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got to be metropolis, electricity!
http://www.davidjanes.co.uk/metropolis1.jpg
davidjanes
2011-05-31 14:58:07

It's got to be the War of the World's Vinyl Record cover and inner book http://images.inquisitr.com/wp-content/2010/02/jeff-wayne-war-of-the-worlds11.jpg
Amy Burton
2011-05-31 14:59:16

IFor me it would be the original Tron movie poster
Simon
2011-05-31 15:00:14

Gotta be 20K Leagues.
Such a playful deadly tentacle there.
Brett Reese
2011-05-31 15:00:37

darth vader of course!
pratap
2011-05-31 15:01:23

The art of Tim White has always been stunning IMHO.
Diarmaid Collins
2011-05-31 15:08:52

Oh without a doubt it's the movie poster for Invaders from Mars
http://www.imdb.com/media/rm2005900288/tt0045917

Was equally terrified and fascinated by this film when I watched it as a kid in the '80's.

The poster is typical B-Movie style show every character in one place :)
Emma Taylor
2011-05-31 15:09:14

Ray Bradbury's Illustrated Man - not necessarily the best design, but I found the image indelible as a kid before tattoo overabundance http://is.gd/Tg92NH
Michael
2011-05-31 15:10:26

The Day The Earth Stood Still, 1951, classic. http://www.retroist.com/2011/01/25/trailer-tuesday-the-day-the-earth-stood-still-1951/
Emma
2011-05-31 15:11:09

Forbidden Plant http://www.moviegoods.com/Assets/product_images/1020/142804.1020.A.jpg

Superb film.
Paul Dunn
2011-05-31 15:15:22

One of my favourite sci-fi images has to be Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace movie poster, with young Anakin Skywalker and the shadow of Darth Vader! As we all know he grows up to become Darth Vader :P
Sukvir Gill
2011-05-31 15:24:35

Of Course, Blade Runner!
http://blog.signalnoise.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/i_ds_blade.jpg
Sean McNulty
2011-05-31 15:25:56

Hi there,

Cool idea, quite inspiring!!

Recently I came across these 2 sci-fi classics with a new cover and I really like both of them.

http://www.penguin.co.uk/static/cs/uk/0/penguin_sets/georgeorwell_shepardfairey.html

They have that retro feel & they would look wicked in a room (the posters)!

:)

Thanks!!!
Rute Miriam Gomes
2011-05-31 15:25:57

One of my favourite sci-fi images has to be Star Wars Episode 1: The Phantom Menace movie poster, with young Anakin Skywalker and the shadow of Darth Vader! As we all know he grows up to become Darth Vader :P
Sukvir Gill
2011-05-31 15:34:30

If I had to pick just one favourite image it'd be this poster for the 1972 film adaptation of the novel Solaris, with unique, bold typography and diagrammatic illustration (with an outer space element), love it.
http://people.ucalgary.ca/~tstronds/nostalghia.com/ThePosters/solaris/solaris02.jpg

There are also a lot of great sci-fi Penguin book covers, hard to choose between them.

These 3D book cover designs look fantastic!
Heidi
2011-05-31 15:34:51

the upper half of the statue of liberty sticking out of the sand on the beach with charlton heston on his knees screaming "what have you done, you fools?" from the first planet of the apes.
nenad vukusic
2011-05-31 15:35:37

The best science fiction image for me has got to be the first edition cover of 'Star Wars: From The Adventures of Luke Skywalker'!

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/b/bc/StarWarsNovelization.jpg

The colours, the style, all of it gives an impression of one of the greatest space fantasy sagas that is rarely seen elsewhere.
Tom Goulden
2011-05-31 15:39:33

Nothing can better this, surely?
Brad Tubb
2011-05-31 15:40:55

Starship Intercourse.
http://www.vintagepbks.com/sleazesfcovers.html

A few other tasty ones here too. 'Odd John' is REALLY weird!
John Amy
2011-05-31 15:44:52

I love the 'Moon' poster. Imagery left a really strong impression on me..

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-5TlGTl-6DVc/TcMIWHEb5OI/AAAAAAAAAro/bXbEmEma4hQ/s1600/moon-poster-2.jpg
Em
2011-05-31 15:49:58

Peter Goodfellows image from Jeff Waynes War of the Worlds. This image scared me so much as a child, it's pretty iconic, beautifully imagined and incredibly eerie. Over the centre of the gatefold vinyl it's pretty special!

http://www.cordite.org.au/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/Horsell-common.jpg
Sam Knight
2011-05-31 15:52:16

The poster for the The Thing:
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-fvaw7tqdBHw/TZezW7c5PeI/AAAAAAAAA3Q/SoZl3AP2MkQ/s1600/the_thing_poster.jpg

I love the pedestrian tag line that they didn't even feel warranted an exclamation mark.
Jack P
2011-05-31 15:53:42

I've always loved this image from the 80's cover of Kurt Vonnegut's Sirens of Titan (one of my favorite books):

http://www.flickr.com/photos/doombot/533940952/

These Vintage covers are awesome and Jim Tierney's covers are always amazing.

Matt
Matt Roeser
2011-05-31 16:14:38

A L I E N

http://site.jacobcharlesdietz.com/wp-content/vintage-alien-movie-poster.jpg

& especially the trailer...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojhGdRSkiUw
Ian C
2011-05-31 16:16:43

A Trip to the Moon

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/04/Le_Voyage_dans_la_lune.jpg
Aldrin
2011-05-31 16:19:28

http://www.allenk.com/images/F1.jpg
Dan Clore
2011-05-31 16:22:16

A Clockwork Orange, still a great book cover, still an influential image:

http://bookcoverarchive.com/book/a_clockwork_orange
Jeff Conway
2011-05-31 16:25:11

Going to be totally different and throw a fake sci-fi poster into the mix - a group of these were on Wired a while back. They are not a display of superior design work but more a tongue in cheek look at those posters, and are made to make you chuckle. I do love the typography on this Joker poster.

http://img.ffffound.com/static-data/assets/6/c57abb700f2a5247f2eba78a565a4b577ea28e7c_m.jpg
Rosie Rogers
2011-05-31 16:26:46

The very last scene of WaterWorld...i.e. when the credits are at the VERY end. I have never cheered so much for an "image" in a film... there's 135 minutes of my life i'll never get back!

(cant find a link to an image of the credits - never been so glad that Google couldn't find something!)
Imajica Uber God
2011-05-31 16:27:55

My all-time favourite is the classic image of E.T. on a bicycle over the moon.
http://www.clemface.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/et51.jpg
Timeless sci-fi story for all ages and cultures. I was 7 when I first watched the movie back home in Malaysia. I didn't understand English then but I could understand its message about friendship. This image has been imprinted on my mind since.
Prudence Chan
2011-05-31 16:31:31

I've also always loved this complete illustrated version of Orwells 'Nineteen Eighty Four' (Illustrated by Alex Williamson)

http://www.alexwilliamson.co.uk/portfolio/project/1984.html
Ian C
2011-05-31 16:38:33

as a massive fan of the genre it's not easy but there's something still really fresh about the bold use of colour here:


http://i27.tinypic.com/14j7n9d.jpg
lee edwards
2011-05-31 16:45:18

I absolutely love Olly Moss' fantastic modernisation of the original Star Wars movies: http://crmag.co.uk/iuWVj6
James
2011-05-31 16:48:00

http://mindlessones.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/07/day-of-the-triffids.jpg
Will
2011-05-31 16:50:47

I absolutely love Olly Moss' fantastic modernisation of the original Star Wars movies: http://bit.ly/lOnAqd
James
2011-05-31 16:52:13

These are pretty amazing. I'm a huge fan.
Amanda Jane
2011-05-31 16:54:43

Favourite science fiction image:
The robot in Metropolis (Brigette Helm) has a moment to cool down on set
http://forgottensilver.files.wordpress.com/2010/01/metropolis_bts.jpg?w=600&h=435
Alan
2011-05-31 16:55:10

The Tripods Trilogy book covers.

http://content.boomerangbooks.com.au/literary-clutter-blog/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/tripods.jpg
Paul Macgregor
2011-05-31 17:14:43

Barbarella, Queen of the Galaxy!

http://arts-wallpapers.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/Barbarella-Wallpaper-1.jpg

Rich
Richard Kimber
2011-05-31 17:16:23

Featured fairly recently in a CR Monograph, I love the series of Penguin SF book covers by Franco Grignani.. they're more sf than sf.. unknown, mysterious, neon - as abstract as any future an imagination could create.. if that makes any sense...

http://bit.ly/lkvnWq
Matthew Griffin
2011-05-31 17:19:05

Featured fairly recently in a CR Monograph, I love the series of Penguin SF book covers by Franco Grignani.. they're more sf than sf.. unknown, mysterious, neon - as abstract as any future an imagination could create.. if that makes any sense...

http://bit.ly/lkvnWq
Matthew Griffin
2011-05-31 17:20:29

http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_bBD_CwJ5QW4/TGNwNdui4oI/AAAAAAAAAL0/dvSog0H5mPQ/s1600/monolith2.jpg
voya
2011-05-31 18:06:50

My choice would be the Attack of the 50 Foot Woman........beautiful but deadly

http://50ft.com/wp-content/uploads/2008/12/attack-of-the-50ft-woman.jpg
Kristian
2011-05-31 19:46:54

Loving all the old Michael Moorcock covers...

http://existentialennui.blogspot.com/2011/04/history-of-runestaff-quartet-by-michael.html
Dominic Forbes
2011-05-31 21:39:08

My favourite image is Ripley versus Alien Queen
http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lfdxrkZ9nV1qa1o5zo1_500.jpg
Pablo Lara H
2011-05-31 22:10:25

A more recent Si-Fi image based on Doctor Who. The Silence vs. The Weeping Angels - Genius.

http://www.redbubble.com/people/zerobriant/art/7141877-youll-miss-me-if-you-blink-twice
Cathryn Hill
2011-05-31 22:38:54

It would have to be ET. This image is the most iconic for anyone in their early thirties and that generation.

http://www.openminds.tv/wp-content/uploads/ET-poster.jpg
Alex
2011-05-31 23:00:39

http://www.iwatchstuff.com/2009/04/10/moon-poster-2.jpg
Jae
2011-05-31 23:09:29

The Daleks..

http://www.dangerousminds.net/comments/last_dalek_from_original_dr_who_series_for_sale/
Diana Hare
2011-05-31 23:15:53

The cover to John Wyndham's Outward Urge. Love the the idea of the tiny spacecraft set again the vastness of space. Holds the ambitions of that generation, and is particularly poignant what with the final ever shuttle launch that happened recently. Where has our outward urge gone?

http://dl.dropbox.com/u/9248879/IMAG0062.jpg
Chris Anderson
2011-06-01 08:05:45

"Get ready for a big surprise!"

http://www.filmsdiffuse.com/wp-content/uploads/Capture1.jpg
Chad Inglis
2011-06-01 09:25:24

Original Tron - what a vision of the future it was!

http://www.trondvd.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/Tron-DVD.jpg
Gary
2011-06-01 09:35:57

George Lucas pre-Star Wars minimalist effort Thx138

Any image from this

http://www.joehallock.com/?p=77
Julian S Wood
2011-06-01 09:41:50

I love this image (the top one) from The Time Machine

http://homecinema.thedigitalfix.com/content.php?contentid=4117
Abi
2011-06-01 09:41:53

I absolutely love the orginal artwork by Alvim Correa for the French edition of War of the Worlds or rather La Guerre des Mondes.

http://drzeus.best.vwh.net/wotw/illus/alvim-correa6.jpg
Kathryn
2011-06-01 09:45:28

I love this image (the top one) from The Time Machine

http://homecinema.thedigitalfix.com/content.php?contentid=4117
Abi
2011-06-01 09:51:47

This classic image from the Kubric masterpiece '2001: a Space Odyssey'. To me this is SCIENCE fiction. Just perfect.

http://media.ifccenter.com/images/films/2001-a-space-odyssey_592x299.jpg
Timo
2011-06-01 10:52:51

From a beautiful collection of space travel/habitation from the 60's…
Matt Custance
2011-06-01 11:08:00

Comics have always had an important link with SF:
http://forbiddenplanet.co.uk/blog/wp-content/uploads/2009/04/Ezquerra-Cityscape.jpg
Solaris is my own favourite SF movie, which is obviously the next best (joke) SF medium...
http://www.dvdbeaver.com/comparisons/comparisons/s/solaris_tarkovsky/solaristark_uk2.JPG
But for favourite image, I guess it would have to be something (anything) by Syd Mead (who worked on Aliens and Tron), and since Blade Runner is such a fantastic film, and arguably began it's visual life as a comic strip (Moebius' The Long Tomorrow), THIS is my favourite:
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_TOHTDsQ7iR4/TP5-lbdhF3I/AAAAAAAAB9A/c7fwPmB6FO8/s1600/bladerunnercity.jpg
It's also in a 'photo-realistic' style, which is what science fiction has most often tried to accomplish throughout it's history, with Syd being such a significant force in the development of that long before photoshop existed.
Steve
2011-06-01 11:09:04

Probably the most iconic sci-fi image of all time?

http://www.zgeek.com/forum/gallery/files/8/9/8/8/tron_guy.jpg
Matthew
2011-06-01 11:14:23

Most covers by Philip K Dick are excellent. i like this one. http://thepeoplesmovies.files.wordpress.com/2011/02/ubik.jpg

and 2001 Space Odyssey http://www.twcenter.net/forums/album.php?albumid=3616&pictureid=39829

Next up, Soylant Green. I think Very tasty (groan)

Dune...especially the Geiger Artwork
http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_V8CDXEIIIO8/THx3lrGv_7I/AAAAAAAAAfI/oM161wrnyPk/s1600/Schoenherr+--+Dune+cover.jpg

http://jmr1art.files.wordpress.com/2011/05/hr-giger-dune-worm-xii.jpg

The spice must flow...
Hanimator
2011-06-01 13:17:44

I knew that one would win. Completely agree, it's great.
Steve
2011-06-06 11:42:41

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