Good Show Sir

Jul 10

Phil Comments: Good news, everyone! Fred Pohl claims to have invented the finglonger. (A man can dream. A man can dream.)
Published 1983

(Average: 8.42 out of 10)

Tagged with: author on the cover • dude • Ean Taylor • fingerbeams • Frederik Pohl • Granada Books • limb-beams • mighty moustache • once you see it • planets • space • space ships • time travel • WTF

Jan 31

ORA:CLE

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Ha! I can deflect your lasers with my karate chop! Ya! Click for full image

Christal’s Art Direction: Let’s go for Evil Dead 3, only we’ll place it on The Grid from Tron and give the monsters laser guns! Oh and this time no boomstick, it gave him an unfair advantage.
Published 1984

Amazing! Thanks to Christal!

(Average: 8.42 out of 10)

Tagged with: Berkley Books • bladed weapons • dude • font problems • frickin laser beams • John Pound • Kevin O'Donnell • monsters

May 13

The Broken Sword

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How do you like to be poked with a uranium rod? eh! EH!?! Click for full image

Lauren F’s Art Direction: Since this story is about elves and changeling babies and magic, it definitely makes sense to represent it on the cover with an electrical plug attacking a lady holding a fluorescent light bulb.
Published 1982

(Average: 8.42 out of 10)

Tagged with: bird hairdo • computers • damsel • electricity • glow • pole weapons • Poul Anderson • Sphere Books • staff • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF

Aug 16

Orf

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Arf Click for larger image

Wanda Presley Comments: Oof

Published 1968

(Average: 8.42 out of 10)

Tagged with: damsel • David Meltzer • Essex House • font problems • hippie shit • neo-jesus • starkers • Unknown Artist Institute

Apr 01

The Last Dangerous Visions

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I'm almost done my next anthology: Dangerous Visions, Post Mortem Click for full image

Good Show Sir Comments: Harlan Ellison has been promising to publish this for a long time. He allegedly had to wait for all the contributing authors to die off, so he could save money not paying them royalties.

Published 2017

(Average: 8.42 out of 10)

Tagged with: A. Bertram Chandler • A.E. van Vogt • Alfred Bester • Algis Budrys • Anne McCaffrey • Anthony Boucher • April • Arthur Byron Cover • author in the comments • Avram Davidson • ax-wielding • Baen Books • Bob Leman • Bob Shaw • Bruce Sterling • Chan Davis • Charles L Harness • Charles Platt • Christopher Priest • Clifford D. Simak • Cordwainer Smith • corpse mountain • D.M. Rowles • damsel • Daniel Keyes • Daniel Walther • David Wise • Delbert Casada • Doris Piserchia • Doris Pitkin Buck • Edgar Pangborn • Edmond Hamilton • Edward Bryant • Faux-nan • Felix C. Gotschalk • Firesign Theatre • font problems • Frank Bryning • Frank Herbert • Franklin Fisher • Fred Saberhagen • G.C. Edmondson • George Alec Effinger • Gerard Conway • Gordon Eklund • Gordon R. Dickson • Graham Charnock • Graham Hall • Grant Carrington • Hank Davis • Harlan Ellison • Harry Harrison • Howard Fast • Ian Watson • Jack Dann • Jack Williamson • James Gunn • James Sutherland • Janet Nay • Jerry Pournelle • Joe Haldeman • John Christopher • John Jakes • John Morressy • John Varley • Jonathan Fast • Joseph F. Pumilia • Joseph Green • Kit Reed • Langdon Jones • Laurence Yep • Leigh Brackett • Leonard Isaacs • Leslie A. Fiedler • Lisa Tuttle • Mack Reynolds • Manly Wade Wellman • Michael Bishop • Michael G. Coney • Michael Moorcock • Mildred Downey Broxon • moon • Nelson Bond • Octavia E. Butler • Orson Scott Card • P.C. Hodgell • P.J. Plauger • Pamela Zoline • Philippe Curval • Raul Judson • Raylyn Moore • Richard E. Peck • Richard Wilson • Robert Lilly • Robert Sheckley • Robert Thom • Robert Thurston • Robert Wissner • Ron Goulart • Russell Bates • skulls a-poppin' • Stan Dryer • Steve Herbst • Steven Bryan Bieler • Steven Utley • Susan C. Lette • Thomas N. Scortia • Tom Reamy • Unknown Artist Institute • Vonda N. McIntyre • Wallace West • Ward Moore • William E. Cochrane • William Kotzwinkle • Wilson Tucker