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Phil’s Art Direction: That’s the Bradbury story about an android grandmother, isn’t it? A sweet, family tale? Right, so let’s have either a muscle man or a horse on the cover. Better yet, a muscle man who IS a horse. And so ripped, that even his muscles have muscle men on them. On a wraparound cover.
Published in 1972

Outstanding! Good Show Phil!

(Average: 9.22 out of 10)

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JuanPaul Comments: The White Witch ditches Narnia for Death. Sure the steeds aren’t up to snuff and the Turkish delight follows her around everywhere, but at least that immortal lion won’t bother her.

Published 1972

(Average: 9.17 out of 10)

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Good Show Sir Comments: Is child labour illegal in Australia? Because Deodand Publishing has a 13 year old boy running its Art Department.

Published 2002

(Average: 9.11 out of 10)

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Grady Comments: I’m disappointed, to be honest. The back of the book says, “They speak German. They carry whips. And they are connected in some mysterious way with Nazi experiments carried out in the charming old Irish castle during World War II.” Meh, I’ve seen more charming Irish castles.
Published 1968

(Average: 9.09 out of 10)

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Don Comments: It’s so embarrassing when Mummy catches you playing dress-up in her things, even if you’re an alligator. Maybe PARTICULARLY if you’re an alligator.
Published 1966

(Average: 9.07 out of 10)

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L’Angelo Mysterioso Comments: Sung to the tune of Nights in White Satin:

Nights with the Sasquatch
Never reading the end
Novels are written
About Big Foot’s girlfriend

Good Show Sir covers
Make my eyes so sore
Just what bad art is
I can’t say any more

Please don’t judge me
Yes don’t judge me
Oh don’t judge me
Noooooooo!

Published 1977

(Average: 9.07 out of 10)

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It’s a Two-fer Tuesday: Müller-What-The-Fokker Goings-on

#1 Tat Wood’s Art Direction: “Look, we’re late to this whole Cyberpunk thing but I’ve got the rights to a book about a guy being stored as data. It was published twenty years ago but we can kid the nerds into thinking it’s hip and fresh. It’s a comedy but for Chrissake don’t let on.”

#2 Good Show Sir Comments: Tat lays down the challenge, but I say you can never beat the first edition. Those hardcover publishers only hire the best artists.

Published 1990, 1970

(Average: 9.07 out of 10)

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Stevyn Comments: I’m ashamed to say that I was the artist in this case. A terrible cover for what is possibly the worst fantasy book ever written.

And with such great lines in this book such as, ‘The effeminate albino pursed his thick lips in that certain way to suggest he was male, but homosexual.’

Read more about this on Stevyn’s website here: http://stevyncolgan.blogspot.com/2008/07/you-really-must-take-vista-be-vigil.html

Good Show Sir! Thank you for sending this in.

(Average: 9.06 out of 10)

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I had a dream last night, and well… I think we should place rows and rows of naked women looking like they are washing dishes. So if we place that on the front with a fully clothed dude walking by them all, we’re keeping every gender happy. Right?

Thanks so much to Chris R!

(Average: 9.06 out of 10)

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Vincent’s Art Direction: So, put an enormous crab on the cover. And, what the hey, give him a knife. No, make it a dagger. Right, then have the sacrificial victim be a young woman lying beneath the knife….perfect, that’s it!
Published 1989

(Average: 9.06 out of 10)

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