Oct 09
So it’s that time again for some honourable mentions. This time it’s my brother’s birthday so, in a strange sort of way, this is a little present to him. Don’t worry, I also have a proper present for him!
I used to love these role-play books when I was a teenager. Although I am pretty sure I always kept a finger at the previous page so if my choice lead to death, I would never actually have to start over again. They kinda break our rules as they are part of a franchise but again, the covers are just amazing!
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Tagged with: adventure • archery weapons • bladed weapons • Blood Sword series • blunt weapons • Dave Morris • Honourable Mentions • longbow • monsters • Oliver Johnson • roleplay • sword
Oct 07
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I want you to listen to me, very carefully! Wolf howls up to the sky while a dragon flies in the background with a knight on its back. Again in the foreground a bowl cut man stands, his hand grasped firmly and suggestively around his sword. If you want to see your family again you will draw what I tell you.
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Tagged with: bird • bladed weapons • damsel • dragon • knights • puffy shirt • Robin Hobb • Stephen Youll • sword • The Farseer series • waistcoat • wolf
Sep 30
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I’m thinking book covers are normally so unrealistic. They have things that are so unbelievable it would make your mother cry. Not us! I propose, a photographic quality drawing of a military man placing his shined boot on the head of his latest kill: a giant ant insect alien creature. It will be just like they are back in the great war…. with aliens…
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Tagged with: author in the comments • bladed weapons • Chronicles of Isambard Smith series • giant ants • giant insects • gun • mighty moustache • Myrmidon Books • possible pastiche • sword • Toby Frost
Sep 25
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Excuse me, Sir, there is a phone call for you.
Art Director: Is it ready?
Mysterious caller: It’s more glorious than you could ever imagine.
Art Director: You remembered the…
Mysterious caller: Vampire, Minotaur, Robot, Damsel, Roman man in toga with sword, Angel and death star?
Art Director: Don’t forget Saberhagen.. he must be in there to! Mu hahahahahahaaha!
Mysterious caller: MU hahahahahahahaahhahaaha
Art Director: No… only I may laugh! Mu hahahaahahahah!
Mysterious caller: ………………………
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Tagged with: anthropomorphism • author on the cover • Baen Books • BEHIND YOU! • Berserkers series • bladed weapons • Boris Brazil series • damsel • Dracula series • explosion • Fred Saberhagen • Good Show Sir • knights • Lost Sword series • minotaur • omnibus • robots • sword • the pencil is mightier than the sword • toga • vampire • wings
Sep 24
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A kids’ book? Well you know what kids love: FONTS, terrible fonts – gold outline! Give me: people animals… that’s right, I want a man weasel, man mouse, man rabbit and man mole all on there. Uh, best not make it too cutesy though, give the weasel a bow and arrow.
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Tagged with: anthropomorphism • archery weapons • bladed weapons • Brian Jacques • Chris "Fangorn" Baker • font problems • longbow • mouse people • rabbit people • Red Fox Books • Redwall series • rodents • shiny • ships • stoat people • strange creature • sword
Sep 22
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I’m not one to stray from tradition. I’m talking about a dragon in the background, as black as…. uh… AC/DC? Peering at our antagonist will be a huge white wolf and her damsel companion holding the tiniest of flames. Remember, I am also talking traditional proportions here, so make sure nothing is sized relative to anything else. Now who’s up for some Hells’ Bells?
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Tagged with: anatomical issues • bladed weapons • daggers • damsel • dragon • fire • Firekeeper Saga series • Jane Lindskold • Julie Bell • Tor Books • wolf
Sep 14
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With books today, you know what people are too obsessed with? That’s right, art! Why not (and you are going to love this) just have a female model dressed up as a pirate, teasing a little as she holds her swords to her lofty chest. With the addition of a terrible font we’ll draw a completely accurate picture of how things were like in ‘ye olden days.’
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Tagged with: Berkley Books • bladed weapons • bracers • cleavage • daggers • damsel • Elizabeth Vaughan • Epic of Palins series • sword • Unknown Artist Institute • waistcoat
Sep 08
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Right, with a title like that I mean it’s self explanatory, we’ll put a dragon there. What? A bikinni clad busty women with a bow and arrow? Well I don’t see….. and a space ship? But..but….oh alright then, but I’m going to give the women some furs to cover her shame. And by shame I clearly mean shoulders! Yeahhh! High five anyone? Anyone….?
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Tagged with: archery weapons • Baen Books • BEHIND YOU! • bikini • bladed weapons • bracers • capes • cleavage • Clyde Caldwell • damsel • dragon • Duke Edmund Talbolt series • forest • furs • John Ringo • loincloth • mountains • perspective problems • shortbow • space ships • sword
Sep 07
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Trench coats are really in, so I want a big leather one in there on a guy who looks like he’s right out of Top Gun. Have him walking along with his dog, his shirt tucked neatly into his jeans, carrying a magic sword and the typical explosions in the background. Who’s he kissing? Uh..I guess the dog.
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Tagged with: architectural framing • bladed weapons • casually walking away from an explosion • dog • dude • horses • jeans and a t-shirt • leather • magic • Roc Books • strange creature • sword • Thomas E. Sniegoski • Unknown Artist Institute
Sep 01
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So, for the cover I was thinking “fear”. What are the two things you are most afraid of attacking this building right now? A small space ship firing a pretty standard laser, that’s scary, right? But what, get this, if it came with a friend? A giant legionary‘s sword! If that cut into your building you’d defecate yourself right there and then!
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Tagged with: author in the comments • Baen Books • bladed weapons • font problems • frickin laser beams • Gary Ruddell • Oscar L. Fellows • planets • space ships • sword
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