tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post341471176326729189..comments2024-02-26T02:13:54.009-08:00Comments on Caustic Cover Critic: Lynd WardJRSMhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-44140242490485707002014-12-09T22:43:15.529-08:002014-12-09T22:43:15.529-08:00Thanks, Vintagent: I shall have to seek out the Be...Thanks, Vintagent: I shall have to seek out the Berona book.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-2009987168989178522014-12-09T22:29:57.185-08:002014-12-09T22:29:57.185-08:00I've been collecting woodcut novels since the ...I've been collecting woodcut novels since the 1980s, starting with God's Man, and moving on thru Masereel and Otto Nuckel. It's a wide, unknown world which predates the contemporary graphic novel...23 Masereels, 7 Wards, 1 Nuckel, and more. <br /><br />I recommend David Berona's 'Wordless Books; the Original Graphic Novels', which gives a nice overview of the subject. There isn't great demand for these books, and a comprehensive collection of first editions can be assembled via the 'net for a few thousand dollars...The Vintagenthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02792355296828425415noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-21265694057710183962011-02-14T13:02:02.062-08:002011-02-14T13:02:02.062-08:00I own a copy, and while there's no artist cred...I own a copy, and while there's no artist credited on the copyright page, the back cover says, "Cover art by HAVOC Media Design." Searching their website, all I found was this page with a larger image of the cover:<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/49tudmd<br /><br />Beowulf himself in that artwork reminds me a bit of the style that Frank Miller has been using ever since he lost his sanity, only more disciplined. I think it's an amazingly good cover for a $5 paperback.<br /><br />My current <i>Frankenstein</i> paperback has this cover:<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/4ql36yr<br /><br />Nothing great, nothing terrible. It conforms perfectly to the "classic literature cannot have interesting cover art" rule. Here's the cover I had years ago, from TOR Books:<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/496g6c3<br /><br />Perhaps it's due to nostalgia, but I still like that one. I also liked their cover for <i>Dracula</i>:<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/487wnplCraig D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02798473771333728151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-59726402789308202342011-02-13T21:09:41.751-08:002011-02-13T21:09:41.751-08:00I love that Clowes cover--I had to upgrade to it, ...I love that Clowes cover--I had to upgrade to it, since it made my old edition look like crap. But I'd never seen that Beowulf cover, and I really like it. I wonder who it's by?JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-67865710348724209002011-02-13T20:02:15.315-08:002011-02-13T20:02:15.315-08:00Speaking of Frankenstein and Beowulf, it's dif...Speaking of <i>Frankenstein</i> and <i>Beowulf</i>, it's difficult to find good covers for those, since publishers apparently believe that it's against the law for classic literature to have good cover artwork. The cover of the Seamus Heaney translation of <i>Beowulf</i>, for example, is a total bore:<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/63q9cq6<br /><br />There's a recent Signet paperback, however, that has a good cover:<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/6zqtlvl<br /><br />As for <i>Frankenstein</i>, Penguin Classics recently knocked it out of the park with a great cover by Daniel Clowes. Here's a link to a blog article about it with pictures included:<br /><br />http://tinyurl.com/284uvlpCraig D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/02798473771333728151noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-30255115565393642722009-02-19T14:12:00.000-08:002009-02-19T14:12:00.000-08:00Right, 'Wordless Books' is on the to-buy list! Tha...Right, 'Wordless Books' is on the to-buy list! Thanks for bringing it to my attention.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-60433422911651551442009-02-19T11:58:00.000-08:002009-02-19T11:58:00.000-08:00Related publication to the Graphic Witness collect...Related publication to the Graphic Witness collection is Wordless Books from Abrams, edited by Berona. Covers a few more artists, though without complete book reproductions: more of a sampler, but nicely produced.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-32236483745225858872008-12-14T20:21:00.000-08:002008-12-14T20:21:00.000-08:00I'll link to your post in this one, Will: they're ...I'll link to your post in this one, Will: they're amazing pictures.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-78724546541216269052008-12-14T19:28:00.000-08:002008-12-14T19:28:00.000-08:00I stumbled upon Ward's Beowulf this weekend, and o...I stumbled upon Ward's Beowulf this weekend, and of course I had to post his incredible illustrations immediately.<BR/><BR/>Thanks again for the intro. Now I need to pick up the rest of those Dover graphic novels.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799869059793681283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-63909813619690916692008-12-14T19:27:00.000-08:002008-12-14T19:27:00.000-08:00This comment has been removed by the author.Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799869059793681283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-10974644686897958432008-09-03T18:35:00.000-07:002008-09-03T18:35:00.000-07:00Thank you. The Walser post is coming--it's just th...Thank you. The Walser post is coming--it's just that I've got a few days off work, and I've currently left the folder of Walser cover images on my work PC, rather than emailing it home to myself. Soon!JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-66568571615036390572008-09-03T13:34:00.000-07:002008-09-03T13:34:00.000-07:00Excellent, thanks for the introduction to Ward.Can...Excellent, thanks for the introduction to Ward.<BR/><BR/>Can't wait for the Walser post you hinted at!Willhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05799869059793681283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-31662438639058249252008-08-26T23:28:00.000-07:002008-08-26T23:28:00.000-07:00So glad you stumbled upon my blog, Mr Grove! I'm g...So glad you stumbled upon my blog, Mr Grove! I'm going to have to get that book on Ward--his work is fascinating, and I'd love to see more of it.JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-25997007861128483332008-08-26T23:03:00.000-07:002008-08-26T23:03:00.000-07:00I've always loved Lynd Ward. Your post on him is w...I've always loved Lynd Ward. Your post on him is wonderful. So pleased to see editions of his works coming back into print. At the bookstore where I work we have "Storyteller Without Words: The Wood Engravings of Lynd Ward" which has a lot of biographical information as well as superb illustrations. <BR/><BR/>I've just discovered your blog. Book covers and illustrations are a subject after my own heart. Thanks!Ricky Lee Grovehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03588565441793716202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-27696938756111368082008-08-26T22:30:00.000-07:002008-08-26T22:30:00.000-07:00My pleasure!My pleasure!JRSMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04430775461763521797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5413291183164140297.post-86471678683601080392008-08-26T22:16:00.000-07:002008-08-26T22:16:00.000-07:00Beau travail, superbe série...A bientôt...:)Beau travail, superbe série...<BR/>A bientôt...:)PIGNOUFhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14769379610694342820noreply@blogger.com