Have a sneaky look at some of the Penguin Deluxe Classics coming from the US later this year.
First, Roald Dahl. Comics artist
Ivan Brunetti tackles Willy Wonka...
..while
Jordan Crane has a go at the Giant Peach. (I talked about Crane's work
here and
here, too.)
Then we have this unexpectedly upstanding-Edwardian-gentleman take on the denizens of H. P. Lovecraft's world, by
Travis Louie.
And finally, three covers by
Jillian Tamaki, illustrations turned into needle-and-thread pictures for three of what are being called 'Penguin Threads' (which are presumably this year's version of the
Penguin Ink books).
Speaking of which, I never posted all of the final Penguin Ink covers, so here the ones I missed:
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| Cover by Lina Stigsson |
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| Cover by Jen Munford |
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| Cover by Grez |
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| Cover by Daniel Albrigo |
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| Cover by M. M. Gonzalo |
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| Cover by Rob Admiraal |
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| Cover by Robert Ryan |
8 comments:
God I want the Brunetti Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.
I don't think I like the Lovecraft - or I do like the illustration, but I feel like book covers should always be in service of the book, and on the side of the author, and it seems to poke fun at a writer who, if nothing else, could never be accused of not taking himself seriously enough.
Not that he doesn't deserve it, just that on the jacket doesn't seem the right place to do it somehow?
I like some of these, but I find the ink ones to be really lame. The art for On the Black Hill and Justine is particularly bad and the images don't say anything relevant about the wonderful books they cover.
Can't decide if I like the Austen or not. Clever but the colours seem 'off' maybe deliberately so?
I really don't like those Ink covers. I waited months to buy The Broom of the System at my local store cause I was waiting for them to sell their Ink version and re-order the regular
Alan: That's a very good point--for a deluxe celebration of Lovecraft's work, it's probably inappropriate. I'm not sure I'd buy it, but I do like the picture.
Thomas & Matthew: The Inks are a bit hit and miss--the one it works best on is 'The Bone People' which, with its Maori stylings, has a reason for the tattoo approach. Though I actually do like the Broom cover, too!
Vintage: I suspect it might be better seen 'in the flesh'--apparently the cover will be textured to seem more fabric-like, which I imagine will alter the way the colours look under light.
Is anyone else getting tired of these endless repackaging of books? Doesn't it smack of the type of consumer manipulation of children's toy manufacturers: "collect the whole set"—keep on buying and buying in a materialistic frenzy? I recognize that it's in the service of books, and good publishers, etc.
That cover for Justine is absolutely DREADFUL! Did the artist read the book? The answer must be "No."
I like the Ink designs quite a bit, especially Justine and the Tortilla Curtain. Then again, I'm also moderately tattooed, so I obviously am drawn to that style.
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