The Berserker series has spawned a good
deal of art in its various forms, much of it done by world-renowned
artists of science fiction. Here I hope to gather a gallery of
such art and related info. I plan at some point to have scans of
all of the various book covers and even some illustrations from a
few old magazines like Worlds of
If.
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On other pages: ARTISTS A list of all known artists that have done anything for the many incarnations of the Berserker series (mostly book covers). I've listed exactly what item each artist worked on and given links to the artist's website where one exists. I will eventually also have images of all of the covers.
Cover Designers
Exclusive: Magazine Artwork by Jack Gaughan Jack Gaughan (1930-1985), was a celebrated and prolific artist of science fiction. His work graced the covers and interiors of scores of SF books and magazines, and he was the recipient of several Hugo Awards, for Fan Artist (1967, and 1951 [awarded retrospectively in 2001]) and Professional Artist (1967, 1968, 1969). In addition to professional training at the Dayton Art Institute, he received personal tutoring from famed fantasy and science fiction illustrator Hannes Bok. He was a fan and student of science fiction for most of his life. Many of the Berserker short stories made their first appearances in the likes of IF and Galaxy magazines. These were sometiems illustrated, and often featured Gaughan's artwork. I have received exclusive permission from Phoebe Gaughan, Jack's wife, to reproduce his Berserker illustrations here on the Taj. "Jack was a great fan of Fred Saberhagen," she said, "and I am sure he would be pleased to be included in your ambitious effort." Inquiries about Jack's work may be directed to Phoebe's email address. Using my Carmpan-like ability to reach out and collect vital bits of culture and information, I have managed to get a hold of ALL of the vintage magazine appearances of Berserker stories, and have compiled here all of the illustrations by Jack Gaughan that I could find. Please note that these images are copyright Jack Gaughan and may not be reproduced without permission. As there are 25 images in total, I've put them all together on a separate page, so please click below to see the full gallery. [Or, for a bare bones version of the gallery (no thumbnails), click here.]
Exclusive Feature: the Evolution of a Piece of Cover
Art I noticed a similarity between the cover art for the "Beginnings" ominbus and the "Raids" computer game (see the GAMES section). Having found Mr. Mattingly's website, I emailed him to ask about. He not only generously provided me with the original images and permission to reproduce them, but also gave me this bit of background info:
Click the thumbnails below for larger images!
Ultimate Enemy Cover Art Chromium Card
This is a reproduction of a collector's card which I own, not a reproduction of the original artwork itself. Original art is copyright Michael Whelan. Berserker art by Boris Vallejo Boxed Set
Poster Print
These are pictures of items which I own, not reproductions of the original artwork itself. Original art is copyright Boris Vallejo. Shiva in Steel Cover Art by Luis Royo Here is an image of Luis Royo's cover art for Shiva in Steel, without the cover design so you can see all of the artwork. This image is copyright Luis Royo and is reproduced here with express permission from the artist's agent. (click thumbnail for larger image)
For more of Luis Royo's work, please visit his official website:
Also, the art/talent agency which represents him can be found here. (both sites are in Spanish) Berserker Lies Cover Art by Alan Gutierrez Here is an image of Alan Gutierrez's cover art for Berserker Lies (1991), without the cover design so you can see all of the artwork. This image is copyright Alan Gutierrez and is reproduced here with express permission from the artist. (click thumbnail for larger image)
For more of Alan Gutierrez's work, please visit his website here: http://alansstudio.dragonsanime.com Berserker's Star & Berserker Prime Cover Art by Paul Youll Here are images of Paul Youll's cover art for Berserker's Star and Berserker Prime (2003), without the cover design so you can see all of the artwork. These images are copyright Paul Youll and are reproduced here with express permission from the artist. (click thumbnails for larger images)
If you like these images, you can see two separate
details of the Berserker Prime artwork
on Paul's page here: detail
1 - detail 2 Berserker Throne Cover Art by Vincent Di Fate Here is a high resolution image of Vincent Di Fate's cover art for the Tor version of Berserker Throne (1986), without the cover design so you can see all of the artwork. This image is copyright Vincent Di Fate and is reproduced here with express permission from the artist. (click thumbnail for larger image)
For more of Vincent Di Fate's work, please visit his website here: http://www.vincentdifate.com/ Special thanks to Irene Gallo at Tor for helping recover this piece! Illustration for "The Smile" by Rick Sternbach This illustration appeared in ALGOL Magazine, Summer-Fall 1977. This image is ©1977 Rick Sternbach and is reproduced here with express permission from the artist. (click thumbnail for larger image)
For more of Rick Sternbach's work, please visit his website here: http://www.ricksternbach.com Program Cover for LOSCON 30 by Teddy Harvia Fred Saberhagen was the Author Guest of Honor at LOSCON 30 (The annual science fiction convention held by the Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society (LASFS) on Nov 28-30, 2003). Artist Guest of Honor, Teddy Harvia (aka David Thayer), being a talented and humorous cartoonist, made the cover for the program. Your own 5th Historian was informed directly by the artist that, in tribute to Fred Saberhagen, a Berserker appears on this cover! The Berserker is the one being held by the giant squid. Also note the artist's autograph along the side.
For more of Teddy Harvia's work, please visit his website here: Cover Art by Kurt Miller: Berserker Man (Mega Book), Rogue Berserker, and Berserker Death (Mega Book) Take a look at these images of Kurt Miller's terrific cover art for Berserker Man (Mega Book), Rogue Berserker, and Berserker Death (Mega Book), without the cover design so you can see all of the artwork. These images are copyright Kurt Miller and are reproduced here with express permission from the artist. (click thumbnails for larger images)
Illustration for "Adventure of the Metal Murderer" by Chris Moore This illustration appeared in the January 1980 edition of OMNI magazine, for the Berserker story "Adventure of the Metal Murderer." Below you can see both a scan from the magazine and a much higher-quality scan of the original art, generously provided by Chris Moore himself. In the magazine, the illustration spanned the entire two-pages (notice the break in the center). According to the artist, this piece was "originally produced in 1976 for a book called 'Far Out' by Damon Knight published by Methuen paperbacks." As soon as a copy of that volume can be acquired, a scan of that version will be posted as well. These images are copyright Chris Moore and are reproduced here with express permission from the artist. (click thumbnails for larger images)
For more of Chris Moore's work, please visit his website here: http://www.illust.demon.co.uk/ Cover Illustration for "Berserker: Brother Assassin" comic book Issue #1 by Doug Chaffee First of a 3 issue series by Fan-Atic
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