him with some dobermans for good measure. To top it off, we definitely need three different fonts but also distract everyone with an aurora border.
Published 1978
Many thanks to Anne!

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Tagged with: clouds • Dell Books • dogs • dude • Edgar Pangborn • fantastical rock star • font problems • Good Show Sir • long haired men • muscles • starkers • strange creature • tigers • Unknown Artist Institute
Sep 28
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Stevie Comments: Jack Chalker’s Wonderland Gambit Book 2 is wild. That hot demonic guy with a massive glowing genital lesion doing who knows what to those dudes with the plumbing coming out of their heads. Who comes up with this stuff!
Published 1996
Many thanks to Stevie!

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Tagged with: A Del Rey Book • dude • Jack L. Chalker • muscles • my head aplode • Paul Youll • pipe • strange creature • Ting! • wings • Wonderland Gambit Trilogy • WTF
Sep 13
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Stevie Comments: Samuel Delaney’s Neveryona is so-over-the-top hetero soft porn. And the lead character is supposedly gay! What a bubble butt he’s got! I wish I had one of those! And what’s he doing with that giant sword, anyway?
Published 1983
Amazing! Many thanks to Stevie!

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Tagged with: Bantam Books • bladed weapons • dagger • damsel • dude • font problems • Good Show Sir • hunkbutt • loincloth • muscles • Rowena Morrill • Samuel R. Delany • sword
Sep 07
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David Comments: Eric Brighteyes by H Rider Haggard (1891) was set in the Viking Age. I have no idea where he found the bikini babe, ray gun or early model Bluetooth headset.
Published 1978
Vikings had lasers… right?
Many thanks to David!

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Tagged with: damsel • dude • frickin laser beams • gun • H. Rider Haggard • handguns • Kensington Publishing • muscles • Unknown Artist Institute
Sep 06
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Natalie and Steve Comments: Unfortunately, Davy himself is not as vivacious as his cover suggests.
Published 1976
Many thanks to Natalie and Steve!

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Tagged with: Ballantine Books • Boris Vallejo • damsel • dude • Edgar Pangborn • font problems • muscles • music • strange creature
Aug 19
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David Comments: I wonder what kind of reception he gets with that helmet.
Published 1973
Half dog, half tree?
Many thanks to David!

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Tagged with: A Del Rey Book • ax-wielding • bladed weapons • dude • epic thoughts • helmet • horns • muscles • Poul Anderson • shields • strange creature
Aug 16
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Gus Comments: The eyes have it!
Published 1979
Many thanks to Gus!

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Tagged with: Bob Shaw • Dell Books • dude • evil • eye-yi-yi • muscles • Rowena Morrill • WTF
Aug 12
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Kevin’s Art Direction
Creative Director: Ok, so here’s the deal.
Artist: oh boy…
CD: I want hands coming up from the fires of hell begging for tiny people, a big throne or something and possibly some random Greek god-type things laughing it up.
Artist: oh boy…
CD: The boss just saw Iron Eagle and totally dug the font on that one. OH! And he just bought a new helicopter, so if you could throw that in everything will be great.
Published 1987
Amazing find!
Many thanks to Kevin!

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Tagged with: Baen Books • C.J. Cherryh • cage • daemons • David Mattingly • dude • fire • Good Show Sir • helicopters • Heroes in Hell series • human sacrifice • Janet Morris • minotaur • muscles • once you see it • pole weapons • staff • tentacles • WTF
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