Aug 06
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Art Direction: We’re all women here and the book is written by women. Isn’t it clear what we need to have on here? A sky of dull looking stars surrounded by silver border. Oh wait… and a woman, who’s a bit pasty looking and has a earring to make all other earrings feel inadequate.
Published 1985

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Tagged with: Beverley Ireland • damsel • Frances Gapper • Gwyneth Jones • James Tiptree • Jen Gree • Joanna Russ • Josephine Saxton • Lannah Battley • Lisa Tuttle • Margaret Elphinstone • Mary Gentle • Naomi Mitchison • Pamela Zoline • Pearlie McNeill • Penny Casdagli • Raccoona Sheldon • Sarah Lefanu • space • Sue Thomason • Tanith Lee • Unknown Artist Institute • Womens Press Science Fiction • WTF • Zoe Fairbairns
Feb 22
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Well any piece of art such as a women sitting on her horse, in the middle of the wood, summoning a huge glowing chalice, just isn’t complete with out a huge boarder. It’s like you’ll be staring in through a window into a magical world.

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Tagged with: Anne Bishop • damsel • font problems • forest • goblet • horses • magic • magical orbs • Matthew Innis • puffy shirt • Roc Books • The Black Jewels Trilogy
Nov 16
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A hunky half-naked muscle encrusted man standing in a strange mist, while casting a magic fireball from his hand. The book’s called flame, so how could we not have one! Though, to go one step further, have him looking thoughtfully at the fire in his hand. That way people will think he’s all sensitive and deep.

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Tagged with: Berkley Books • dude • fire • Jean Johnson • lens flare • magic • magical orbs • muscles • nonsensical shadows • sixpack abs • The Sons of Destiny series • Unknown Artist Institute
Aug 14
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You know what people are into these days… dressing up like strange animal creatures. So put a couple of people talking to some weird bunny person.. just like the convention we were at last week! Except less of the, you know, horrible single 45 year old men looking for sex. Take away from that with a huge space ship in the sky with the author’s name printed in horrible fonts.

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Tagged with: anthropomorphism • Baen Books • damsel • epic thoughts • font problems • Future History series • omnibus • once you see it • Patrick Turner • Robert A. Heinlein • space ships • strange creature
May 13
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Sometimes I stop and wonder, “what if man evolved from cats?”. Like that guy from that sci-fi show but much more furry! We could have them just standing around hugging, scratching and talking with a space ship in the background and a robed alien stepping down. And you just know that they are thinking, “What did this guy evolve from, San Francisco?” hahahaha.

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Tagged with: aliens • anthropomorphism • cat people • cloaks • embossing • Jim Burns • Lisanne Norman • shiny • Sholan Alliance series • strange creature
Jul 06
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William Goldfish’s Editor Pitch Hear me out. Picture “Lord of the Flies”. But the schoolboys are stranded on MILF Island!
Published 1971

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Tagged with: big hair • damsel • dude • Fawcett Books • hippie shit • Marge Piercy • sexytime • Sir Mix-A-Lot • starkers • Unknown Artist Institute
May 03
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Mark E Comments: Well the title is “The Saliva Tree” so frankly the writer has brought it on himself. Paint what you like.
Published 1973

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Tagged with: Brian Aldiss • call 555-orthodontic-emergency • dude • fangs • Sphere Books • Unknown Artist Institute • yuk
Oct 03
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Dead Stuff with Big Teeth Comments:
“But, I don’t see anything…”
“KEEP GOING, I SAID!”
“Look. Do you even know what a dragon is? Do you know what one looks like…?”
“FASTER!”
Published 1992

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Tagged with: bladed weapons • capes • castle • damsel • dragon • dude • Enchanted Forest series • font problems • headband • long hair • magic • once you see it • over sideways and under on a magic carpet ride • Scholastic Books • shoulder pads • Unknown Artist Institute
Jan 06
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Kevin Comments: The title was changed at the last minute to match the involuntary noise the editor made after seeing the cover art.
Published 1977

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Tagged with: Avram Davidson • gibberish title • Manor Books • Richard Clifton-Dey • WTF
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