Good Show Sir

May 01

DPN Comments: I couldn’t resist buying this one. I hope this cover is an accurate depiction of a scene in the book, because I really want to know what’s going here.
Published 1984

(Average: 6.91 out of 10)

Tagged with: +1 Protection from Spelling • A Vision of Beasts Trilogy • anthropomorphism • BEHIND YOU! • bladed weapons • boats • cat people • damsel • fish people • Jack Lovejoy • naked people standing in boats • nonsensical shadows • ocean • once you see it • starkers • sword • Tor Books • Victoria Poyser

Apr 02

The Battle of Forever

22 Comments »

No... a bit more to the left... man... why did I bring a blind gunner with me. Click for full image

David J’s Art Direction: These cat people are so pass. Let’s try a hyena man. But they are dangerous, so let’s cover our bodies with armour. Except for the thighs. They never go for the thighs. Add in a laser that looks like you have an estate agent measuring your loft and you have 1980s sci-fi heaven.
Published 1980

You might remember The Battle of Forever from here!

(Average: 6.85 out of 10)

Tagged with: A.E. van Vogt • anthropomorphism • dude • frickin laser beams • Gerald Grace • hyena people • New English Library • perspective problems

Mar 13

Megalomania

28 Comments »

O RLY? Click for full image

Scott B Comments: If I don’t get to sit in the fancy chair, I will taunt you by mimicking your body language behind your back. Using only one of my many arms, obviously.
Published 1989

(Average: 6.79 out of 10)

Tagged with: antennae • anthropomorphism • architectural framing • BEHIND YOU! • bird people • Bryn Barnard • butler • damsel • david bowie • DAW Books • double trouble • goblet • Ian Wallace • robots • statuesque • sundial • supernumerous limbs • throne • WTF

Mar 12

Forests of the Night

28 Comments »

Is she staring at my tail again? *Sighs* My face is up here you know! Click for full image

David A Comments: I assume after losing 80% of their population over the past 100 years, tigers are finally going to get even with the human race… with the help of a sexy female sidekick, naturally.
Published 1993

(Average: 7.77 out of 10)

Tagged with: anthropomorphism • casually walking away from an explosion • cat people • cut-offs • damsel • DAW Books • explosion • fire • font problems • Good Show Sir • gun • Jim Burns • metropolitan apocalypse • once you see it • S. Andrew Swann • scars

Feb 05

Labyrinth

34 Comments »

Click for full image

Scott B’s Art Direction: We don’t want anyone to confuse this with the film “Labyrinth” which has just recently been released, so put something on there that nobody will mix up with that. Ah, how about a rooster-bear pondering deep thoughts? That’s the stuff.
Published 1989

(Average: 8.64 out of 10)

Tagged with: Ace Books • anthropomorphism • bear • bear people • Dennis Schmidt • mohawk • planets • Rowena Morrill • space • strange creature

Jan 01

Old Year Sum Up 2012

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Happy New Year!

And so the world has spun, strutted and wobbled its way around the sun yet again! We’ve come through ruff storms, predictions of the end of the world and a lot of superhero movies. This leaves us though with one eternal question, will anyone find a cover to top I Sing The Body Electric!?! It certainly doesn’t look like it! But who knows, who knows eh? I am sure the year ahead will be full of wondrous treasures!

Thanks to everyone for sending in all the covers we’ve posted over the year! And thanks to everyone who leaves a comment. Oh they do make me laugh! Ah ha ha ha ha… ha!

The top rated cover of the year:

She may of had three bottoms and lived in a severed foot. But she would never date something with a Mohawk! Click for original post

A personal favourite:

Back in my day it wasn't considered a night out unless you woke up half buried in a field surrounded by mangoes! Click for original post

CSA Chooses Lizard shield attack:

Ah John... you realise... you're not actually hitting the lizard! Click for original post

And finally, just for the ~~double~~ triple Ting!

Most men have horses... I have a... mmm... scaly chicken thing... yeah... WOOO! Click for original post

(Average: 8.53 out of 10)

Tagged with: Alan Danzig • Anthony Boucher • anthropomorphism • Barry K. Nelson • bladed weapons • C M Kornbluth • C.S. Lewis • capes • Christopher Anvil • Cordwainer Smith • Damon Knight • damsel • DAW Books • dude • electricity • font problems • Fritz Leiber • glow • Good Show Sir • Hal Clement • Howard Fast • Joe Garcia • John Brunner • John Jakes • John Wyndham • jumpsuit • Kate Wilhelm • Keith Stillwagon • Kingsley Amis • lightning • Lin Carter • magic • mighty moustache • monsters • muscles • Old Year Sum Up • Panther Books • Penumbra Publishing • planets • Robert Conquest • Ron Goulart • strange creature • sword • Ting! • Unknown Artist Institute • Wayland Young • WTF

Dec 13

The Spoils of War

36 Comments »

Ok lets do this gun fight. Everyone got your... ah who am I kidding. Crane... you are screwed! Click for full image

Marmontoast Comments: Evidently, there really is a bird-like entity in the novel, deciding humanity’s fate. If only it could answer its mobile phone!
Published 1994

(Average: 8.15 out of 10)

Tagged with: "a novel" • A Del Rey Book • Alan Dean Foster • anthropomorphism • awesome foursome • Barclay Shaw • dude • embossing • font problems • gun • lizard people • lizards • rifle • shiny • shotgun • strange creature