Jul 22
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Dead Stuff With Big Teeth Comments:
‘It’s called the Loko Meme papers.’
‘The wot?’
‘The Koko Leme papers. I don’t know. I hate these titles. I hate Orko from He-Man. He terrifies my wife, and then she won’t cook anything but broccoli and listen to her jazz LPs on the stereo.’
Published 1974

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Tagged with: aliens • damsel • evil • Harry Bennett • Herman Wouk • jazz hands • monsters • Pocket Books • robes • WTF
Aug 27
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Nathan Comments: Looks like something the psychiatrist doodles while pretending to listen to you.
Published 1975

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Tagged with: couch • Cyll O'Dell • diamond • egg • my head aplode • psychiatry • Star Publishing • symbols • Unknown Artist Institute • Walter L. Hurt • WTF • X-ray specs
Sep 25
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Excuse me, Sir, there is a phone call for you.
Art Director: Is it ready?
Mysterious caller: It’s more glorious than you could ever imagine.
Art Director: You remembered the…
Mysterious caller: Vampire, Minotaur, Robot, Damsel, Roman man in toga with sword, Angel and death star?
Art Director: Don’t forget Saberhagen.. he must be in there to! Mu hahahahahahaaha!
Mysterious caller: MU hahahahahahahaahhahaaha
Art Director: No… only I may laugh! Mu hahahaahahahah!
Mysterious caller: ………………………

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Tagged with: anthropomorphism • author on the cover • Baen Books • BEHIND YOU! • Berserkers series • bladed weapons • Boris Brazil series • damsel • Dracula series • explosion • Fred Saberhagen • Good Show Sir • knights • Lost Sword series • minotaur • omnibus • robots • sword • the pencil is mightier than the sword • toga • vampire • wings
May 29
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Alessandra Comments: Ow, ow, ow! I’m doing a dental self-exam, my back is thrown out, and I’m carrying this armful of light-sabre blades!
Published 2010

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Tagged with: Baen Books • Catherine Asaro • David Mattingly • dude • fantastical rock star • glow • Haircut 100 • lens flare • mullet • planets • Saga of the Skolian Empire • shuriken of approval
Jan 23
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Raoul Comments: Hey Tag Wizard! Do you think there are “anatomical issues” with Stumpy, the One-Legged Sidekick?
Published 2007

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Tagged with: anatomical issues • arms akimbo • BEHIND YOU! • Brad Crist • damsel • dragon • dude • Good Show Sir • hoodie • Ken Streiff • mountains • perspective problems • Trafford Publishing • WTF
Jun 06
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Scott B Comments: I was moved to (bad) verse –
Bravely the God of bumblebee-ants
Went forth to battle in his stripy pants
With crossbow held aloft
And leopard-print loincloth
When Venus was conquered he’d dance!
Published 1976

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Tagged with: Ace Books • crossbow • dude • monsters • Radio Man Series • Ralph Milne Farley • strange creature • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Oct 15
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Bibliomancer Comments: Sing along with the California Raisins … in space!
Published 1965
You might remember this from here

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Tagged with: Ace Books • asteroid • Damon Knight • font problems • Jack Gaughan • moon • space • strange creature
Mar 28
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Tom Noir Comments: Naked cybernetic armed cat woman in an improbable pose bursting through a cover of shiny 3D fonts? This is what happens when cover designers play Bingo. This cover is SO shiny that the camera couldn’t quite deal with it. Pretty much everything that looks black is actually highly-reflective chrome.
Published 1998

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Tagged with: anthropomorphism • Baen Books • cat people • cybernetics • devil's dumplings • font problems • Good Show Sir • Greg Bear • gun • handguns • Jerry Pournelle • Larry Niven • Man-Kzin Wars • once you see it • S.M. Stirling • shiny oh so shiny • space sheep • Stephen Hickman • WTF
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