Good Show Sir

Jan 05

Old Year Sum Up 2015

Sorry about the delay in posting! I would like to say the New Year was full of alchomohol but unfortunately it was full of coldy flu-y illness!

It’s been a crazy year, full of server crashes, fighting with corrupt databases, resurrections and return to nearly former glory! Just want to say thanks to all who have stuck around and I still love laughing daily at all your comments!

Also just want to thank the Tag Wizard who has been a huge help to me this year! May it continue on over 2016! Happy New Year!!

First, the top rated cover of last year:

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The Tag Wizards Chosen favourite:

Dude... that is one awesome nipple! Click for original post

And my chosen favourite from the year:

Sir I'm picking up something permed coming into orbit. Click for original post

(Average: 7.83 out of 10)

Tagged with: Ace Books • beard-wielding • BEHIND YOU! • Berkley Books • castle • cat people • cloaks • damsel • Darrell K. Sweet • Don Ivan Punchatz • dude • evil • evil children • eye-yi-yi • eyes on stalks • face tree • fancy hat • font problems • furs • glow • Haircut 100 • helmet • horns • Jack L. Chalker • Janet Morris • Kevin Eugene Johnson • male skirts • muscles • non-papillial person • Old Year Sum Up • Scott Baker • sky-legs • space ships • spaceships with faces • starkers • strange creature • suggestive • sword • tasteful smoke • Timescape Books • tree people • WTF

Dec 08

War of the Maelstrom

19 Comments »

I'm gonna need a big band-aid for my left hand. Click for full image

Good Show Sir Comments: That must be Bobcat Goldthwait!
Published 1988

(Average: 9.24 out of 10)

Tagged with: Ace Books • beard-wielding • castle • cat people • cloaks • Darrell K. Sweet • dude • fancy hat • font problems • furs • helmet • horns • Jack L. Chalker • male skirts • sword • WTF

Sep 18

Changeling

1 Comment »

In retrospect... my choice of duelling weapon wasn't the best... Click for full image

E’s Art Direction: If you could work a lime green fur shawl and a jedi-master rip off in there, that’d be great.
Published 1980

(Average: 6.65 out of 10)

Tagged with: Ace Books • bats • beard-wielding • bladed weapons • cloaks • dude • Esteban Maroto • furs • guitar • once you see it • puffy shirt • robes • Roger Zelazny • shoulder pads • star wars reference • sword • utility belt • waistcoat

Sep 10

Balance of Power

1 Comment »

I love these German electro dance artists... Click for full image

Scott B Comments: I don’t care how far into the future this book is set — there is no way that outfit will ever be in fashion.
Published 1979

(Average: 8.62 out of 10)

Tagged with: baldness • Brian M. Stableford • cloaks • clock • Don Maitz • dress for success • dude • electricity • fingerbeams • frickin laser beams • magic • magical orbs • male skirts • paging John Galliano • tights • vase • WTF

Sep 02

The Weirdstone of Brisingamen

28 Comments »

It's dangerous to go alone... take this TING! with you! Click for full image

Andrew T Comments: Darth Vader, before he had the Death Star, trained crows each winter.
Published 1978

(Average: 8.60 out of 10)

Tagged with: Alan Garner • ax-wielding • bird • bladed weapons • cloaks • damsel • David Schleinkofer • dude • dwarf • once you see it • robes • ruffles • smiling animals • sunglasses • sword • Ting! • wizaaaaaaaard

Jul 31

The Snow Queen

17 Comments »

Next... on Sex in the Snow Crystal Castle of Estabreem! Click for full image

Tom Noir Comments: Sick of the cheesy, over-wrought covers being inflicted on her books by artists, Mercedes Lackey hires a photographer.
Published 2009

(Average: 7.84 out of 10)

Tagged with: castle • cloaks • crystal • damsel • glow • lens flare • Luna Books • magic • Mercedes Lackey • robes • unknown artist • wand

Jul 08

Conan the Gladiator

24 Comments »

John! Stop looking at his muscular thighs and help us!! Click for full image

Tom Noir Comments: What have you done to me, you monsters? I can’t lower my arms! I CAN’T LOWER MY ARMS!!
Published 1994

(Average: 7.57 out of 10)

Tagged with: baldness • baldy bad man • bladed weapons • chains • cleavage • cloaks • daggers • damsel • dude • Faux-nan (fake Conan) • inadequate armor • Ken Kelly • Leonard Carpenter • muscles • robes • teat shields • Tor Books

Jun 20

The Long Arm of Gil Hamilton

1 Comment »

You do... realise... how long it takes for me to trim my eyebrows like this? Click for full image

John C Comments: Yes, I think we have it in a size 12 in puce, let me just check out the back sir.
Published 1980

(Average: 6.96 out of 10)

Tagged with: alien city • cloaks • Larry Niven • moon • muscles • Orbit Books • Peter Andrew Jones • proportional issues • robes • shoulder pads

May 17

The Fall of Hyperion

1 Comment »

In other worlds, going to visit Santa at christmas just isn't the same... Click for full image

The Tim’s Art Direction:Give me a dude in front of a pyramid with some spikey armor. No, more spikes. More. Still not enough spikes. More spikes! More!
Published 1991

(Average: 3.51 out of 10)

Tagged with: baldness • Bantam Books • cloaks • Dan Simmons • dude • evil • evil children • Gary Ruddell • inadequate armor • once you see it • spikes • utility belt

Aug 24

Honourable Mentions 11

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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.

Screw this... I'm off to where my jacket isn't ripped! Click for full image