May 03
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Good Show Sir Comments: Steampunk Dottor Chi?
Thanks to Armando for sending this in!
Published 2009

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Tagged with: Antonello Silverini • bighanditis • Doctor Who • dude • Fanucci Editore • fedora hat • Italian • Philip K. Dick • pills • robot • WTF
May 04
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JuanPaul Comments: Would August’s prize happen to be blood? Or lips? Or bloody lips?
Published 1985

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Tagged with: call 555-orthodontic-emergency • floating lips • font problems • Kathryn Ptacek • teeth • Tor Books • Unknown Artist Institute • vampires • WTF
Aug 23
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Arthur Dent Comments: Covers don’t come any uglier than this one.
Published 1967

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Tagged with: eye-yi-yi • frickin laser beams • horns • Roger Elwood • Sam Moskowitz • Tower books • Unknown Artist Institute
Oct 22
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Scott B Comments: It looks like there’s some serious industrial-grade symbolism happening on this cover, but I have no idea what it is. An albino woman with some sort of aboriginal figure superimposed (or inside her?) surrounded by Fire (and with weird fiery-squiggle aura around the woman) over a background of Earth and Water. It feels like it should really mean something but…
Published 1972

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Tagged with: Andrew Lang • Ballantine Books • collage • damsel • dude • H. Rider Haggard • Lin Carter • Mati Klarwein • planets • WTF
Apr 29
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Zycrow’s Art Direction: No. Dragons are overused. Draw something else. You have one second.
Published 1974
Today the swans fight back against a monarchy who ate them for so long!
Have a great bank holiday weekend!

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Tagged with: Ballantine Books • bird • dude • fire • flag • flowers • Gervasio Gallardo • giant birds • H. Warner Munn • horses • Lin Carter • magic • mountains • once you see it • strange creature • WTF
Mar 11
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When you think of a daemonic ritual you think about, gold five pointed stars, lots of gargoyle creatures sitting around and a golden sparkle female rising up in a plume of golden magic with the sharpest of teeth, right? No? Well just draw it or you don’t get paid!

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Tagged with: Chris Brown • daemons • damsel • Dangerous Energy series • evil • glow • Gollancz Books • John Whitbourn • magic • WTF
Feb 13
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Good Show Sir Comments: On the title page it says something along the lines of “this cover can not be used without written consent from the owners.” Well, Thomas… This is how I feel about that!
Published 2010

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Tagged with: bear • books on the covers of books • castle • Clive Weal • Thomas Weal • Valerie Thomas • WTF • Wynghorran Enterprises
Nov 15
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Rich Comments: The nipple!
Published 1993
Many thanks to Rich!

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Tagged with: dragon • dude • Geoff Taylor • HarperCollins Books • Mike Jefferies • muscles • spear
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