Good Show Sir

Apr 30

Frank Comments: The cover picture makes me think of folks bringing knives to a gun fight, but isn’t exactly a situation from the story, although you can see the characters there: the antagonist, the girl, the adventurer, and some of the nameless drug addicts who do the antagonist’s dirty work.
Published 1971

(Average: 6.46 out of 10)

Tagged with: A. Merritt • Avon Books • bladed weapons • cleavage • damsel • dude • fire • gun • muscles • planets • spear • sword • unknown artist

Apr 22

Swords of the Legion

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Dark wizards really don't like fluffy hats! Click for full image

Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: How short can you make a man skirt? Well it better just about cover the essentials because I’m sure that’s how a legionnaire went into battle against armoured wizards with comic book red eyes peering out from their helmets.
Published 1988

(Average: 5.71 out of 10)

Tagged with: capes • dude • electricity • font problems • Harry Turtledove • Legend Books • magic • male skirts • muscles • sword • unknown artist

Mar 22

The Demon Apostle

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Even death won't stop high street charity collectors... Click for full image

Jon H Comments: I like how the angry old muppet is about to just SLAP that woman.
Published 2000

(Average: 6.60 out of 10)

Tagged with: A Del Rey Book • Alan Pollack • baldness • baldy bad man • bladed weapons • blunt weapons • bracers • capes • castle • club • daemons • damsel • dude • font problems • ghosts • Haircut 100 • horses • muscles • once you see it • R.A. Salvatore • sword

Feb 19

Twice in Time

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And thus... the first time travelling flasher was born... Click for full image

Sara Comments: Here I am, just stepped out of my mecha-techno, time-traveling, chrome, orb-y…thing. The only drawback is that it destroys all clothes that are not right gloves or right boots. Swords are not clothes so they’re all right, too. Also it makes weird shadows stick to you. Wait, am I floating above a strange river?
Published 1958

(Average: 8.91 out of 10)

Tagged with: bladed weapons • computers • dude • Galaxy Science Fiction • Manley Wade Wellman • muscles • penguins • starkers • strange artifact • sword • Wallace A. Wood • weird pecs

Jan 08

Destiny’s Star

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And thus... the moon became her personal lollypop... Click for full image

Good Show Sir’s Art Direction: No no no… I said more glow! And more Ting! And more of the horse looking like he’s awkwardly floating over a field!
Published 2011

(Average: 6.87 out of 10)

Tagged with: bladed weapons • damsel • floating horse • glow • Gollancz Books • horses • sword • Ting! • unknown artist • war

Jan 01

Old Year Sum Up 2012

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Happy New Year!

And so the world has spun, strutted and wobbled its way around the sun yet again! We’ve come through ruff storms, predictions of the end of the world and a lot of superhero movies. This leaves us though with one eternal question, will anyone find a cover to top I Sing The Body Electric!?! It certainly doesn’t look like it! But who knows, who knows eh? I am sure the year ahead will be full of wondrous treasures!

Thanks to everyone for sending in all the covers we’ve posted over the year! And thanks to everyone who leaves a comment. Oh they do make me laugh! Ah ha ha ha ha… ha!

The top rated cover of the year:

She may of had three bottoms and lived in a severed foot. But she would never date something with a Mohawk! Click for original post