Good Show Sir

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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: Many minds? He’s got many minds?! Well that means one thing which of course makes perfect sense. With more minds comes more… ummm… laser eyes! Science fact!
Published 1968

(Average: 7.85 out of 10)

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Frank Comments: I just thought it was cute because it was another Campbell Award nomination and the artist put a nude girl on the cover, even if it was tasteful back-side nudity.
Published 1995

(Average: 3.07 out of 10)

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Wes’ Art Direction:

Editor – “Look I’ve gotta hang up. The cover just needs to have the authors’ names, then ‘The Web’ in a subtle font and 2027 undern-”
Graphic Designer – “What? Sorry, your signal’s breaking up again I can’t..”
Editor – “I said put THE! WEB!! and TWENTY-TWENTY-SEVEN on it!!!… ah crap i dropped my cigar, now my chair’s ON FIRE!!”

Published 1999

(Average: 6.36 out of 10)

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Colette’s Art Direction: Oh crap, this is due tomorrow? Whats the name of it? Hmm cant we just use that rejected cover we submitted a couple of months ago for The Mystery at Penis Rock?
Published 1979

(Average: 8.60 out of 10)

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Book Wench Comments: ‘Fear in Firland’ is a true masterpiece, written in the 1970s by the vicar of Ladywood, it has all the worst bits of Narnia thrown in with some Native American (?) possibly Middle Ages… something… Any cover that can combine flying saucers and squirrels are okay with me!
Published 1974

(Average: 8.24 out of 10)

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Scott Comments: Cat People always make a great cover, but a steam-dragon-train, that’s something else!
Published 1993

(Average: 6.89 out of 10)

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Frank Comments: I’ll bet there were Others ready to help grab those!
Published 1979

(Average: 6.83 out of 10)

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MisterBob’s Art Direction: Its 1968 – can you make up a new font?
Published 1968

(Average: 8.17 out of 10)

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Tom Noir Comments: After Charlie overheard Bob and Martha talking about ‘swinging’ together he knew that he must learn more.
Published 2006

(Average: 6.32 out of 10)

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Another bank holiday approaches for those in the UK! And also something about celebrating some sort of zombie vampire’s diamond jubilee… so I hear. So we might be taking a break until Wednesday while we sharpen our stakes and resurrect Peter Cushing to stop the foul beast!

So for our honourable mentions we have a collection of books about J. R. R. Tolkien and one about C. S. Lewis. These are simply fantastic and have all been sent in by Missie Kay so a big thanks to her!

Enjoy the covers and if you are benefiting from a long weekend, like me, I hope you enjoy it!

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Missie Comments: That’s not what “high fantasy” means, guys.

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Missie Comments: Not a very clear photo, sorry, but Gandalf and Gollum are on his shoulder, and there’s hobbit in his vest pocket.

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Missie Comments: Just hangin’ with some orcs.

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Missie Comments: Gollum clearly finds J.R.R. more frightening than the giant cave troll staring at him. (back cover of the previous book)

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Missie Comments: Bonus cover! C.S. Lewis looks a bit shocked that there’s a naked lady behind him.

(Average: 6.35 out of 10)

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