May 30
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Sara S Comments: This cover has everything. The cat-being is looking out at the reader as if to say, ‘How do you humans like it when we dangle something in front of YOU and then snatch it away, huh?’ The cherry on top of it all is the title artist who thought, ‘Wouldn’t it be great if the preposition ‘at’ didn’t line up with any of the other words on the cover?!
Published 2005

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Tagged with: anthropomorphism • Baen Books • bighanditis • cat people • damsel • David Mattingly • David Weber • evil children • explosion • font problems • Good Show Sir • once you see it • planets • proportional issues • shoulder pads • space ships
Nov 05
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Ian Comments: We are the Guardians in Green Leaves. We’d chase you but we are rooted on the spot… on the ice…
Published 1987

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Tagged with: bladed weapons • daggers • damsel • DAW Books • dude • font problems • glowing eyes • Jill Bauman • male skirts • mighty moustache • monsters • sword • tree people • WTF • Zach Hughes
Aug 14
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MisterBOB Comments: Astronauts and furry alien return from a fishing trip, without a fish.
Published 1987

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Tagged with: Alan Gutierrez • aliens • Baen Books • bubble helmet • damsel • dude • Grant Callin • helmet-cam • jazz hands • once you see it • shoulder pads • space ships • space suit
Nov 14
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Art Direction: How long are legs supposed to be? I’d say keep them on the long side of things. Don’t be afraid to get boob in their too. Just one boob though, two I believe would be considered excessive next to a half naked hunky man with only a bit of leather and cloth to cover his modesty.
Published 1982

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Tagged with: bladed weapons • damsel • devil's dumplings • dude • Fleuve Noir Books • G. Morris • loincloth • muscles • space sheep • starkers • Unknown Artist Institute
Oct 12
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Alessandra Comments: I think they were going for a cutting-edge symbolic look, some sort of classical reference to alchemical historical scholarship. But they just look goofy. Oh god, that eye.
Published 1976

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Tagged with: eye-yi-yi • Joachim Neugroschel • magic • monsters • Stonehill Publishing • Unknown Artist Institute • vampires • WTF
Apr 28
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Don’s Art Direction: Sorry, we can’t afford live models for this one. You’ll have to make do with the, “Barbarian Barbie & Ken With Stunned Horse” play-set.
Published 1991

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Tagged with: bladed weapons • damsel • DAW Books • dude • font problems • horses • horses with hairstyles • Jody Lee • Mercedes Lackey • mullet • shoulder pads • sword • Ting!
Feb 24
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GK Comments: There must be something a lot more interesting going on to his right.
Published 1986
Many thanks to GK!

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Tagged with: Baen Books • bracers • C M Kornbluth • computers • damsel • dude • fire • font problems • Frederik Pohl • headband • hunkbutt • loincloth • muscles • spikes • Unknown Artist Institute
Feb 17
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Tom Noir’s Art Direction: Stevens! We have a problem. ‘Demon Muskrat Vixens,’ just came back from the printers with a picture of some giant cube on the cover. What happened to that crazy ass piece we originally commissioned for it?!
Update: New, improved cover photo supplied by Tom Noir!
Published 1993
Many thanks to Tom!

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Tagged with: cleavage • damsel • David Alexander Smith • font problems • handguns • strange creature • Tor Books • Wayne Barlowe
Dec 01
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Greengerg’s Art Direction: Elephants have the natural ability to survive in the vacuum of space. No? Well, draw it that anyway, bub.
Published 1985
Many thanks to Greengerg!

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Tagged with: elephants • font problems • Jill Bauman • once you see it • planets • space • Spider Robinson • strange creature • Tor Books • WTF
Oct 08
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Art Direction: We don’t need an artist! Have you seen what I can do with photoshop? Look, I can take this picture of Karen and… BAM… she’s blue! I know, hilarious right? And that’s not it, just cut and paste and… WHAM… she’s in a badly rendered icy landscape looking cold. Stick in the title and oh hold on, why is it behind her arm… Layers? Sounds like witchcraft to me. Finished!
Published 2004

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Tagged with: aliens • Clark Ashton Smith • damsel • Unknown Artist Institute • Wildside Press • WTF
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