tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post4935126999598087513..comments2024-03-28T09:24:58.391-04:00Comments on Stuff I Like: A Blog: When Covers Were Cool - Brian Lumley's coversThe Wasphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-32915931300842353302016-05-13T17:07:41.512-04:002016-05-13T17:07:41.512-04:00Serious? That's the worst!Serious? That's the worst!nephite blood spartan hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092519999184585295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-28342917099726314502016-05-10T15:40:16.410-04:002016-05-10T15:40:16.410-04:00I have to like the cover if I'm going to read ...I have to like the cover if I'm going to read the book. I'm embarrassingly superficial like that. I recently saw a number of old Arkham House books for sale, and I totally would have bought them for the dust jackets, if I'd had the money, which I didn't. It's interesting what you say about the amateurishness, which I've often noticed. For some strange reason that only increases the appeal for me. It seems to go hand-in-hand with their unapologetic enthusiasm.Raphael Ordoñezhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17991011024942623986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-45763248420741737782016-05-10T14:56:26.713-04:002016-05-10T14:56:26.713-04:00I thought about buying the first Horseclans e-book...I thought about buying the first Horseclans e-book just because but couldn't bring myself to push the button. Adams has to be rolling in his grave.The Wasphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-23516615689390964552016-05-10T14:54:56.286-04:002016-05-10T14:54:56.286-04:00Absolutely! But people seem to be buying this crap...Absolutely! But people seem to be buying this crap, in which case something's seriously wrong.The Wasphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-72158899160956781352016-05-10T14:13:43.760-04:002016-05-10T14:13:43.760-04:00the new Horseclans covers are the worst damn thing...the new Horseclans covers are the worst damn things ever. About as bad as Iron Maiden's "Dance of Death" cover.<br />All these computer generated covers are generic, soulless and just embarrasingssiknafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10303298048220268082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-22592218563366962392016-05-10T13:50:53.173-04:002016-05-10T13:50:53.173-04:00"...We so need to get back and distinguish be..."...We so need to get back and distinguish between fantasy/sci-fi and the romance/thriller genre covers."<br /><br />I hear they're re-issuing Lin Carter's Callisto series with Fabio on the cover...... ;-) LOL!!!Blackthorn D. Stickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13455492914625901974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-48713936368695378952016-05-10T13:26:11.911-04:002016-05-10T13:26:11.911-04:00I'm late posting but you are so right, the cur...I'm late posting but you are so right, the current crop of fantasy covers are abysmal. We so need to get back and distinguish between fantasy/sci-fi and the romance/thriller genre covers.nephite blood spartan hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17092519999184585295noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-74658275901007866152016-05-09T09:55:14.202-04:002016-05-09T09:55:14.202-04:00Bane of the Black Sword is my all time favorite. Bane of the Black Sword is my all time favorite. ssiknafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10303298048220268082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-41027780874524229382016-05-08T18:29:33.109-04:002016-05-08T18:29:33.109-04:00And for first place in the category of "Worst...And for first place in the category of "Worst Conan Covers Ever" we have a dead heat between 'Conan the Wanderer' and 'Conan the Freebooter'.Blackthorn D. Stickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13455492914625901974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-48928783920443037862016-05-08T17:05:26.454-04:002016-05-08T17:05:26.454-04:00Is there any S&S cover artist doing work as co...Is there any S&S cover artist doing work as consistently great as Jeff Jones? Same for Whelan - I wrote a post partially about his Stormbringer cover, which is probably my favorite S&S cover bar none (okay, maybe it's tied with Frazetta's Conan the Adventurer).The Wasphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-53965310106107455162016-05-06T13:46:46.823-04:002016-05-06T13:46:46.823-04:00I remember all the Jim Steranko artwork on the cov...I remember all the Jim Steranko artwork on the covers of the 70's era S&S novels. Michael Whelan who did the Elric covers for Lancer in the mid 70's. Jeff Jones, who did Fritz Leibers Fafhrd and the Grey Mouser for Ace publications. Roy G. Krenkel who did virtually all of the E.R. Burroughs book covers in the 60's.<br />And just to go slightly off-topic, there was Kelly Freas, king of science fiction novel covers (as well as Analog magazine) in the late 50's through the early 70's.<br />Hmmmm.... I appear to be dating myself again.<br /><br />Ahh, who cares! :-)Blackthorn D. Stickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13455492914625901974noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-46862748860868692032016-05-06T09:53:29.626-04:002016-05-06T09:53:29.626-04:00Elric, that is....Elric, that is....ssiknafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10303298048220268082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-84262875807271498212016-05-05T21:14:30.046-04:002016-05-05T21:14:30.046-04:00The amazing Ken Kelly covers. And the Whelan Eric ...The amazing Ken Kelly covers. And the Whelan Eric and John Carter covers. One series I am trying to track down is the Richard Blade fantasy series. As far as albums, Iron Maiden's Killers was an impulse buy along with Sabbath, Demon, Bauhaus, Fields of the Nephilim, Gene Loves Jezebel, Japan and so many others. Priest I know about form seeing them open for KISS in 1979.ssiknafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10303298048220268082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-84142378003238011902016-05-05T16:49:01.499-04:002016-05-05T16:49:01.499-04:00You are so right on. I bought British Steel solely...You are so right on. I bought British Steel solely for the cover without the slightest clue of who Judas Priest was.<br /><br />As to the Horseclans, do you mean the brutal Ken Kelly covers? I love them, and held on to my dad's copies half out of nostalgia and half out of love for those covers.<br /><br />And I think you hit on the reason I've been reluctant to read GoT (also - I'm not reading 5,000 pages when there's a damn good chance GRRM won't finish). When people on the National Review praise the political insights from GoT and not the dragons and walkers, I'm pretty sure I'd be better off reading something else. If I want politics/history, I'll read non-fiction.The Wasphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-51983054656793916852016-05-05T16:02:23.349-04:002016-05-05T16:02:23.349-04:00I have kept my entire Horseclans collection simply...I have kept my entire Horseclans collection simply for the wonderful covers. As a huge music fan, so many of my early purchases were based solely on the album covers. The same applies with books. These days, the art of art is lost. Nothing of these new novels say "fantasy.." Just as Game of Thrones has bastardized the genre into "Sopranos with Swords meets West Wing," fantasy needs a shot of color, magic, wonder, prose and beauty.ssiknafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10303298048220268082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-71137013540668578782016-05-04T02:17:03.331-04:002016-05-04T02:17:03.331-04:00Truly sad, yes. I have this thing though where I b...Truly sad, yes. I have this thing though where I buy the print version of a book when the author is a favorite of mine, or, and this is only now and then, when I can't wait for the book to be delivered. But other than that, I buy mostly e-books these days. <br /><br />I love Lucas' art. My favorite is the first image of the Snow Viking for Paizo.Woelf Dietrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16854304738363036691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-24211211028034907152016-05-03T23:28:12.961-04:002016-05-03T23:28:12.961-04:00I should do a whole post on Fabian. He's someo...I should do a whole post on Fabian. He's someone I've only recently become aware of as an artist, even though I've seen his work for decades. It's just sort of been there on and in books I read and love, effortlessy forming part of my visual landscape of fantasy fiction.The Wasphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-84811902770141324852016-05-03T23:26:36.068-04:002016-05-03T23:26:36.068-04:00Same here. I have a friend who used to buy any boo...Same here. I have a friend who used to buy any book with a DKS cover. <br /><br />Now, buying mostly e-books, I almost never pay attention to the cover at all any more. Kind of sad actually. <br /><br />Lucas Graciano's art is beautiful. The attack on the dragon in front of the gate is downright stunning.The Wasphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-47896191509695830252016-05-03T22:39:45.103-04:002016-05-03T22:39:45.103-04:00I do a weekly post on fantasy artists and their ar...I do a weekly post on fantasy artists and their art and this week's artist reminded me again of the covers of old: <br /><br />"...in the great sea of fantasy books, they only form a small group, which means finding a good fantasy cover that bounces your heart to the ceiling is rare. Most covers these days are “photoshopped” stock photos. I am not a fan.<br /><br />As a kid, a book’s cover used to sell me the book more than the story did. It was only as I got older that I paid more attention to the description on the back, but even then, if the cover was crap, then the description had to really compel me otherwise the book went back on the shelve. Such is the power of a beautiful cover. <br /><br />I can say this at least, as you get older you start to follow your favorite authors and read whatever they publish, irrespective of the covers for their books.Woelf Dietrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16854304738363036691noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-50736832822372141832016-05-03T22:00:06.548-04:002016-05-03T22:00:06.548-04:00"Yeah, I'd go for a book with a cover lik..."Yeah, I'd go for a book with a cover like this a hundred times before some of the abominations out there today."<br /><br />Agreed.Adventuresfantastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907562789681407416noreply@blogger.com