Once again, it’s time for our (almost) monthly installment ‘This Month in Covers’, where I explore some new covers that I personally find eye-catching and are currently on the shelf. It’s really easy to get your fill of art just from perusing Facebook and Instagram. But if you’re an aspiring illustrator, I implore to get your butt to an actual brick and mortar bookstore and take a look at what is actually on the shelf and currently defining market trends. Part of what makes producing good cover art so difficult is that it has to stand out amongst an ocean of other really good covers. It’s an important aspect of the industry, and one that you can only get an appreciation from when you actually go into a book store of comic shop.There are a few pieces in this month’s segment that I only discovered this month, despite their earlier release date, but they were simply too good to pass up a mention. Enjoy!
Street Angel Gang
Art by Jim Rugg
Horizon
Art by Tommy Arnold
The Black Tides of Heaven
Art by Yuko Shimizu
Infinity Wars
Art by Adam Tredowski
Neverwhere : Illustrated Edition
Art by Chris Riddell
Le Petit Loup Rouge
Art by Amelie Flechais
The Name of the Wind : 10th Anniversary Edition
Art by Sam Weber
Ruin of Angels
Art by Goni Montes
The Tiger’s Daughter
Art by Jaime Jones
Under the Pendulum Sun
Art by John Coulthart
Wow! Some seriously good stuff! The 2 that stood out for me are 'Le Petite Loup Rouge' … it just wants me to be a child again and read that book (nothing stopping us grown-ups from doing it) and the 2nd one is 'The Tiger's Daughter' … so strong, so much 'weight' to it. Gorgeous!
Last week in particular was an amazing week for covers. Most of these covers came out on almost the same day.
As for 'Le Petite Loup Rouge', UI highly recommend the book. It's a picture book with full page illustrations throughout, all equally as beautiful as the cover.