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Good Show Sir Comments: Nothing worse than getting your nose tickled by a winged-horse while trying to eat a mountain range!
Published 1978

Many thanks to Kyrre!

(Average: 7.75 out of 10)

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From the GSS Slack Channel:

Tweet Jane: Where did you guys disappear to? I had to get the cleaning lady to let me in the locked offices.

GSS Admin: Sorry, I’ve been on August holiday. I’ve always promised myself a month in Bangkok.

Tweet Jane: August holiday? You haven’t returned from last August’s holiday. Your voice mail and mailbox are full.

GSS Admin: Gotta run. The cabana boy is bringing over the cocktails.

Tag Wizard: Sorry, but I’ve, uh, been detained. It’s all a misunderstanding. My solicitor will have it all straightened out in no time at all!

Tweet Jane: Well what about the 2000th Post? We were planning to a have a contest, and prizes, and a big month-long rollout.

Tag Wizard: Oh yeah. Slipped my mind. Go into the submission form and see what’s laying around. Something with nice pair of jubblies is always a hit. The password is on a post-it note somewhere on my desk.

Tweet Jane: And I’m taking all the petty cash. You haven’t paid me in two months.

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Good Show Sir Comments: “What to Expect When You’re Expecting: Rosemary’s Baby Edition”

Thanks again to Alain for the J’ai Lu’s!

Published 1976

(Average: 7.75 out of 10)

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Raoul Comments: Tony Destefano majored in right arm anatomy drawing at the Unknown Artist Institute.

Published 1973

(Average: 7.75 out of 10)

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Ralph E. Comments: Don’t you hate when time-traveling grandma catches you downloading porn.

Published 1995

(Average: 7.75 out of 10)

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Maude Comments: The upside-down eye sees all!

You might remember this from here.

Published 1978

(Average: 7.75 out of 10)

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Twenty Twenty Two. Here for you!

As we continue with another chapter in our Journal of the Plague Year, we look back fondly at the only bright side of another dreary annus horribilis: our parade of terrible covers!

The highest-rated cover of 2021 is:

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Macht Stahlratte zum Präsidenten!

Macht Stahlratte zum Präsidenten!

Our silver medal winner:

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Le livre d’or: Robert Heinlein

Le livre d’or: Robert Heinlein

And the bronze medal winning:

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Time Storm

Time Storm

Tag Wizard channels his inner shaman with this howler:

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Fur Magic

Fur Magic

And my favourite cover for the classic feel-good novel:

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Nineteen Eighty-Four

Nineteen Eighty-Four

Now back to managing my Xinjiang Dogecoin mine. I leave you the task of retaining what’s left of your sanity in 2022. Feel free to tag your favourites in the comments below!
— GSS Admin

(Average: 7.75 out of 10)

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Jonathan Comments: Planet of the Gum Shoes vs Attack of the Giant Kinder Egg.

Published 1971

(Average: 7.75 out of 10)

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Tag Wizard Comments: I warned you. They only get worse.

(Average: 7.75 out of 10)

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Tam W’s Art Direction: This is a great work of fantasy, so naturally we want it to look as retro, cliched and formulaic as possible. I’m talking men in tights! If you do decide to depict a wizard turning into a bird, don’t forget to catch him in the act. And make it man-sized, never mind what the novel says!
Published 1975

(Average: 7.74 out of 10)

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Stevie Comments: Robert Silverberg’s Recalled to Life has to be the classic tentacle-sex cover drama. Why is the guy naked and floating in a huge vat of octopus to begin with? Wow!
Published 1977

Many thanks to Stevie!

(Average: 7.74 out of 10)

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