Tag: Michael Whelan

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  “I had to be careful doing Thuvia herself, as everyone on Barsoom goes nude, and yet full-frontal nudity was unacceptable for the cover. By turning her away from the viewer, I thought I had this problem solved, but Lester Del Rey had me add the G-string. The rest of the painting is in acrylics, but … <a href="https://pulpcovers.com/thuvia-maid-of-mars-1979/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Thuvia, Maid of Mars (1979)</span></a>

  

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  “I had to be careful doing Thuvia herself, as everyone on Barsoom goes nude, and yet full-frontal nudity was unacceptable for the cover. By turning her away from the viewer, I thought I had this problem solved, but Lester Del Rey had me add the G-string. The rest of the painting is in acrylics, but … <a href="https://pulpcovers.com/thuvia-maid-of-mars-1979/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Thuvia, Maid of Mars (1979)</span></a>

  

“I had to be careful doing Thuvia herself, as everyone on Barsoom goes nude, and yet full-frontal nudity was unacceptable for the cover. By turning her away from the viewer, I thought I had this problem solved, but Lester Del Rey had me add the G-string. The rest of the painting is in acrylics, but I did that G-string in gouache in case I ever get the urge to wipe it off.”

Joe Jusko would later do something similar with his cover painting of Dejah Thoris

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