Feb 07
Click for full image
Dead Stuff With Big Teeth Comments: With this cover, it’s the little things. Such as ‘Her right hand has a weak grip on the handle.’ And ‘The bat on the pommel would make it hard to sheathe the blade.’ And ‘Goodness, is that MY face?’
Published 2013
Back cover blurb here!

Loading...
Tagged with: bats • bladed weapons • damsel • Dianna Love • dragon • eye-yi-yi • griffin • half a face • magic • Pocket Books • Sherrilyn Kenyon • sword • Tony Mauro • white number one • wings
Jan 09
Click for full image
Jaouad Comments: Welcome to a new game of Spot The Rockstar! Among this week’s line-up are: Brian May, Ozzy Osbourne, Eddie van Halen, Steve Harris, Jimmy Page, Ian Gillan, John Deacon, Glenn Tipton, Dave Brock, and the ever elusive drum legend Alan Moore.
Published 1976

Loading...
Tagged with: bird • bladed weapons • blood • Bob Haberfield • clouds • conch • damsel • dude • magical orbs • male skirts • Mayflower Books • Michael Moorcock • mountains • muscles • necklace o' heads • once you see it • Sir Mix-A-Lot • strange creature • sword • you need a belt
Dec 04
Click for full UNSHEEPED image
Scott B Comments: Perhaps there is someone, somewhere, who can tell what’s going on in this cover. All I know is that the face-teeth are really creeping me out.
Published 1969

Loading...
Tagged with: Avon Books • Bernard D'Andrea • bladed weapons • bumhead • cleavage • damsel • devil's dumplings • dude • eyes on stalks • face • FaceBoob.com • skulls a-poppin' • space sheep • starkers • sword • WTF
Oct 28
Click for full image
Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: Look… let’s save time with all this actual art stuff that just bogs us down and hire a model. Here, take this firefighters calendar for inspiration.
Published 2013
You might remember this from here!

Loading...
Tagged with: bladed weapons • dude • Lion Books • muscles • roman numerals • Song of Albion series • Stephen R. Lawhead • sword
Oct 23
Click for full image
Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: A tasteful way to cover up male nudity? I know what you mean… how about we cover up his nudity with a naked women on her knees, in front of his “blade!” What? How is that even remotely sexist!? Oh…. well… do it anyway.
Published 1969
Many thanks to Travis G!
See also: Looters of Tharn
Update: The Cover My Ass crew has a podcast reviewing “Jewel of Tharn”. Check it out:

Loading...
Tagged with: ape people • ax-wielding • bladed weapons • cleavage • Cover My Ass • damsel • dude • epic conflict • hunkbutt • Jeffrey Lord (aka Manning Lee Stokes) • Macfadden-Bartell • muscles • once you see it • pointing • pole weapons • Richard Blade • shields • spear • starkers • sword • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Sep 27
Click for full image
Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: It’ll be just like our D&D game we played last night… except John from Accounting can be the hunk attacking a skeleton… and Dianne the Receptionist can be the sword-wielding damsel in a cape!
Published 2000

Loading...
Tagged with: ax-wielding • bladed weapons • capes • damsel • dude • font problems • Gollancz Books • Jon Sullivan • once you see it • Orion Books • shiny • Simon R. Green • skeletons • skulls a-poppin' • sword
Recent Comments