Book Cover Art Appreciation Corner

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I am so deeply fond of airbrush-y scifi/fantasy artwork from old books and lit magazines. I think they’re such an underappreciated art form (BIG shoutout to Michael Whelan). So I want to know what book covers you guys like and share some of my favorites here as well!!

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I’m probably most obsessed with Dimension Riders. it’s like the quintessential Doctor Who cover to me. The slightly surreal imagery feels exactly right for the VNAs and I love how the Doctor’s face is rendered. the little bit of yellow rim lighting looks so nice against the dark blue background. this ones a 10/10 to me
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really wish I could find the high res scan of this painting i have it saved somewhere :sob: Jon Sullivan’s art is so glossy and lavish, there’s something almost Thomas Kinkade-ish about it. It gets a little kitschy in some of his paintings, but this and Where Angels Fear are so charming to me. I love how glamorous Benny looks even if it isn’t really what she looks like in my head lol. I’d buy a print of this one in a heartbeat.

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I’d have to go with The Crooked World Cover (I put in a Spoiler, since I am not too sure if it doesn’t spoil a bit of the Story). I basically like it because while it’s by no means 1:1 translation of classic Cartoon Figures and the eight Doctor in that particular HB Artstyle. I still highly respect it for trying it and as it is, it’s pretty good and charming!
In general, I miss the Time when the Covers looked a bit more interesting, no shade to the Books of the revival Show, but they can get a bit boring to look at it. They are of course well-done just don’t hit the same way as do the VNAs, EDAs and so on

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