Art by Larry Elmore. Shadowrun RPG (1989), Gateways Magazine 13 DnD (1989), Dark Conspiracy RPG (1991), The Tank Lords by David Drake (1997)

Space art by Ludek Pesek, Ron Miller, Don Dixon, John R Foster (all 1980s)

Art by James Warhola for Starship Troopers by Robert A. Heinlein (1986 edition)

Art by Stephen Youll for I, Robot by Isaac Asimov (1991 edition)

Art by Roger Stine for covers of Cinefantastique magazine 1977-1990

Early Star Wars advertising concepts (1977). Glad they didn’t use those taglines 😬

Dark art by UK master Bruce Pennington 🎃

Very sorry to hear of the passing of UK artist Peter Knifton. I had some personal dealings with Peter few years ago when he kindly let me use his ‘space pyramid’ cover for one of my albums. He was a gentleman. Rest well Peter.

Michael Whelan’s glorious ‘Trantorian Dream’ (1983)

Star Wars Book & Tape / Record series, 1979-1984 1/2

Art by Angus McKie for The Merchants’ War by Frederick Pohl (Orbit/Futura, 1986)

Album artwork illustration by Shusei Nagaoka for ELO’s classic album ‘Out of the Blue‘ (1977)

Art by Angus McKie for the completely bonkers So Beautiful and So Dangerous (1978)

Angus McKie ‘The Planet Runner’ (1981)

Art by Dean Ellis (1920-2009)

Star Wars Q&A Book about Computers (1983, art by Ken Barr)

2001 A Space Odyssey (1968). Directed by Stanley Kubrick

Fun Star Wars knock off The Humanoid (1979) directed by Aldo Lado and starring Richard Kiel, Corinne Cléry, Leonard Mann, Barbara Bach. Music by Ennio Morricone.

Art by Philippe ’Manchu’ Bouchet, 1994

Art by Frank Frazetta for L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future, Volume VII (1991) & The Best of Writers of the Future (2000)

Crusher Joe: The Movie 1983. Directed by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko Based on the books by Haruka Takachiho

Art by Angus McKie for Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card (Century, 1985)

Alan Craddock for Chanur’s Venture by C.J. Cherryh (1987 edition) 🐈

Art by British artist and master of ‘epic’ John Harris

RIP the original spaceman. This one hurts 😔

Goosebumps book cover art by Tim Jacobus

The Making of Star Wars documentary (ABC Sept 16, 1977)

The art of Alan Lee

RIP movie poster art legend Drew Struzan. What a legacy 🔥

AAARGH! Game by Arcadia Systems, Inc. for Amiga (1988)

Promotional art for ‘The Battle of Galactica’ at Universal Studios (1979)‬

Art by Ralph McQuarrie for Isaac Asimov’s Inferno by Roger MacBride Allen (1994)

Art by Carlos Victor Ochagavia for The Illuminatus! trilogy by American writers Robert Shea and Robert Anton Wilson, first published in 1975

Bruce Pennington ‘Eschatus’ (Dragon’s World, 1976) 1/2

Art by Philippe Caza for Les voies d’Anubis (The Anubis Gates) by Tim Powers (1986 French edition)

Sci-fi / horror film & TV and futurist magazines were the life blood of a kid throughout the 1970s, 80s and 90s

A rare appearance of one of my own paintings imaginatively titled ‘Eyes in the Ground’ (1995, oils on canvas)

Art by Clyde Caldwell for Magic the Gathering (2001)

My childhood in six books. Usborne Books The World of The Future series (1979) and The World of the Unknown (1977) 1/2

Art by David A Hardy for the German edition of Doctor Who: Dalek Invasion of Earth novel (1975)

1975 concept art by Ron Cobb for Star Wars

The Terran Trade Authority series were science fiction art books published in the late 1970s & early 80s, created by British author Stewart Cowley using previously published paintings from sci-fi artists of the era, weaving elaborate fictional histories around the imagery. 1/3

Art by Steve R Dodd ‘Deep Space: Methane Hurricane’ (2025, acrylics on canvas board)

Defender Atari 2600 (1981). Box art by Steve Hendricks

RIP legendary Italian movie poster artist Renato Casaro 1935 - 2025

National Geographic Picture Atlas of Our Universe by Roy A. Gallant, 1980. Front cover art by John Berkey

Aurora-Magellan Cruiser by Jeff Ridge from Tour of the Universe by Malcolm Edwards & Robert Holdstock (1980)

Turns out those initials are actually MD and the artist is UK illustrator Mark Duffin, who also did the Atari ST box art for Tempest, though Mark confirmed for OVGA that neither original painting was ever returned. Mark said both were a rush and had to be done overnight!

The 1988 version of Atari Star Raiders. Artist unknown to me - initials ND?

Gilbert Williams ‘Abode of the Ancients’ (1978)