Sep 25
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Vincent’s Art Direction: So here’s what I’m thinking. A man and a woman in a landfill. I want the woman tastefully nude, so have the man covering her naughty bits even though they’re standing about twenty feet apart. Lastly, have an army of giant preying mantises coming over the hill.
Published 1976

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Tagged with: Alfred Bester • cleavage • damsel • dude • giant insects • Jack Woolhiser • jeans and a t-shirt • monsters • Nelson Doubleday SFBC • starkers • strange creature
Sep 21
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MisterBob Comments: I think a GRYPHON is like a griffin, but hunts ladies of the night?
Published 1989

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Tagged with: Avon Books • damsel • font problems • glowing eyes • Ken Barr • magic • monsters • nonsensical shadows • strange creature • Ting! • Tom Deitz
Sep 10
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Lauren’s Art Direction: I want explosions! And glowing auras! And giant lizards in cloaks! And some hot kids who go to the gym on a regular basis! Oh, and throw in a scorpion, there’s a sale on the stock photo site.
Published 2011

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Tagged with: Barry K. Nelson • damsel • dude • electricity • font problems • glow • magic • monsters • Penumbra Publishing • strange creature • Unknown Artist Institute
Sep 07
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Matt Comments: I really love your site and have been hooked since your first cover.
🙂
Published 2000
Thanks Matt! We love you too!
Well most of us do…

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Tagged with: anthropomorphism • font problems • glow • Jerry Pournelle • Larry Niven • Lee MacLeod • monsters • Pocket Books • space ships • supernumerous limbs • WTF
Aug 31
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Don Comments: Thank you for calling Tech Support. If your computer is drooling, press 1. If you are the computer and you’re being harassed by a fat guy with curly hair, press 2.
Published 1967

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Tagged with: Ballantine Books • Charles Eric Maine • computers • font problems • monsters • once you see it • rainbow • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Aug 24
Another long weekend to celebrate the UK’s closing of banks! That can only mean one thing here at Good Show Sir… Honourable Mentions! Today we have a nice selection of franchise books that would be otherwise excluded by our iron forged rules.
Hope you enjoy these, I’ve even thrown in a special something at the end. Enjoy your long weekend if you get it and remember, books rule! Support your local bookery.
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Bonus CD Cover!! Badly photoshopped accordion player:
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Tagged with: anthropomorphism • capes • cloaks • computers • cybernetics • damsel • dude • font problems • glow • Honourable Mentions • Jeff Grubb • Kate Novak • magic • monsters • music • Penguin Science Fiction • Roc Books • Sam Lewis • Stephen Billia • Steven Savile • strange creature • Unknown Artist Institute • Warner Books • WTF
Aug 10
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Joseph Comments: My first reaction – Gesundheit!
Published 1991

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Tagged with: Brian Lumley • gibberish title • Headline books • Melvyn Grant • monsters • throne • WTF
Aug 01
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Book Wench Comments: What to expect when you’re expecting!
Published 1978

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Tagged with: A.E. Silas • damsel • DAW Books • dude • H.R. Van Dongen • male skirts • monsters • WTF
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