Nov 17
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Greengerg Comments: Forge the Season of the Witch, it’s the Season of the Bull according to the back cover, and nothing says demonic violence like a fat guy with cow horns slowly being turned into a Ravensburger jigsaw puzzle.
Published 1974
Many thanks to Greengerg!
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Tagged with: daemons • dude • evil • Good Show Sir • horns • Horrorscope Series • Pinnacle Books • Robert Lory • Unknown Artist Institute • white number two
Nov 12
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Art Direction: You know when facial hair becomes so intense it actually takes over your head? Well exactly like that, also with an evil blue guy and a king. Oh and a princess! And a guy with a sword! Ah, just put everything on there within a glorious yellow boarder!
Published 2001
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Tagged with: Archives of Anthropos series • beard-wielding • bladed weapons • Dale Larsen • damsel • dude • Eagle Books • evil • font problems • John White • Sandy Larsen • vampires • Vic Mitchell
Nov 10
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John Comments: Sentient killer smog in Los Angeles of course requires occult defense. Only in the 80s.
Published 1985
Many thanks to John!
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Tagged with: Ace Books • computers • Don Brautigam • evil • glow • James Killus • magic
Sep 21
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George Comments: I feel as if there were drinking involved in the making of this design cover. Or drugs. Or rabies. I think this is what happens when clip art and Photoshop get used in the most horrible ways possible. EVERYTHING is horrifying in this cover. Does anything really need to be said? Just looking at this cover says it all.
Published 2009
Many thanks to George!
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Tagged with: Alexander Potter • Anton Strout • Brenda Cooper • Carrie Vaughn • DAW Books • Donald J. Bingle • Elizabeth Vaughan • evil • Fiona Patton • font problems • Irene Radford • Jody Lynn Nye • John A. Pitts • Kerrie Hughes • Larry D. Sweazy • Martin H. Greenberg • Nina Kiriki Hoffman • Richard Lee Byers • Steven H. Silver • strange creature • Tim Waggoner • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Aug 16
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Gus Comments: The eyes have it!
Published 1979
Many thanks to Gus!
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Tagged with: Bob Shaw • Dell Books • dude • evil • eye-yi-yi • muscles • Rowena Morrill • WTF
Aug 10
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Tommi’s Art Direction: A bunch of barely dressed devil-types in a tornado, going after the barely dressed voluptuous blonde (who probably twisted her ankle just a moment ago and has perfect hair) and a heavily muscled monk (in deranged wardrobe so you can see the muscles … oh and perfect hair).
Published 1983
Many thanks to Tommi!
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Tagged with: cleavage • daemons • damsel • dude • evil • Moewig Books • muscles • Piers Anthony • Rowena Morrill • strange creature
May 28
Ah May! How I love you with two bank holidays in one month and the final one falling on, my birthday. That’s right exciting stuff! So here to celebrate is a strange random collection of honourable mentions. And they are a random collection I assure you.
These covers break our well kept and hard hitting rules. There are some who even complain they are almost too hard. But these covers are generally excluded because they are part of a franchise or comedy.
Again thanks to everyone who visits the site and those who are submitting covers. Some of them are simply amazing, we’ll get to them eventually. Enjoy these great covers and to those who gain from it, have an amazing extended weekend!
As a bonus check out a vague picture of CSA (known in certain circles as ‘The Troll’)
Trolling through books to help me find covers at Christmas
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Tagged with: Andrew Cartmel • damsel • Doctor Who • dragon • dude • evil • frickin laser beams • Gordon R. Dickson • gun • Honourable Mentions • monsters • S.D. Perry • space • space ships • space suit • strange creature • William Shatner
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
May 05
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Jeff’s Art Direction: First off, what do you think of when I say “Dreams of Steel?” Did you immediately think of a partially leather-clad dagger wielding S&M addict conjuring a pig-dog-reptile thing from out of a rainbow? You did!? Oh, and I guess we better stick something on the cover relating to the story… like a Black Company shield on the pillar. Perfect!
Amazing! Thanks Jeff!
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Tagged with: bladed weapons • cleavage • daggers • damsel • evil • Glen Cook • Keith Berdak • leather • magic • shields • strange creature • The Black Company series • Tor Books
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