Good Show Sir

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Scott Comments: I actually like this cover, seriously (especially the comically surprised look), but I figured it needed to find its true audience at Good Show Sir.
Published 1960

(Average: 5.86 out of 10)

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Tom Noir’s Art Direction:
“Great, John, you’re here, come see the cover we’ve whipped up for Soldiers vs. Dinosaur Space Centaurs!”
“Uh, my book is just called ‘Soldiers’.”
“Ermmmmm… have you considered adding some dinosaur space centaurs to it?
Published 2001

(Average: 8.60 out of 10)

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Tom Noir’s Art Direction: I brought in my favourite 90’s computer game. Just grab some stills from it and we’re good to go!
Published 2002

(Average: 8.41 out of 10)

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Tom Noir Comments:That key unlocks WHAT now??
Published 1993 or 1996

(Average: 7.98 out of 10)

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Joachim Comments: Gremlin in a space suit descends from amorphous pink vessel…
Published 1993

(Average: 8.46 out of 10)

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Jaouad Comments: Does this suit make my package look too small? Or anything else, for that matter?
Published 1978

(Average: 8.21 out of 10)

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Joachim Comments: I love most of Richard Powers’ surrealist covers — but, this one… Surrealism exponentially cheapened with a gigantic looming OUTRAGEOUSLY pink girl with strategically placed element models and a pistolled cowboy with a space suit and matching pink gloves and boots… And throw in some little men with spears, a spaceship and scattered cacti for good effect.
Published 1955

(Average: 6.75 out of 10)

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Elfi Comments: Nothing says “serious astronaut” like Steven Tyler in a bubble-helmet.
Published 1982

Many thanks to Elfi!

(Average: 8.00 out of 10)

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Nix Comments: This book is reasonable-if-crappy (it’s a Modesitt, so it has Modesitt’s sole interchangeable plot) and the cover is a pretty good depiction of a scene from the book… but the cover is so badly done it distracted me from reading the book. I’m not even sure what’s wrong with it. Are those bobbleheads or are they actually almost in proportion and merely a horrible example of the dangers of having naturalistic heads and cartoon everything else? I don’t know.
Published 2000

Space pilots are so moody!
Thanks to Nix!

(Average: 6.51 out of 10)

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I’ll tell you want you need. And skin it for free. Sorry, I mean what you need are bubble helmets and plenty of them. Nothing screams, ‘we’re in the future’ more than bubble helmets. With space suits of different unnecessarily bright colours. It’s the new retro. Or, the same as the previous retro… pretro?

(Average: 6.76 out of 10)

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