Scifi Art

Art by Alberto Quirantes aka Akirant for Iron Maiden Legacy of the Beast 5 (Variant Cover, Heavy Metal Comics, 2018)

Artists credited: Joe Petagno, Paul Simmons, Brian McIntyre, David Case, Dave Gibbons, Geoffrey Mandel, Bob Corke

Uncredited illustrations from the Screen Superstar Star Wars special (1977) #starwars

Star Wars third draft storyboards by Alex Tavoularis, 1975

Circa early 1990s

Art by Noriyoshi Ohrai for the Japanese editions of Hyperion and Fall of Hyperion by Dan Simmons (RIP)

Art by Chris Moore for Against Infinity by Gregory Benford (NEL, 1984)

Art by Peter Elson (1947 – 1998). Another giant of British scifi book cover art

Remembering master model maker Greg Jein (1945 - 2022) and his incredible work on Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977)

Art by Clyde Caldwell ‘Dragon of Triumph’ for Dragonlance module (1984)

Art by John Harris for Judge of Ages by John C Wright (2012)

RIP Dan Simmons (April 4, 1948 – February 21, 2026). Author of my favourite ever science fiction book series, the Hyperion Cantos.

Art by Philippe Caza for Call of Cthulhu RPG 1993

Art by prolific British Artist Colin Hay. Most of these are from the late 1970s series of Terran Trade Authority and Galactic Encounters books.

Keith Parkinson ‘Great Red Dragon’ (1986) #dragon

Art by @bobeggleton.bsky.social for the cover of Absolute Magnitude The Magazine of Science Fiction Adventures, Issue 2, 1995

No couldn’t scroll further. Anyway will try the desktop version.

David A Hardy ‘Pyramids’. Image from The Encyclopedia of Fantasy & Science Fiction Art Techniques (1997)

Thanks for that info. I updated the app restarted etc but bandcamp doesn’t show up so guess it hasn’t rolled out to Australia yet

Is the update worldwide? Doesn’t work for me, just takes me off Bluesky to the bandcamp website

Portals by Tim White
Dying Inside (1979)
A Wizard Abroad (1992)
Bring The Jubilee (1975)
The Eye of the Cat (1990)

we were lucky to have him for so long. Literally grew up with him

In 1979 while some friends were playing football and getting into fights, I was quietly illustrating a Doctor Who fanzine for my fellow nerds

The Last Starfighter poster art by Charles deMar (1984)

Some of the art Steve R Dodd gave us in 2025. Can’t wait for his 2026 output to start flowing!

Art by John Blanche for Warhammer 40K

Great series

Some of the miniatures Martin Bower worked on for Alien, Outland and Space 1999. From The Guide to Fantasy Art Techniques (1984)

Art by Richard Hescox for ‘Dragon Companion’ by Don Callander (Ace, 1994, Acrylics 20in x 30in (51 cm x 76cm)). I posted this in a slideshow a few days ago but it deserves its own post.

Akira promotional art by Noriyoshi Ohrai for B-CLub Special AKIRA Mechanics magazine (1988)