Feb 02
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Phil A’s Art Direction: We’d like a bunch of mismatched photo-referenced people all standing around looking bored on some kind of…planet, or something. And one of them has to be the lead singer from Mott The Hoople.
Published 1994
Many thanks to Phil A!
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Tagged with: artist in the comments • cleavage • damsel • dude • frickin laser beams • Isaac Asimov • Jim Burns • Parragon Plus Books • space • space ships • space suit • wraparound cover
Jan 28
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Art Direction: Screw this! It’s a light hearted novel about a space dentist. Lets just give them exactly that. I mean, what could go wrong?
Published 1974
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Tagged with: call 555-orthodontic-emergency • dude • monster • Piers Anthony • space • space ship • space suit • Sphere Books • Unknown Artist Institute
Jan 26
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E’s Art Direction: I want it to look like West Side Story in space, only make most of the Jets werewolf people with absurdly large guns.
Published 1992
Many thanks to E!
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Tagged with: Alan Dean Foster • anthropomorphism • Ballantine Books • Barclay Shaw • cat people • Del Rey Books • dude • frickin laser beams • gun • handguns • jeans and a t-shirt • once you see it • space
Jan 25
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Richard’s Art Direction:
“The hardback didn’t sell well, so we shortened the title, make it more time-travel-y. Can you give us something that evokes “time-loop” for the cover?”
“Hmm, what about a glaiket looking bloke and a sheep?”
“Bam!”
Published 1979
Wow.. many thanks to Richard!
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Tagged with: Arrow Books • D.G. Compton • Dave Bergen • dude • floating face • Good Show Sir • planets • space • space sheep • space ships • strange creature • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Jan 10
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John Comments: “Hey, all the hot water’s gone!”
Published 1978
Many thanks to John!
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Tagged with: dude • font problems • M. Matzkin • Manor Books • muscles • space • Unknown Artist Institute
Dec 21
Laura’s Art Direction: I want stars and planets! And… given the topic, there needs to be a christmas tree. No.. subtler. Just a single unadorned tree… maybe on some kind of moonscape? And we need the human element. Slap a brooding David Bowie up there. It’s missing something? Well give the title a science fiction font, and we should be good.
Published 1977
It’s almost Christmas!
Many thanks to Laura!
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Tagged with: Arthur C. Clarke • Brian W. Aldiss • david bowie • dude • Frank M. Robinson • Frederik Pohl • Gene Wolfe • Gordon R. Dickson • Isaac Asimov • James White • John Christopher • space • Terry Carr • Thomas Nelson Books • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Dec 17
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Artist: What ya want chief?
Art Director: Ever seen a baby staring at bright flashing colours or the TV? Well draw that type of face! Except floating disembodied through space.
Artist: Looks like I picked the wrong week to quit taking amphetamines.
Published 1990
You might remember me from here
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Tagged with: baldness • baldy bad man • daemons • evil children • galaxies • Gollancz Books • John Higgins • Orbit Books • Richard Cowper • space • WTF
Dec 16
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Elfi Comments: Nothing says “serious astronaut” like Steven Tyler in a bubble-helmet.
Published 1982
Many thanks to Elfi!
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Tagged with: A.E. van Vogt • aliens • booties • bubble helmet • Clyde Caldwell • dude • ill-fitting spacesuit • long haired men • monsters • Pocket Books • space • space ships • strange creature
Dec 09
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John Comments: There isn’t a joke I could make that would trump the description on the back – “The wife of a powerful figure in CA is found brutally murdered in the couple’s lonely mountain retreat. Wesley Stoneham made certain that all the evidence concerning the murderer of his wife pointed to a nearby hippie community. He had 3 goals in mind: to get rid of his wife, to drive out the hippie commune, and to enhance his own power in the state. He was at the point of achieving them all when Garnna, from the peaceful planet of Zartic finally made contact with Debby, a hippie from the commune, who had problems of her own. Then, Stoneham’s troubles began.” OF COURSE I BOUGHT THIS RIGHT AWAY!
Published 1975
Many thanks to John!
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Tagged with: aliens • beard-wielding • dinosaur • dude • fire • Kelly Freas • Laser Books • Roger Elwood • space • Stephen Goldin • strange creature
Dec 03
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Art Direction: I don’t know how you did it when you worked for others but here at New English Library, we go out and get drunk. Then take LSD. Then run around the countryside for a good weekend continually engaging in any type of physical fulfillment we can find. Whatever you’ve drawn by the end we’ll shove on some cover.
Published 1978
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Tagged with: Bernard Mathon • Daniel Walther • Dominique Douay • dude • GĂ©rard Klein • Jacques Sternberg • Jean-Pierre Andrevon • Julia Verlanger • Maxim Jakubowski • Michel Jeury • Nathalie Henneberg • New English Library • Philippe Curval • space • Suzanne Malaval • Tony Cartano • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
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