Jul 18
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mosquito_wenzi’s Art Direction: So, to make these aliens look really alien, make the upper torso look like it couldn’t possibly be connected to the lower torso. And you only have to paint one; we’ll copy paste him to create more in the background.
Published 2006
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Tagged with: aliens • dude • handgun • HarperCollins Books • Ian Douglas • jazz hands • space ship • space suit • unknown artist • William H. Keith
Jul 14
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Raoul Comments: This cover is a hot mess. I see one face, one foot, one arm, and one hand. And I’m not sure how they are connected.
Published 1977
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Tagged with: C.J. Cherryh • Chet Jezierski • damsel • FM shoes • font problems • Nelson Doubleday SFBC • stars • tasteful smoke
Jul 13
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JaunPaul Comments: The cloud is Piers Anthony, perving over his naked under-aged protagonists.
Published 1988
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Tagged with: Avon Books • bones • damsel • Darrell K. Sweet • dude • floating face • mermaid • naked people standing in boats • Piers Anthony • shuriken of approval • skeletons • sky • sky-eyes • starkers
Jul 12
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Good Show Sir Comments: I cannot tell a lie. Giacometti over there chopped down the cherry tree.
Published 1980
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Tagged with: anatomical issues • ax-wielding • baldness • Dell Books • dude • insects • Philip K. Dick • Richard Corben • Roger Zelazny • strange creature • tree
Jul 11
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Caitlin Comments: There’s never a good time for a xylophone solo.
Published 1996
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Tagged with: BEHIND YOU! • daemons • damsel • dude • fire • font problems • Haircut 100 • Louise Katz • mob rules • Moonstone HarperCollins • music • robes • Tony Pyrzakowski
Jul 06
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Bibliomancer Comments: They hired the robot nanny and housekeeper because Dad kept getting caught cheating with the female help.
Published 1959
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Tagged with: Ace Books • booties • dude • Ed Valigursky • handgun • Kenneth Bulmer • little people • robots • tentacles
Jul 05
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Good Show Sir Comments: From a review: “The front cover is rather interesting, as it depicts Albert Einstein, General Ike Eisenhower, and former Italian dictator Benito Mussolini together. Unlike the past two book covers, this cover actually depicts a scene that happens in the book — without the jet, however.”
Published 1996
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Tagged with: aeroplanes • Ballantine Books • dude • Einstein • Harry Turtledove • Ike • Il Duce • Stan Watts
Jul 04
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Peter Comments: This is exact moment when Enzo Ferrari chose the prancing horse for his logo.
Published 1986
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Tagged with: Ace Books • car • crossbow • dude • helmet • horses • Kevin Eugene Johnson • knights • perspective problems • Robert Cham Gilman • space ship
Jun 30
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Good Show Sir Comments: A reminder not to drop acid before you go to work.
Published 1978
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Tagged with: A Del Rey Book • butterfly • Darrell K. Sweet • Jack L. Chalker • mighty moustache • strange creature • WTF
Jun 29
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Tom Noir Comments: “Thank Zorgon everything on this world is so tiny,” mused our hero. “I wouldn’t want to face that dinosaur full size. Hey,” he added, “is that guy wearing a nappy?”
Published 1985
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Tagged with: bird hairdo • Colin Kapp • DAW Books • dino-mites • dinosaur • dude • handgun • muscles • perspective problems • space ships • staff • Vincent DiFate
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