Jul 12
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Art Direction: We need something that really gets across the feeling of time travel. So, in other words I mean a naked gladiator takes on a Boeing 737. And by naked I just having him at some strange angle so we can’t see his bum crack or giblets. I know, I’m no fun.
Published 1980
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Tagged with: aeroplanes • bladed weapons • dude • hunkbutt • monument • muscles • Pan Books • Richard Ben Sapir • starkers • Terry Oakes • WTF
Jul 08
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Lauren Comments: The expressions on their faces have always bothered me–is he thinking about smashing her head with that statue? Is she considering using the trapdoor to dump him in a garbage pit?
Published 1991
Many thanks to Lauren!
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Tagged with: aliens • architectural framing • Bantam Books • chess • Emancipator Series • Fake Val Kilmer cameo • font problems • Paul Youll • planets • Ray Aldridge • space • WTF
Jul 06
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Corwin Comments: Where to start… A truly wretched color scheme with a bright pink neon title, two title fonts that go in four different directions. Then the rest of the cover is way too busy including a blue shark, a green sub with pink polka dots, and a man hole cover. And lest we forget, the story has a computerized Ayn Rand as one of its characters.
Published 1998
Flying shark!
Many thanks to Corwin.
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Tagged with: "a novel" • explosion • fire • Matt Ruff • shark • strange creature • submarine • Unknown Artist Institute • Warner Aspect books • WTF
Jul 02
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Art Direction: Hilarious escapade? Well then, no one is going to care what we put on there. In fact lets just put everything we can! Including Centaurs, which I hear are the next big thing. And we’ll have giant people with planets for faces! We’ll stop there but wait till you see what I have in mind for the font!
Published 2001
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Tagged with: Centaur! • cleavage • cloaks • damsel • Darrell K. Sweet • dude • font problems • giant birds • glow • magic • magical orbs • once you see it • people with planets for heads • Piers Anthony • planets • robes • strange creature • Tor Books • waistcoat • WTF
Jun 30
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Dahne Comments: I haven’t read the title story, so it is possible that before writing epic deconstructions of swords-and-knights fantasy, George R.R. Martin wrote about flying swarms of disembodied sexy lips invading from across the ocean. You really can’t pigeonhole the guy.
Published 1976
Uh….uhhh….
Marvelous! Thanks to Dahne.
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Tagged with: Avon Books • George R.R. Martin • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Jun 28
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Rod Comments: Monochromatic red? Hardly kaleidoscopic when describing this gang unidentifiable flying bike objects.
Published 1979
Who wouldn’t want a space bike?
Many thanks to Rod!
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Tagged with: Bob Shaw • Dell Books • font problems • space • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Jun 24
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Lauren Comments: This cover does in fact show a scene from the book, but I think maybe there could have been a better choice. I look at this cover, and all I can say is: What?? If you haven’t actually read the book, it makes no sense at all.
Published 1988
Awesome hat!
Many thanks to Lauren.
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Tagged with: +1 Protection from Spelling • Clifford D. Simak • Del Rey Books • dude • font problems • robots • strange creature • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF
Jun 17
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Art Direction: I know what attracts teenagers, strange insect women showing their money makers and other parts. But draw it as if you had just taken LSD… you already have? Excellent!
Published 1979 (maybe)
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Tagged with: antennae • cleavage • devil's dumplings • Jane Yolen • Macmillan Books • planets • space • strange creature • Unknown Artist Institute • WTF • yellow number two • yellow number zero
Jun 11
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Shira Comments: My partner discovered this book at the Friends of the Library Book Sale in Ithaca, NY. With my love of mushrooms and her love of cheesy sci-fi, we had to have it, of course!
Published 1973
A brilliant picture out in the wild!
Many thanks to Shira!
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Tagged with: aliens • Fawcett Books • John Wyndham • strange creature • WTF
Jun 09
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Richard Comments: I recently bought some books from the wonderful (and charming) Gwyneth Jones. Gwyneth’s site you should have a look; she gives the money less p&p to Amnesty and her books are tremendous. She signed the book with the message requested, but had also written notes about the cover art. In this one, “This delicious cover is my own fault, I talked to the artist. Never do that!” Not entirely sure what’s going on, though – it seems that Ben Affleck has really pissed off that woman.
Published 1997
First floating heads, now full bodies!
Many thanks to Richard!
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Tagged with: damsel • dude • floating person • Gollancz Books • Gwyneth Jones • WTF
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