Sep 23
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: Remember that time you walked in on your parents as they were making your brother? Yeah… if you could sum up all those feelings and put it into the expressions of the main characters, who must be wearing caped onesies. Instant classic… though you might need some more therapy afterwards.
Published 1986
Many thanks to Paul D!

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Tagged with: BEHIND YOU! • bladed weapons • booties • capes • chains • damsel • DAW Books • dude • horses • horses with hairstyles • Jacqueline Lichtenberg • Jean Lorrah • jumpsuit • Sime/Gen • sword • tentacles • Walter Velez
Dec 18
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Durbin Comments: In a shocking development, skateboards actually happen in this novel. And there is, in fact, an elf inspiration for Sherlock Holmes. And a brief part of the novel occurs in New York City! But otherwise, the cover gives a completely misleading impression of the contents.
Published 1992

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Tagged with: Ace Books • damsel • dragon • dude • elf • font problems • Haircut 100 • Thorarinn Gunnarsson • Walter Velez • WTF
Oct 03
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Ian Comments: Cigar smoking bunny… what more is there to say? If only that knife had a ting!
Published 1991
Maybe breaking our joke onto the genre rule… oh well.

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Tagged with: anthropomorphism • beret hat • bikini • bladed weapons • cleavage • Craig Shaw Gardner • daggers • damsel • dude • fedora hat • fire • horns • lava • monsters • once you see it • rabbit people • suits you • trenchcoat • volcano • Walter Velez • WTF
Jun 07
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Tom Noir Comments: After Charlie overheard Bob and Martha talking about ‘swinging’ together he knew that he must learn more.
Published 2006

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Tagged with: "a novel" • Ace Books • beard-wielding • bladed weapons • castle • damsel • dude • font problems • John Moore • sword • Walter Velez
May 09
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Kelly Comments: Bikini-wearing sorceress…fish guy in a toga…Robin Hood type cat-woman.. in a cathedral??
Published 1984

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Tagged with: Ace Books • anthropomorphism • cat people • cleavage • daggers • damsel • fish people • font problems • lizard • Patricia C. Wrede • shortbow • throne • toga • Walter Velez • wand
Apr 11
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Kelly’s Art Direction: Hmmm, a desert nomad with a magic ring and a crazed glare, an aged but fierce warrioress wearing chain-mail long underwear beneath a tunic slit to the waist, and a princely sort who seems to be counting on the other two to protect him since he hasn’t yet drawn his weapons…
Published 1984

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Tagged with: Ace Books • bladed weapons • daggers • damsel • dude • Patricia C. Wrede • sword • Ting! • Walter Velez
Mar 23
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Zycrow’s Art Direction:
“So the art director told me he needed hot air balloons and they needed to be badass. How am I going to do that?”
“Easy. Add spikes.”
“Oh, that’s good. Like how many? Three? Four?”
“All of them. All of the spikes. Oh, and a dinosaur, and some wolves. That oughta cover it.”
Published 1980
Many thanks to Zycrow!

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Tagged with: bladed weapons • cliffs • dagger • damsel • forest • Graham Diamond • gun • hot air balloons • inadequate armor • Playboy Paperbacks • spikes • strange creature • talons • Walter Velez • wings • wolf
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