Jan 01
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:
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A personal favourite:
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CSA Chooses Lizard shield attack:
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And finally, just for the double triple Ting!
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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
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
Oct 01
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Don’s Art Direction: I want a seriously bronzed (think gallons of Man-Tan) hero on a gryphonish thing with wings growing out of his butt.
Published 1982
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Tagged with: beast-riding • bladed weapons • bracers • capes • DAW Books • dude • flag • Good Show Sir • horns • Keith Stillwagon • lightning • Lin Carter • long haired men • mighty moustache • muscles • once you see it • planets • pole weapons • shields • spear • strange creature • sword • Ting! • wings • WTF
Sep 27
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DaveFromGP Comments: As if the creature in the star spangled thong isn’t enough, I find my eyes drawn to the creature at the rear: “What are you gonna do? I’m a giant bat, bitches!”
Published 1983
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Tagged with: aliens • anthropomorphism • boater hat • bow-tie • Don Ivan Punchatz • dude • lizards • mighty moustache • Mike Resnick • monsters • pouch • Signet Books • strange creature • waistcoat • whip it good • WTF
Feb 13
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Diggler Comments: Nothing says Agent of Chaos better than Ming The Merciless, dressed in a naked man print gown playing with marbles.
Published 1970
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Tagged with: Belmont Books • cloaks • dude • let's shoot hoops! • mighty moustache • muscles • Norman Spinrad • planets • space • Tim O'Brien • WTF
Nov 21
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Tom Noir Comments: It’s the little details that separate the good artists from the bad. For instance, notice the bit of man-bun sticking out from under this fellow’s fuzzy tutu. GENIUS!
Published 1984
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Tagged with: Crown Publishers • damsel • dude • forest • fungi • furs • George Zebrowski • hunkbutt • Isaac Asimov • loincloth • long haired men • male skirts • Michael Booth • mighty moustache • monsters • Murray Leinster • pole weapons • spear • spider • starkers • strange creature • Ting! • WTF
Jul 04
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Art Direction: Hey remember that time I had too many of those strawberry “stickers.” It was hilarious, I was all like, ‘OH GWAD help me! I’m fading into another world!’ Lets just draw that, expect, miss out the parts with my genitals. Keep the moustache though…
Published 1980
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Tagged with: Adrian Chesterman • dude • geometric oddities • Good Show Sir • Isidore Haiblum • mighty moustache • Penguin Science Fiction • WTF
Apr 05
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Zycrow’s Art Direction: Yeah your epic future city background is nice, but there’s not enough yelling. I heard they yelled a lot in the Civil War, so draw some of those guys in there. And make sure they are REALLY YELLING!
Published 1991
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Tagged with: alien city • anger management • Avon Books • fight club • font problems • Gary Ruddell • Isidore Haiblum • mighty moustache • once you see it • space ships • trilby hat • whale • yelling
Dec 15
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Libraryman comments: This cover has it all!
- Large centipede monster: check
- Flying Manta Rays: check
- Improbable mouths: check
- Pink foliage: check
- Big head Charles Bronson babysitting two “special” people : You better believe a check!
Published 1985 (maybe)
Many thanks to Libraryman!
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Tagged with: aliens • Avon Books • call 555-orthodontic-emergency • damsel • dude • gun • mighty moustache • monsters • Piers Anthony • strange creature • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Aug 31
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Stevie Comments: Jack L Chalker’s Songs of the Dancing Gods cover is bizarre! Crazy wizards, super sultry fairy-women in red and green and a huge mack truck running thru everything. What’s all that crazy action supposed to tell the prospective reader?
Published 1991
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Tagged with: baldness • baldy bad man • beard-wielding • cloaks • Dancing Gods Series • Jack L. Chalker • magic • magical orbs • magical weapon • mighty moustache • mohawk • Orbit Books • strange creature • truckin' • Unicorns! • Unknown Artist Institute • Wizaaaaaaaard! • WTF
(Average: 8.53 out of 10)
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