This will be the last post of the year, so I’m going to end with a sample from my personal 2008 Blog favourite: Peter Andrew Jones. This piece is titled “The Zap Gun” and dates from 1974.
Many thanks for all comments, suggestions and contributions, it’s great to see so many people enjoy all this nonsense as much as I do! Happy New Year!!!
…
Scan is taken via a large library of Peter Andrew Jones art at http://www.scanraptor.com/0/pajones1.htm
Artist home Site at: http://peterandrewjones.net
A tropically coloured sci-fi illustration from Peter Andrew Jones, this scan taken from his Book “Solar Wind” published 1980. Solar Wind is available via Peter’s site I believe: http://peterandrewjones.net/iacg.htm or via Amazon / Ebay.
Game Box art produced by Peter Andrew Jones, as used for the 16/8 bit title ‘Artura’, published by Gremlin Graphics in 1989. More on the game here: http://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/artura
Another example of box art from the early 90s’s, Knights of the Crystallion (great title!) was a third person RPG mix of puzzling solving and exploring made solely for the Commodore Amiga in 1990 - so I think it’s safe to say, fairly obscure. Whats so appealing about this cover? it’s a smoke breathing Crystal Stallion hatching from an egg!
Knights of the Crystallion is an interesting looking Fantasy Game and one I’d never heard of until recently, read more at: http://www.mobygames.com/game/amiga/knights-of-the-crystallion
Illustration used for the 1973 science fiction novel by Roger Zelazny.
No one does Sci-Fi costumes quite like Peter Andrew Jones; a ribbed and embossed figure hugging enviroment suit laced with intricate tubes and wiring. A slick helmet too with it’s slightly elongated shape and tech swoosh logo, all adds to the cool factor, and as with Blood Money - Peter Andrew Jones an excellent choice of Ray-Gun!
Image sourced via the excellent Ski-ffy Blog http://ski-ffy.blogspot.com/ an extensive compendium of Sci-Fi art, artists and specifically book covers… Recommended
More game box artwork, this time from 1990 ‘Blood Money’ produced for legendary UK software house Psygnosis, art by Peter Andrew Jones. Great moody character, thats more reminiscent of Star Trek then Stars Wars (ie: a lot fucking cooler) anyway love the tiny piggy eyes! The shot is ripped from the excellent Mobygames.com site, which is like imdb.com for computer games, well worth checking out if your a gamer.
