Randall Frost Art Direction “I want you to really sell the sea serpent’s scales! I mean really make a gorgeous stained glass mosaic of it! Don’t waste time on the faces. Just make a couple of commas, and BOOM you got yourself a face!”
Published 1982
Good Show Sir Comments: Sturgeon’s Law: Ninety percent of sci-fi book covers are … Good Show Sir!
To encourage social distancing we recommend that our GSS friends read a copy of this one on the Tube. Guaranteed no one will come within 2 metres.
Researchers have discovered the first malware which can be transmitted from computers to humans. Symptoms include hallucinations and a complete loss of artistic taste. Scientists are calling this the “cornavirus”.
You might remember this from here.
Published 1970
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Marcia Rose Comments: You would think a guy who can paint a halfway decent horse wouldn’t screw up a half-horse centaur.
You might remember this from here. But not here.
Published 1983
Ryan Comments: Human feet are hard to draw, but Clydesdale hooves are pretty easy. Throw in a dinosaur and no one will notice.
Published 1965
J Greely Comments: The sticker can’t be removed without tearing the cover, so we’ll never know how snug this Gray’s pants are. Probably for the best.
Published 1978
Outis Comments: A valiant attempt to describe an actual scene from the book. Yes, that’a foxlike alien with humanlike hands, then a different one with a beak, plus two perplexed looking humans. An ordinary day in the Humanx Commonwealth.
Published 1977
Nathan Comments: Embarrassed by the look of the main characters, the stegosaurus quietly sneaked away.
Published 1992
JuanPaul Comments: Clash of the Titans
Published 1976
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