Jul 26, 2017 is there anything more exciting that a great musician reinterpreting a classic song. Yes, i know it was a play, but its in print so it qualifies as one of the best book covers of all time. An attractive book cover design catches the buyers attention and helps the book stand out from the millions of books already available in a market. Like a record sleeve, a book cover is a crucial element of the reading experience. Without further ado, heres our list of the 15 most groundbreaking comic covers of all time. Top 10 best transformers comic book covers of all time. Top 75 most iconic dc covers of alltime master list cbr. Looking at spideys comic book covers or his appearances on covers always exemplified the meaning of superheroicfantasy and total nonstop action. Our choice of the 50 best book covers of all time the coolest book covers ever made.
Do you ever filter through hundreds of search engine results in an effort to find some of the greatest covers ever made. This is not your typical memoir cover at all, at first glance it could even be a scifi novel. The greatest uncanny xmen covers of all time outright. Were not covering all of the most famous covers of all time although several are included, instead focusing on covers that pushed the medium into new territory, changing the industry in the process. There are artists who make a living off just exploring this unique feature where you often are supposed to judge a book by its cover. The 25 most iconic album covers of all time udiscover. All the pretty horses, by cormac mccarthy, cover art by chip kidd. Rolling stones 100 greatest album covers by 2tec discogs lists. Its october, which means everything is now officially just a little. Comic books are a limitless well of inspiration and today, we will be taking a look at some of our favorite comic book covers of all time and will be showcasing them for you all to see. Mar 14, 2018 somewhere along the way, the art of crafting cool, interesting, thoughtprovoking, visually stunning album covers died a death. Ever wonder what are some of the best comic book covers of all time. Score a book s total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Like other forms of fashion, styles in illustration, typography, and visual approach change from time to time, and just by looking at recent covers you can see that the designs tend to replicate across the genre, with many.
There are many famous album covers, but weve put together what we believe are the 100 greatest album covers. Dec 24, 2011 to remember the good old days, and give a little nudge to the new, weve compiled a list of the 20 most iconic book covers ever in our minds, all examples of amazing book cover design. This is my list of the 100 best comic book covers from the period 1980present. Batman appears on some of the most famous comic book covers of all time, but which ones are his most iconic covers. Batman appears on some of the most famous comic book covers of alltime, but which ones are his most iconic covers. So in honor of my love for the avengers, here are in my opinion, the 25 best avengers covers of my time. All of these book covers gives a hint of the story inside, generating some. Sep 30, 2017 every time, it needs to scream out loud next to every other comic on the stands. Explore the rolling stones 100 greatest album covers list by 2tec on discogs. Always on my mind by the pet shop boys has been voted the best ever cover song in a recent bbc census, which lists the best 50.
At time of writing ive shared my thoughts on almost 150 different book covers. The 25 most iconic comic book covers of all time ign. Best book covers of all time list the best covers for books of all time. Its been homaged more times than i can count and seriously, this cover told us fans back then that this was no ordinary xmen story. Score a books total score is based on multiple factors, including the number of people who have voted for it and how highly those voters ranked the book. Jan 06, 2010 from memoirs to philosophy tomes, these books have covers that make them stand out. The fundamental rule of all readers is to never judge a book by its cover, but ilhether we spot a gorgeous book in someones hands or displayed in. Plaths tragic book, with its title crafted in gothic font, perhaps captures the tomes mood the best.
Is there anything more exciting that a great musician reinterpreting a classic song. The 20 best album covers of all time creative bloq. Here is the master list of all the top 75 most iconic dc covers of alltime, as voted on by you, the readers. Clement hurds illustrations for this childrens classic help make it one of the most famous tomes of all time. Weve rounded up some unique and breathtaking book covers that are sure to catch your eye and. The top 100 most industry changing comic book covers of. Truly iconic album covers dont just define an album, they define an era, a generation and, in some cases, an entire musical genre. Please practice handwashing and social distancing, and check out our resources for adapting to these times. Sometimes a great cover is a faithful rendition, borne out of love and respect for the original track.
So without further ado, feast your eyes on the 60 best book covers of the yearand id suggest checking out more of the recommenders work while youre at it, too. The cover art for this book accurately represents the time period and the subject matter of this ellis classic. Shirley tuckers original 1966 cover of the bell jar is the most iconic, and the coolest of all the covers for this classic. Photographic portraits, paintings, collages all these and more are on billboard s list of the 50 greatest album covers of all time. Sweet provided the cover for the path of daggers and almost all of the wheel of time books. A woman looks fearlessly out from the cover wearing sunglasses in which we see a knife reflected twice. No jane austen, no charles dickens, no joseph conrad. Here at lit hub, we unpacked the biggest book cover trend of the. Its protagonist alex is a terrifying societal construction. So, i thought it would be fun to compile a couple of top ten lists.
The marvel zombies miniseries takes place in an alternate universe where all marvel heroes are basically disintegrating and eating each others flesh like all good zombies do. Now, its time to present 26 of the absolute best comic book covers of all time. Inside, we explore what makes a successful and interesting book cover and how. Dec 21, 2016 but every book on this list is spectacular in one way or anotherand industry expert approved. Take a look at these covers to see some inspiring and intriguing artwork. So, to give this a super clickbaity title, here are. Only when you get right to the end do you discover that all time does not include any time before 1923, or after 2005. Jul 16, 2018 that pressure to stand out inspires a lot of creativity among publishers, and every year, some truly amazing covers are designed.
These are the top ten pins with the most repins and. With so many all time greats, choosing a definitive 25 best or even favorite list from the last 25 years is nearly. Features the 25 most iconic album covers of all time. The cover to this one is very cool, and wed expect nothing less from the coolest book of the year. Last weekend we asked our readers to select the best album covers of all time. Mar 25, 20 the 22 most iconic book covers of all time. The top 25 greatest spiderman covers of all time blogger. One of the great things about the comic book industry is that there are so many comic book covers for us, as designers to look at. To remember the good old days, and give a little nudge to the new, weve compiled a list of the 20 most iconic book covers ever in our minds, all examples of amazing book cover design. Scott fitzgerald, when fitzgerald saw the cover, finished. Apr 12, 2014 the top 25 greatest spiderman covers of all time the top 25 greatest spiderman. Dec 22, 2011 one of the most influential dystopian novels of all time, a clockwork orange used its own secret language to punctuate its jarring narrative, a bastardisation of english and russian.
Below that, you can feast your eyes on all the covers they picked. The road buch design best book covers fancy fonts sleeping through the night cool books logo color book cover design fiction books. May 01, 2018 the 25 most iconic comic book covers of all time. Top 10 best transformers comic book covers of all time every two weeks, brings you a top 5 list related to all things transformers written by me, your fellow editor. This year, at lit hub, we spent a lot of time thinking about book cover. At the beginning of the 1990s, it seemed like rock music was starting to go stale and repeat itself. And i still have it till this day and its one of my favorite books i own.
To make sense of it all, i asked seventeen designers whose own work i have deeply admired to talk about their personal favorite book covers of 2016. Here are the 10 coolest album covers of all time and the albums themselves arent half bad either. Wed open this post with the obligatory joke about judging books by their coversbut we all do judge books by their covers. Jul 30, 2018 nevermind by nirvana has one of the most unusual and memorable covers of all time. Thanks to all the artists featured for their talent in creating their rendition of these cover videos and making the songs their own. Wed open this post with the obligatory joke about judging books by their covers but we all do judge books by their covers. Jun 11, 2017 and i still have it till this day and its one of my favorite books i own. Find the top 100 most popular items in amazon best sellers.
For more on your favorite comic book heroes, check out our roundup of the craziest retcons marvel and dc have ever made. China girl, shadowplay smells like infinite sadness a 40somethings musings on the current state of music, film and pop culture. In the age of the mp3, the album cover is really a lost art which probably explains why 90 percent of the albums. Check back each weekday to see the next ten covers until the list is complete. As might be expected, some of the artists i asked championed a few of the same book designs, so i feel comfortable saying that the very top three best book covers of the year are the following. The photograph and design of this cover have landed it on numerous best cover art. I took a little trip down memory lane, searching out all my favorite comic book covers over the years. That pressure to stand out inspires a lot of creativity among publishers, and every year, some truly amazing covers are designed. The greatest uncanny xmen covers of all time outright geekery. The 60 best book covers of 2016, as chosen by designers. The 22 most iconic book covers of all time buzzfeed. If you publish in a genre or category where readers expect fresh and new book cover designs, it pays to know what the design trends are at any time. Somewhere along the way, the art of crafting cool, interesting, thoughtprovoking, visually stunning album covers died a death.
Because i am terrible at ranking things, ive just put them in chronological order. At least we have the ones that we have to look back on. And if you like this list, come check out all my articles at my blog, the strange tales of a comic book nerd and my facebook group, we love comics. To celebrate the season, please enjoy this collection of a few of my favorite creepy book covers, from the. These 50 awesome book covers will inspire you learn canva. The 50 greatest album covers of all time billboard. They say not to judge a book by its cover, but that doesnt necessarily hold true for comics. And since ive got this blog and it needs content i thought id regale you all with my 100 favorite comic book covers of all time. A shortcut through time, by george johnson, cover art by peter buchanansmith. The top 100 most industry changing comic book covers of all time. For better or worse, its our first impression of the authors workand a great cover will make us pick up a book as fast as a.
Classical music for relaxation, music for stress relief, relax. Ive been a comic book fan for over 40 years and i still cant come up with an. The cover of this book not only works designwise, but also relates directly to the title. The fundamental rule of all readers is to never judge a book by its cover, but ilhether we spot a gorgeous book in someones hands or displayed in a bookstore, the cover piques our curiosity. Oct 06, 2017 40 of the creepiest book covers of all time open if you dare. If youre looking for book cover design inspiration, here is a collection of 75. I always tell myself not to judge a book by its cover but then. Then came grunge, which brought everything back to its basics and acted like a big reset button, just as punk had done two decades earlier. One of the characteristics of a good book cover is that it sets the mood of the. Less than zero, by bret easton ellis, cover art by chip kidd. Nov 12, 2015 photographic portraits, paintings, collages all these and more are on billboard s list of the 50 greatest album covers of all time. This is the most classic, recognizable xmen cover of all time.
One of the reasons that i chose a time frame instead of going for the best of all time is because the art of the covers, the methods of creating them, and the role that covers play has changed. Its october, which means everything is now officially just a little bit spookierand im not only talking about your twitter handles. Yet only a few truly penetrate into pop culture to become iconicperpetually recognizable, often imitated. With so many alltime greats, choosing a definitive 25 best or even favorite list from the last 25 years is nearly. Jun 15, 2011 last weekend we asked our readers to select the best album covers of all time. Looking for great books and some of the best novels of all time to read. The 20 most iconic book covers ever classic books, books, i love. Jul 24, 2009 i took a little trip down memory lane, searching out all my favorite comic book covers over the years. Nah, this book just got taken to a whole other level and this was the perfect cover for that ascension.