Feb 21
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: We need something to symbolise life… like a man breaking out of a box, a box that’s sort of shaped like a man. I know! Put Alfred Hickcock’s head on that box as a hunky man breaks free! What doesn’t that say about life?
Published 1983 or 1986
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Tagged with: abstraction • dude • font problems • Grafton Books • Granada Books • muscles • Piers Anthony • proportional issues • starkers • statuesque • Unknown Artist Institute
Feb 20
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Benjamin Comments: The French translation of, “The Destruction of the Temple.” Barry N. Malzberg’s deconstruction of the JFK assassination through the kaleidoscope of SF and worthy Good Show Sir contender!
Published 1974
You might remember this from here.
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Tagged with: Barry N. Malzberg • blood • cross • crucifix • dude • fire • flag • French • I'm melting! • J'ai Lu books • metropolitan apocalypse • muscles • my head aplode • neo-jesus • once you see it • Philip Caza • political figure • scrolls • USA! USA! • weird pecs
Feb 19
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Bibliomancer’s Art Direction: Sorry Mr. Burroughs but your first Mars book didn’t sell many copies in our Southern bookstores. Perhaps you need a more menacing villain. Our new cover artist has some fresh ideas.
Published 1952
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Tagged with: bladed weapons • daggers • dude • Edgar Rice Burroughs • font problems • Frank E. Schoonover • gun • headband • long haired men • male skirts • Methuen Books • racism • sword • tiara
Feb 17
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Good Show Sir Comments: Look out Jeff, we’ve got a T-Rex… and he doesn’t look impressed with my one-piece body suit.
Published 1975
Many thanks to Erin for sending this in!
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Tagged with: BEHIND YOU! • booties • catsuit • cleavage • damsel • DAW Books • dino-mites • dinosaur • dude • Keith Laumer • Michael Whelan • mountains • muscles • pole weapon • proportional issues • staff • surprised dinosaur • utility belt
Feb 12
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: So, I hear you have been seeing my daughter. Good artwork, my boy… be a real pity if someone would mess it up with a terrible grey cover plaque… wouldn’t it…
Published 1990
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Tagged with: capes • daemons • dude • forest • glow • Legend Books • magic • mighty moustache • mountains • Peter Morwood • staff • Unknown Artist Institute
Feb 06
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Scott Comments: A lone hero stands off against… the Abominable Snowman with prosthetic jackhammer hands???
Published 1967
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Tagged with: Ace Books • dude • frickin laser beams • Kelly Freas • Kenneth Bulmer • monsters • once you see it • strapping outfit • teeth
Feb 05
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Simon W Comments: Low budget is an overstatement on this one. Four photos and a bit of fiddling with exposures. Looks like a 4th form art project done by someone studying science.
Published 1967
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Tagged with: Charles L Harness • damsel • dude • Four Sqaure Books • once you see it • sky-eyes • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Jan 17
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: Like a day at the office… but with monsters… mushrooms… and a gun!
Published 1964
Many thanks to Erin!
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Tagged with: baldness • bats • cave • damsel • dude • Frank Frazetta • fungi • gun • John Beynon Harris • John Wyndham • Lancer Science Fiction • monsters • strange creature
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