Aug 02
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Jessie Comments: I really don’t know what to say about this, but I recommend noticing not only the shag carpet flames but also the subtle nuances of how the model’s head is too small for her body, which is wearing a very modern pair of socks.
Published 1985
Many thanks to Jessie!
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Tagged with: bladed weapons • damsel • Diane Duane • font problems • magic • once you see it • portal to another world • sky-eyes • Susan S. Collins • Tor Books
Jul 28
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Anders Art Direction: A pack of profoundly stoned giant proboscis monkeys in a garden! Nails in his nostrils! Both of them! Wha’? The cover? Knights and princesses and shit. You know, the usual.
Published 2002
Many thanks to Ander!
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Tagged with: bladed weapons • capes • damsel • Darrell K. Sweet • David Farland • dude • forest • horses • knights • once you see it • piercings • plume • strange creature • The Runelords Series • Unicorns!
Jul 22
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David Comments: It took me a long time to notice that the naked red man with spikes on his feet and a horn in his forehead is holding his sword in a rather odd way.
Published 1973, 1974 & 1975
Many thanks to David!
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Tagged with: bladed weapons • Bob Haberfield • capes • castle • cleavage • daemons • damsel • eye-yi-yi • floating face • giant birds • horns • horses • long hair • Mayflower Books • Michael Moorcock • mountains • muscles • once you see it • pyramids • strange creature • sword • talons • Unicorns! • volcano • wand • WTF
Jul 14
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Tom Noir’s Art Direction: Okay, this book is heroic Celtic fantasy, but the question is how do we sell it to the ladies? I’ll tell you how: full frontal nudity. What do you mean we can’t – okay, fine. Throw some strategically placed splashes over it to please the censors. But just so people get the picture, fill the remaining cover space with pictures of swords.
Published 1993
You might remember this from here.
Seriously, why do all these guys shave their body hair?
Amazing! Many thanks to Tom!
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Tagged with: Avonova Books • bladed weapons • Daniel Horne • dude • muscles • scrolls • shields • Song of Albion series • Stephen R. Lawhead • sword • WTF
Jul 12
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Art Direction: We need something that really gets across the feeling of time travel. So, in other words I mean a naked gladiator takes on a Boeing 737. And by naked I just having him at some strange angle so we can’t see his bum crack or giblets. I know, I’m no fun.
Published 1980
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Tagged with: aeroplanes • bladed weapons • dude • hunkbutt • monument • muscles • Pan Books • Richard Ben Sapir • starkers • Terry Oakes • WTF
Jul 07
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Dave Comments: Let’s see. We have a guy in a tree, with a sword, getting ready to lop of the head of a snake, with its head super-imposed against The Moon. Paging Dr. Freud!
Published 1983
Hey, I’ve seen that scene in the jungle book!!
Many thanks to Dave!
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Tagged with: Avon Books • bladed weapons • dude • font problems • James Blish • strange creature • Unknown Artist Institute
Jul 01
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Don Comments: OK, we’ve seen tons of perms and oodles of mullets on these covers – but I do believe this is the first permed mullet. (Pullet?) Assuming that’s the eponymous Bard whose Tale this is, he’s apparently not the brightest light in the harbor, since he a) agreed to accompany his hairdresser on a thieving expedition from an albino lizard-man (do such things EVER end well?) and b) misunderstood her when she said she wanted him along to carry the loot.
Published 1993
Many thanks to the Don!
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Tagged with: a picture within a picture • Baen Books • Bard's Tale Series • bladed weapons • damsel • dude • GOLD! • Larry Elmore • lizard people • lute • magic • Mercedes Lackey • music • once you see it • robes • Ru Emerson • shiny • strange creature • treasure
Jun 21
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Rose Comments: Let’s see what you have here. We asked for a road…yes, well done. And some people in elf suits. And a really big, really stupid–oh…wow…
Published 1979
Another Heinlein, what fun!
Many thanks to Rose!
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Tagged with: Berkley Books • bladed weapons • Carl Lundgren • damsel • dude • font problems • giant • Robert A. Heinlein
Jun 10
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Art Direction: We all know from popular science fiction when one is stranded on a planet we loose clothing. It always ends up with a women in a mere bikini watching a man in a spear fight with some sort of daemon creature. Always! So draw it kinda like Robinson Crusoe… except with more breasts. And aliens.
Published 1983
Thanks to the Legend Dave R!
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Tagged with: aliens • bladed weapons • cleavage • daemons • damsel • dude • loincloth • male skirts • Richard Reinsmith • Stoneshire Books
May 25
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Jen Comments: A warlock and his robotic horse battle a carnivorous tree who collects stuffed animals and leprechauns, while farting evil smoke into the mouth of a nearby menacing castle. Meanwhile, a knight and his lady ride past, oblivious. Sadly, a surprisingly accurate depiction of the book. And yes, I paid $5 for it.
Insane thanks to Jen!
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Tagged with: Ace Books • bladed weapons • bow-tie • call 555-orthodontic-emergency • captain's hat • castle • Christopher Stasheff • cloaks • dragon • dude • dwarf • evil • horses • knights • magic • once you see it • skulls a-poppin' • tasteful smoke • teddy people • waistcoat • Wizaaaaaaaard! • wraparound cover
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