Sorry to inflict this on you - US Bonehunters cover - Science Fiction Fantasy Chronicles: forums

Rane Longfox · 16th April 2007, 06:03 PM

It's just.... hideous

Urien · 16th April 2007, 06:12 PM

I was expecting a lot worse. Usually a bronzed badly drawn warrior clutching a sword and a dusky half dressed maiden on American covers.

Fantasy covers in the US are usually embarassing to be seen with.

Rane Longfox · 16th April 2007, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrew.v.spencer

I was expecting a lot worse. Usually a bronzed badly drawn warrior clutching a sword and a dusky half dressed maiden on American covers.

Fantasy covers in the US are usually embarassing to be seen with.

Like, say, the one they used for Gardens of the Moon?

Urien · 16th April 2007, 06:16 PM

HA! I'd never seen that cover before. Boy do they like their archetypes.

Rane Longfox · 16th April 2007, 06:25 PM

Hey, wait til you see the one they were going to use for Deadhouse Gates, until it caused such an uproar that they changed it to use the UK cover

Hmm, seems like they used it for the Russian edition...

And of course Memories of Ice shouldn't be ignored either:

The others had been ok, up to this point

Urien · 16th April 2007, 06:30 PM

That man's head is too small.

I couldn't see the link, not allowed from this location it said.

Speaking of dreadful covers, the Robert Jordan covers are often out of proportion. You'd think that popular as the books are, they'd find somebody who could draw realistically.

Rane Longfox · 16th April 2007, 06:36 PM

It's kinda small, I'm afraid...

Urien · 16th April 2007, 06:43 PM

Oh dear. Perpetuating the books for teenage boys model.

Rane Longfox · 16th April 2007, 07:43 PM

The full artwork: it's a little better, but still not great.

SPOILERS!!!!

It needs the bear-monster chasing them in the scene, and the other carriages. Then it might be decent.

Jason_Taverner · 16th April 2007, 07:45 PM

is that Paran, god looks nothing like him in my head, I like the cheesy art its canny funny, the Teri Hatcher in DHG was a stinker

mogora · 17th April 2007, 12:16 PM

While it's not the scene I would choose for The Bonehunters, it's not too bad of a cover IMO. It's not nearly so embarrasing as the US covers for Gardens of the Moon or Memories of Ice. (And that original cover for Deadhouse Gates.....

)

I actually like this better than the UK cover for Bonehunters and I like it a whole lot better than the new artwork Transworld has started with Reaper's Gale.

HardScienceFan · 17th April 2007, 12:44 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by andrew.v.spencer

Oh dear. Perpetuating the books for teenage boys model.

I've thought about a thread about the cover art on most SF/F/H boox
being damaging to the public perception of the genre.
Shall I?

Rane Longfox · 17th April 2007, 03:27 PM

You know you want too

With a few notable exceptions, fantasy covers are normally horrific. Sci-fi isn't as bad, and horror is the worst of the lot...

Jason_Taverner · 17th April 2007, 07:49 PM

horror is so bad I so recomend the short lived TV show, Dark Place with Garth Marenghi, so funny he is a celebration about the bad things in horror,Welcome to the Official Garth Marenghi website sorry a bit off topic

nixie · 17th April 2007, 08:04 PM

Aren't I glad I'm British

16th April 2007, 06:03 PM	#1 (permalink)
Rane Longfox Mmmmm, vischysoise Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 3,284	Sorry to inflict this on you - US Bonehunters cover It's just.... hideous

16th April 2007, 06:12 PM	#2 (permalink)
Urien Dreams of Midnight Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,047	Re: Sorry to inflict this on you - US Bonehunters cover I was expecting a lot worse. Usually a bronzed badly drawn warrior clutching a sword and a dusky half dressed maiden on American covers. Fantasy covers in the US are usually embarassing to be seen with.

16th April 2007, 06:16 PM	#4 (permalink)
Urien Dreams of Midnight Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,047	Re: Sorry to inflict this on you - US Bonehunters cover HA! I'd never seen that cover before. Boy do they like their archetypes.

16th April 2007, 06:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
Rane Longfox Mmmmm, vischysoise Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 3,284	Re: Sorry to inflict this on you - US Bonehunters cover Hey, wait til you see the one they were going to use for Deadhouse Gates, until it caused such an uproar that they changed it to use the UK cover Hmm, seems like they used it for the Russian edition... And of course Memories of Ice shouldn't be ignored either: The others had been ok, up to this point

16th April 2007, 06:30 PM	#6 (permalink)
Urien Dreams of Midnight Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,047	Re: Sorry to inflict this on you - US Bonehunters cover That man's head is too small. I couldn't see the link, not allowed from this location it said. Speaking of dreadful covers, the Robert Jordan covers are often out of proportion. You'd think that popular as the books are, they'd find somebody who could draw realistically.

16th April 2007, 06:36 PM	#7 (permalink)
Rane Longfox Mmmmm, vischysoise Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 3,284	Re: Sorry to inflict this on you - US Bonehunters cover It's kinda small, I'm afraid... Attached Thumbnails

16th April 2007, 06:43 PM	#8 (permalink)
Urien Dreams of Midnight Join Date: Oct 2006 Posts: 1,047	Re: Sorry to inflict this on you - US Bonehunters cover Oh dear. Perpetuating the books for teenage boys model.

16th April 2007, 07:43 PM	#9 (permalink)
Rane Longfox Mmmmm, vischysoise Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 3,284	Re: Sorry to inflict this on you - US Bonehunters cover The full artwork: it's a little better, but still not great. SPOILERS!!!! It needs the bear-monster chasing them in the scene, and the other carriages. Then it might be decent.

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Jason_Taverner Fish Proder Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 661	Re: Sorry to inflict this on you - US Bonehunters cover is that Paran, god looks nothing like him in my head, I like the cheesy art its canny funny, the Teri Hatcher in DHG was a stinker

17th April 2007, 12:16 PM	#11 (permalink)
mogora Shapeless Protoplasm Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 84	Re: Sorry to inflict this on you - US Bonehunters cover While it's not the scene I would choose for The Bonehunters, it's not too bad of a cover IMO. It's not nearly so embarrasing as the US covers for Gardens of the Moon or Memories of Ice. (And that original cover for Deadhouse Gates..... ) I actually like this better than the UK cover for Bonehunters and I like it a whole lot better than the new artwork Transworld has started with Reaper's Gale.

17th April 2007, 03:27 PM	#13 (permalink)
Rane Longfox Mmmmm, vischysoise Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 3,284	Re: Sorry to inflict this on you - US Bonehunters cover You know you want too With a few notable exceptions, fantasy covers are normally horrific. Sci-fi isn't as bad, and horror is the worst of the lot...

17th April 2007, 07:49 PM	#14 (permalink)
Jason_Taverner Fish Proder Join Date: Sep 2005 Posts: 661	Re: Sorry to inflict this on you - US Bonehunters cover horror is so bad I so recomend the short lived TV show, Dark Place with Garth Marenghi, so funny he is a celebration about the bad things in horror,Welcome to the Official Garth Marenghi website sorry a bit off topic

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nixie pixie druid Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 2,878 Blog Entries: 3	Re: Sorry to inflict this on you - US Bonehunters cover Aren't I glad I'm British

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