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Jim Hines wanted to show off his body make a statement about the sexist depiction of women on the covers of fantasy novels. So his wife took photos of Hines while he awkwardly posed like the cover girls.
Video games have come a long way from the days of Pac people chomping pellets and being chased by ghosts. Nowadays, games rely on well crafted storylines and character development to satisfy rabid gamers, which is why they would make awesome novels! A.J. Hateley agrees, and she has designed these really cool book covers to prove it. With compelling titles like “The Wonderful End Of The World” and “The Secret Life Of Headcrabs” it may take all but the more hardcore gamers a few guesses to figure out which game goes with which cover. But, whether or not you care about the games, the wonderful illustrations are worth a gander, so follow the link and see them all in their full-sized glory!
Gallery 1988 in L.A. is currently exhibiting covers to classic books… but not the covers you’ve seen lining shelves at Barnes & Noble. Forty-five artists have re-imagined the art with amazing results. I love Anne Benjamin‘s Pride and Prejudice, above, but The Wonderful Wizard of Oz by Dirk Fowler is also awesome and James Flames‘ The Velveteen Rabbit gives me chills. You can check it out online, but if you’re in the L.A.-area, the Melrose exhibition runs through April 30.
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Cover designer Lauren Panepinto took a screecast while designing the jacket for an upcoming book by Gail Carriger. If you’ve ever wondered what goes into designing a book jacket, this video will give you a pretty good idea of the time and skill it takes!
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Insane artwork, a real master of the genre of dime-store novel cover art from the 1960′s … combined with the movies we’ve all seen… These book covers are funny, and original.
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