Good Show Sir

Feb 18

Gwynyth Comments: “Time to Marie Kondo the hell out of this place”.

Published 1981

(Average: 7.20 out of 10)

Tagged with: Allison & Busby • anatomical issues • bird people • Max Ernst • my eyes! • Philippe Curval • starkers • WTF

Dec 09

The Eagle and the Nightingales

13 Comments »

The Owl and the Pussycat were unavailable Click for larger image

Bibliomancer Comments: I’m betting he’s plucking that old man’s eyeballs out when he’s finally dead.

Published 1996

(Average: 8.75 out of 10)

Tagged with: Baen Books • Bardic Voices Series • beard-wielding • bird people • damsel • Darrell K. Sweet • embossing • font problems • he's dead Jim • lamp • Mercedes Lackey • side boob

Mar 12

Legends from the End of Time

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Granny's gettin goosed Click for larger image

Charles Comments: This title bothers me. If they are “Legends from the End of Time” then they would have no descendants and so nobody to remember them as legends. Also did he use a live model to paint those boobs? I’ll bet she felt ridiculous after she saw the results.

Published 1977

(Average: 7.36 out of 10)

Tagged with: bighanditis • bird hairdo • bird people • Bob Pepper • damsel • DAW Books • egg • lyre • Michael Moorcock • ridiculous shoes • space suits • wings • WTF

Oct 23

Down in the Black Gang

18 Comments »

Tom Mix Seal of Approval! Click for larger image

Wendy Comments: Open wide and say “WHAAAAAA?????”

Published 1971

(Average: 9.03 out of 10)

Tagged with: big mouth • bird people • cowboy hat • damsel • egg • Gary Viskupic • Nelson Doubleday SFBC • Philip José Farmer • rocket • WTF

Oct 04

Vengeance of the Dancing Gods

27 Comments »

Our family crest. Unicorn! rampant Click for larger image

Arthur Dent Comments: Just before being killed by the onrushing semi someone else’s life passed before my eyes. It was much more interesting than mine.

Published 1986

You might remember this from here.

(Average: 8.73 out of 10)

Tagged with: BEHIND YOU! • bird people • bladed weapons • chainmail lingerie • damsel • Dancing Gods Series • dude • fairies • Jack L. Chalker • lizard • Orbit Books • truckin' • Unicorns! • Unknown Artist Institute

May 22

The Worlds of Science Fiction

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A bird with a bird hairdo. A first. Click for larger image

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: 8.82 out of 10)

Tagged with: Alfred Bester • Anthony Boucher • Avram Davidson • bird • bird hairdo • bird people • Damon Knight • detachable head • George P. Elliott • Howard Fast • Isaac Asimov • James Blish • John Collier • Mark Van Doren • Paperback Library • people with animals for heads • Poul Anderson • R.V. Cassill • Ray Bradbury • Robert A. Heinlein • Robert P. Mills • Theodore Sturgeon • Unknown Artist Institute • Walter M. Miller Jr • WTF

Feb 23

The Watcher

23 Comments »

Cute chick Click for full image

Good Show Sir Comments: Angry Birds: The Novel

Published 1986

(Average: 8.23 out of 10)

Tagged with: baldness • beak! • bird people • cleavage • egg • Fiona Macvicar • giant bird • Jane Palmer • moon • The Women's Press • wings

Feb 24

Autumn Angels

34 Comments »

Alright, we all turned up to sell out. Now where's my money?! Click for full image

Good Show Sir Comments: Not sure what makes me more curious: Hawkman… or the incredibly stoned Mickey Mouse.
Published 1975

Many thanks to Chris for sending this in!

(Average: 7.14 out of 10)

Tagged with: Arthur Byron Cover • baldness • beak! • bird people • booties • fancy hat • Harlan Ellison • mouse people • muscles • pig people • Pyramid Books • Ron Cobb • Smirky McSmug • strapping outfit • suits you • talons • wings • WTF

Jan 01

Old Year Sum Up 2013

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Yes another year has passed and we have been through a lot. There’s been a overall disappointing 1000th Good Show Sir post, and a few cat people… oh and some real world stuff but who cares about that! I am of course kidding about our special 1000th post, it was excellent, well thought through and certainly wasn’t rushed. I do want to say a special thanks to the Tag Wizard, he’s been a real help over the past year! His skills are excellent and highly sought after so please continue to suggest your own tags to give him more work!

Once again no one has topped the ever strong I Sing the Body Electric, even with Chinese Good Show Sir making web imps to screw around with our delicate voting system.

2014 brings our 5 year anniversary and hopefully we’ll have something fun and actually well thought through! No promises though!

So here are some excellent covers to sum up the year! We’ll be back on Monday 6th Jan 2014 posting as normal, so that’s whenever we can be bothered!

This years top rated cover:

Look at me... you think I'd turn down an aardvark? Click for original post