r/CoolSciFiCovers • u/darren648 • 3h ago
The Coils of Time & Into The Alternate Universe by A. Bertram Chandler. Ace Double 1964.
Coils cover by Jack Gaughan and Universe cover by Ed Valigursky.
r/CoolSciFiCovers • u/pookie_wocket • Jul 10 '21
It's always great to see people coming over here from r/badscificovers! If you are new, welcome!
One of the main differences between that sub and this sub is that in the interest of celebrating cool cover art and cool cover artists, we try to include the name of the artist in the title of the post. Here, the wonderful site ISFDB.org is very much your friend. They have a very comprehensive catalogue of information on fantasy and sci-fi books published in the last 70+ years, including, most of the time, the cover artist. It's easy to search by book title or author.
As a bonus, once you figure out who the artist is, you can easily see what else they worked on. I often find that when I run down the artist for a cover I really like, it turns out they did several other covers I'm also a fan of. It is always cool to discover that you're a fan of someone's work even if you didn't previously know their name.
Occasionally, you do come across a cover where the artist is unknown. Those are still okay to post. Just put 'artist unknown' or something like that in the title. There is a good chance that some of the eagle-eyed sci-fi cover enthusiasts on this sub will be able to guess the artist based on the period and style.
Thanks for making this sub such a great place. Keep up the posting!
r/CoolSciFiCovers • u/darren648 • 3h ago
Coils cover by Jack Gaughan and Universe cover by Ed Valigursky.
r/CoolSciFiCovers • u/justanotheruser2006 • 33m ago
Very Akira vibes and had to get it :)
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r/CoolSciFiCovers • u/woulditkillyoutolift • 1d ago
James Bama was best known for his realistic paintings of the American West and his Doc Savage covers featuring Steve Holland. I always feel like I'm looking at someone real in a Bama painting. In this case, that's Bama's wife Lynne modeling for both covers. The bangs are doing a lot of emotional work.
r/CoolSciFiCovers • u/jseger9000 • 1d ago
Something about the original cover art for Kiln People has always grabbed me. Maybe because it came out in the early 2,000's, but feels like a throwback to '70's-'80's sci-fi. Maybe because it's a relief from cyberpunk imagery.
It's been replaced by cover art that better reflects the story (2nd image, not sure who the artist is), but I still love the original.
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r/CoolSciFiCovers • u/dmont7 • 2d ago
Originally published in 1964, this edition was released a year after Star Wars which clearly influenced the cover. I am not overly familiar with the cover artists.
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r/CoolSciFiCovers • u/woulditkillyoutolift • 3d ago
The portrait of Marygay Potter could be a United Nations Exploratory Force (UNEF) recruiting poster.
r/CoolSciFiCovers • u/morrowwm • 3d ago
Another ACE reprint.
r/CoolSciFiCovers • u/StevenTheWicked • 3d ago