Mar 03
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Look, we need to appeal to both genders here. So we’ll have a male body fused with a female body from head to toe, in a kinda strange almost rubbery way. Obviously we’ll only show some cleavage because the last thing we’d want on there is a huge Johnson.
Thanks to Nix!
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Tagged with: BEHIND YOU! • cleavage • damsel • devil's dumplings • dude • exposed brain • font problems • Futura Publications • Meyer Dolinsky • Michael Adams • Mike Adams • Mike Dolinsky • starkers • statuesque • Unknown Artist Institute
Mar 09
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A collection of fantasy stories? Well I know what they’ll want. A huge barbarian with a ponytail swinging his axe at randomly placed wood. Hmm, you’re right, needs thickened out. Throw a stereotype wizard/fireball combination in there and some damsel with a sword.
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Tagged with: Alan Dean Foster • Andre Norton • ax-wielding • Baen Books • beard-wielding • Bill Fawcett • bladed weapons • bracers • Brian Thomsen • damsel • David Drake • David Weber • dude • Elizabeth Moon • Faux-nan • Jeff Easley • Jody Lynn Nye • loincloth • magic • magical orbs • Mercedes Lackey • Mickey Zucker Reichert • Mike Resnick • Robert Asprin • sword • weird pecs • Wizaaaaaaaard!
Jan 11
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Danielle Comments: For dry, red eyes…
Published Date Unknown
Turns out this book might be apocalyptic Christian literature by E G White.
We appologise, but the cover is still pretty epic!
Thanks to Phil for helping locate info!
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Tagged with: evil • explosions • metropolitan apocalypse • once you see it • planets • sky-eyes • Unknown Artist Institute • unknown author • unknown publisher • WTF
Feb 20
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Scott B Comments: Birds-Hair and Prison-Face. Truly a duo for the ages.
Published 1978
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Tagged with: bird hairdo • buildings with faces • damsel • DAW Books • dude • Hans Arnold • Theodore Sturgeon • WTF
Oct 22
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Don W Comments: On its face, a rather plain cover. Note however the Rob-Liefeld-esque disregard for reasonable anatomy, as well as the source of the cover quote.
Published 2002
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Tagged with: anatomical issues • bikini • cleavage • daemons • damsel • devil woman • evil • font problems • Joel Mallory • Mundania Press • Piers Anthony • wings
Feb 21
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: We need something to symbolise life… like a man breaking out of a box, a box that’s sort of shaped like a man. I know! Put Alfred Hickcock’s head on that box as a hunky man breaks free! What doesn’t that say about life?
Published 1983 or 1986
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Tagged with: abstraction • dude • font problems • Grafton Books • Granada Books • muscles • Piers Anthony • proportional issues • starkers • statuesque • Unknown Artist Institute
Aug 26
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Jami Comments: It’s like Sarek Of Vulcan has somehow been crossed with a stereotypical hero in a western version of a Japanese movie. Meanwhile bubble headed bobbies are threatening him with roman candles.
Published 1985
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Tagged with: Ace Books • bladed weapons • Carl Lundgren • Dennis Schmidt • dude • magic • pole weapons • police • portal to another world • robes • space • space ships • spectacular space chart • sword
Apr 09
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It’s a Two-fer Tuesday: Russian Dick Blade … and friends!
Good Show Sir Comments: My Google Russian translator tells me the top line says “J. Lord” and РИЧАРД БЛЕЙД is “Richard Blade” and the last line on each is “Hero” and “Winner”. I am assuming they are some sort of omnibus volumes. Feel free to translate.
Thanks to Alex for sending this in.
Published 1994
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Tagged with: archery weapons • chainmail lingerie • cleavage • damsel • devil's dumplings • dude • Good Show Sir • hippie hippie shake • I cut myself • Jeffrey Lord (aka Manning Lee Stokes) • loincloth • muscles • Richard Blade • Russian • stallone pose • tattoo you • thong • two-fer • Unknown Artist Institute • unknown publisher • РИЧАРД БЛЕЙД
May 23
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Tor Mented Comments: First off, stop swinging the sword. The artist didn’t bother to put in a target for you to hit. Second, bad fake Frazetta is worse than no Frazetta at all.
Published 1968
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Tagged with: bladed weapons • damsel • dude • Faux-nan • font problems • Jeff Jones • L. Sprague De Camp • long haired men • muscles • Pyramid Books
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