Good Show Sir

Raoul comments: Is that you, Doctor Manhattan?

Published 1977

(Average: 6.59 out of 10)

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Lillie Awesome Art Direction: Give me a little man, with a giant bird grafted to his head, and out of the giant bird’s head, I want a man’s head if human heads were shaped like potatoes, but upside down, and sitting inside that, I want a man, but with a bird’s head, and maybe make it look like the bird-headed man is shooting a bird out of his hand, which should also be holding a torch. Throw a bunch of rainbow people in a birth control pillbox in the background — it’s very high concept. We’re going to have to skimp on printing costs because we went over budget persuading Heinlein and Asimov to appear together, so don’t break your neck painting detail. Now, what say we make this a five martini lunch?

Published 1970

(Average: 7.88 out of 10)

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It’s a Two-fer Tuesday: Worst of the Best from F&SF

Ace E. Doocy Comments:

1. The FBI Taint Team swings into action.

2. Better add a rocket or they’ll never know it’s science fiction.

Published 1962, 1975

(Average: 7.21 out of 10)

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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: 8.40 out of 10)

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Mark E’s Art Direction: We need to get more women reading science fiction. How about we put a picture of a naked women with a snake on the cover. Oh – and make sure the angle leaves NOTHING to the imagination.
Published 1979

(Average: 6.76 out of 10)

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Mark E Comments: So many bad things done in the name of cover art to this great book. This isn’t the worse but nor does it scream “read me”.
Published 1974

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(Average: 7.85 out of 10)

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Bibliomancer Comments: Would you read this on a bus … late at night … riding through Compton?
Published 1980

(Average: 6.36 out of 10)

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Vincent’s Art Direction: So here’s what I’m thinking. A man and a woman in a landfill. I want the woman tastefully nude, so have the man covering her naughty bits even though they’re standing about twenty feet apart. Lastly, have an army of giant preying mantises coming over the hill.
Published 1976

(Average: 7.95 out of 10)

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Jaouad Comments: More proof of the ongoing Maori conquest of the universe.
Published 1987

(Average: 5.39 out of 10)

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Jami Comments: Me giant floating head and shoulders of Demolished Man. Me crush tiny stereotypical Hammer film type female vampire and tiny floating head version of me. Then me play with all the pretty animals and the tiny naked women. Tiny clothed men can get moon dust out of my giant ear. Me have glowy thing above knuckle. Me love glowy thing.
Published 1978

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(Average: 5.55 out of 10)

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