The Science Fiction Art Thread

[Idris2002]

That's not sci-fi is it? I love Frank but...

Isn't it only an Anglophone thing, to separate sci-fi and fantasy? Or maybe you have the same separation in Norway. . .

 

[Pickman's model]

 

[Idris2002]

Gliding over Mars:

 

[TruXta]

It's the cover for one of the Edgar Rice Burroughs John Carter of Mars series books.

my bad. I didn't spot the gun

 

[Idris2002]

my bad. I didn't spot the gun

Is Moorcock's Warlord of the Air sci-fi or fantasy? It is alternate history, but it combines technological marvels (or what would have been marvels in the era it purports to have been written) with fantasy tropes. . .

 

[TruXta]

Isn't it only an Anglophone thing, to separate sci-fi and fantasy? Or maybe you have the same separation in Norway. . .

Dunno. There's a fairly well established term that covers all of the genres but I've always assumed that most people do see them as different.

 

[TruXta]

Let's save the definitional debate for a separate thread

 

[Idris2002]

 

[Pickman's model]

 

[Idris2002]

 

[Indeliblelink]

Some Dean Ellis cover art

 

[Idris2002]

 

[a_chap]

 

[kropotkin]

Nasa have a load of free spoof space tourism posters they commissioned for an exhibition. There are some really nice ones. Going to get some printed up and framed later this year.

Space Tourism Posters

I've got that on my sons' wall

 

[a_chap]

I used to love the artwork on the covers of science fiction novels as a child but I was always puzzled why it rarely had anything to do with the storyline.

When I get home I'll try to dig out some of my old books and scan them

 

[hot air baboon]

The Fraz is surely the quintessential fantasy artist & I bow to no-one in my grokking of his expertly imagined axe-toting Vikings and their mightily bulging thews ( whatever they are ) but his science fiction is a bit....is naff a bit unfair....its pretty obvious he really just wants to stick Conan with a big sword in the middle of this one & had to re-do the top half into Raquel Welch with a ray-gun

 

[Idris2002]

 

[A380]

I used to* love these books. Basically compendiums of SF cover art with some narrative. There were others like Space Wrecks and Starliners but they seem much rarer.


* Still do really....

 

[Steel Icarus]

No one said it had to be book covers. Derek Hook is a legend. Self taught apparently.

Riggs. Derek Riggs.

 

[NoXion]

I like the one above partly because the Sister of Battle isn't portrayed as having ridiculous boob plates on her armour.

 

[Idris2002]

More (not SW though) where this came from:

John Berkey

 

[Idris2002]

 

[Idris2002]

 

[hot air baboon]

 

[nuffsaid]

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[hot air baboon]

I see your point

 

[Idris2002]

Also, the cover of Somewhere in Time by Iron Maiden. They've always had great cover art and I know this isn't a book, but in it there are a few nods to the sci-fi influences...

Full album here:

 

[Idris2002]

 

[no-no]

I found this recently, by John Schoenherr. I'm certain I've seen this or something very similar in an animated movie at some point. Anyone recognise it?

 

[Wilf]

Great thread. Reminds me that a lot of SF used different artwork for each edition or for overseas editions (well, actually, I don't know that, it's an impression from when I used to read more SF). Maybe like other genre fictions there was a need to refresh things in what were crowded markets?