Sep 22
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GK’s Art Direction: Alright, Lem asked us for a giant robot of some sort. Preferably with the ruins of a burning city in the background, perhaps people running in terror, a few puppies being crushed, you know, that sort of thing. Can you do it?
Published 1977
Artist has been listed as two people. I’m unsure which is correct.
Many thanks to GK!
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Tagged with: Avon Books • damsel • Daniel Mroz • font problems • Haircut 100 • robots • Stanislaw Fernandes • Stanislaw Lem
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
Sep 15
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Ashton Comments: Usually when there’s a naked woman on the front of a book it’s to titillate the viewer, but this brave artist went against convention and made the most unappealing cover he could think of.
Published 1989
Many thanks to Ashton!
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Tagged with: blob of awesomeness • cleavage • damsel • dude • embossing • font problems • Roger Zelazny • shuriken of approval • space • Tor Books • Wayne Barlowe • WTF
Sep 13
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Stevie Comments: Samuel Delaney’s Neveryona is so-over-the-top hetero soft porn. And the lead character is supposedly gay! What a bubble butt he’s got! I wish I had one of those! And what’s he doing with that giant sword, anyway?
Published 1983
Amazing! Many thanks to Stevie!
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Tagged with: Bantam Books • bladed weapons • dagger • damsel • dude • font problems • Good Show Sir • hunkbutt • loincloth • muscles • Rowena Morrill • Samuel R. Delany • sword
Sep 06
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Natalie and Steve Comments: Unfortunately, Davy himself is not as vivacious as his cover suggests.
Published 1976
Many thanks to Natalie and Steve!
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Tagged with: Ballantine Books • Boris Vallejo • damsel • dude • Edgar Pangborn • font problems • muscles • music • strange creature
Aug 20
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Art Direction: We’ll draw a couple of male models on the cover with laser guns, cold room jackets and a light halo around their slicked back hair. Just like it will be in the future! Realism my boy, we need to spell this out for the readers. Well, except for the F, we’ll partially cover that later in editing!
Published 1993
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Tagged with: dude • font problems • frickin laser beams • gun • Roc Books • Roland J. Green • space • space ships • Unknown Artist Institute
Aug 05
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Nathan Comments: Timothy Zahn has a winner with the giant spider bouncy ball, peasant Tasha Yar, and a gopher mercenary? Oh and eye straining font!
Published 2006
Could this be a first? Man-gerbil?
Many thanks to Nathan!
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Tagged with: anthropomorphism • damsel • dude • font problems • gerbil people • Jim Burns • strange creature • Timothy Zahn • Tor Books
Aug 04
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Deborah Comments: Actually I think this is quite good, apart from the woman being none of the central characters – Heris is black, Lady Cecilia’s a redhead, Bubbles is blonde. But the COLORS are a little unsubtle!
Published 1995
Click here for the previous Winning Colours cover.
Many thanks to Deborah!
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Tagged with: Baen Books • David Mattingly • Elizabeth Moon • font problems • horses • planets • space • space ships
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 29
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Tom Noir’s Art Direction: Okay, this is a Celtic fantasy, so obviously we want a buff surfer dude who is spaced out of his gourd. What? I dunno, put him in a kilt or something. You figure it out, that’s what you’re paid for isn’t it? Anyhow, magic it up. Slap a shiny silver border on with the author’s name in a clashing red font to distract suspicious readers. Anyhoo, I gotta jet, it’s 4:20.
Published 1993
Many thanks to Tom!
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Tagged with: Avonova Books • beard-wielding • bracers • crystal • Daniel Horne • dude • font problems • male skirts • merlin • mullet • muscles • once you see it • scrolls • Song of Albion series • Stephen R. Lawhead • tattoo you • tidal wave • Wizaaaaaaaard!
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