Category Archives: cover art

First, by the great Richard Powers

Ralph Brillhart’s cover here reminds me a little of Powers with that weird figure, though everything’s much more concrete on this cover.

And last, but not least, Margaret Brundage. I’ve read Seabury Quinn often included nudity in his stories because he knew that increased the odds of landing a cover slot.

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Earle Bergey. The woman for once is not the center of the image (for comparison, click here).

Frank R. Paul is up next. I must say, that’s an eyecatching one.

Edmond Zwiatek shows us someone sciencing. I suspect it will not work out as planned.

And last, this one by Howard Brown.

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Book reviews back next week, once Jekyll and Hyde is done. For now we have Ed Emswhiller —

Earle Bergey —

And last, Roy Krenkl.

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As finishing Jekyll and Hyde keeps sucking up brainpower, I’m not quite up to writing any reviews. But I’d sooner look at Virgil Finlay’s classic art anyway.

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I’d rather not fill two days in a row with cover posts but it’s been hectic lately. Here, covers that aren’t as sexy as yesterday, but still make me want to read the book.

I’m not sure why this John Schoenherr cover works but it does.

Josh Kirby’s cover is a classic approach — lonely wanderer facing signs of civilization. I’ve read the book years ago but don’t remember it.

Allen Anderson’s cover makes me think the story is sexist as hell, but I wouldn’t mind reading it in hopes it’s better than that.

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Robert Maguire’s cover is PG in what’s actually shown but I think it’s R in its execution.

Seabury Quinn supposedly wrote nude scenes into his Weird Tales stories because he knew they’d get the cover spot. In this case, illustrated by Margaret Brundage.

Another Earl Bergey lingerie cover (see also here).

And finally this one. Like Nikki, nothing obvious but the pose, the breasts pushing through the shirt, the reference to “pure lust” — they make me think this is much sexier than it probably was.

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I’ve looked at enough covers by Earle Bergey over the past few years I think I can recognize them by his fashion sense alone. Here are some past hits.

To be fair he wasn’t out of line for illustrators of his era, as this Charles di Feo cover shows.

I mean, who wears stockings and garters to a picnic?

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On a whim, all the artists’ names today start with F. First Robert Fuqua

Then Frank Frazetta

Then Frank R. Paul.

And Fuqua again to wrap up.

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I like them, but the imagery says “weird” to me. Which is not necessarily a bad thing.

First by Julian S. Krupa.

Next Kelly Freas, showing some of Richard Powers’ influence I think.

This one’s by Powers himself.

George Sfarza’s cover is maybe not so weird as much as … I don’t know, shimmery? Again, I think it has a Powers quality.

And last but not least, Frank R. Paul.

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