Mar 30
Alessandra’s Art Direction: Like early Dungeons and Dragons manual covers, but cruder, with an astronaut threatening Godzilla with a giant pencil tied to a notepad on his back. Oh, and a chick on an altar wearing a skintight rosy pink bodysuit, because this is spiritual writing, darnit!
Published 1996
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Tagged with: damsel • dude • human sacrifice • lizards • monsters • Skysong Press • space suit • Steve Stanton • WTF
Oct 13
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Good Show Sir Comments: Every time I look at this cover I imagine her singing “I Lost My Heart to a Starship Trooper”
Published 1990
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Tagged with: A Del Rey Book • aliens • damsel • explosions • frickin laser beams • Juanita Coulson • Richard Hescox • tunic
Oct 12
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Raoul Comments: How much longer do I have to sit posing? Your lizard is killing me.
Published 1981
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Tagged with: Berkley Books • cat people • dude • font problems • Jill Bauman • lizard • Nicholas Yermakov • painting in the painting • Simon Hawke
Oct 11
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Good Show Sir Art Direction: “The cover has to out the door by five.
Just shoot your kid’s G.I. Joe Astronaut!”
Published 1970 Thanks to Otis The Sci-fi Guy
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Tagged with: astronaut • balls • Curtis Books • John Jakes • space • unknown artist
Oct 10
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Juan Paul Comments: Don’t get too excited, he’s not flying. He’s been shot from a circus cannon and this is the split second before impact.
Published 1979
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Tagged with: Berkley Books • damsel • David Plourde • dude • flying • Tom Reamy • white • WTF
Oct 06
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Good Show Sir Comments: Strong wind from the left or incoming knife from the right
Published 1991
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Tagged with: damsel • dude • Haircut 100 • knife • Sam Rakeland • Storm Constantine • topknot • Tor Books
Oct 05
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Mark E Comments: I haven’t tried reading this on a bus but I have a feeling it might raise a few eyebrows. Love the little pervy toothy aliens.
Published 1980
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Tagged with: aliens • Bill Ransom • cleavage • damsel • devil's dumplings • Frank Herbert • monsters • space sheep • Tim White
Oct 04
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Dead Stuff With Big Teeth Comments: Huon the Horny Hunter … Hunted enormous Horns …
Published 1974
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Tagged with: Ace Books • Andre Norton • booties • Charles Moll • floating horse • moon • mullet • muscles • rainbow • sword • wings
Oct 03
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Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: God I hate that cat next door… HEY… I have an idea!
Published 2002
Many thanks to Jon J!
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Tagged with: cats • En bok for alla • explosions • Good Show Sir • Hans Nordstrom • space • unknown artist
Sep 29
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Bibliomancer Comments: Trump shows up for the second debate even more unprepared and out of shape.
Published 1960
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Tagged with: Ace Books • Ed Emshwiller • John Brunner • little people • monster • three-legged
Sep 28
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Billy Awesome Comments: Mescaline binge meets community college art exhibit.
Published 1970
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Tagged with: Clifford D. Simak • clouds • damsel • Del Sarte • geometric oddities • Paperback Library • people in bottles • planets • space • strange creature • WTF
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