Harper Collins wishes they had the balls to release a book cover like this.
Last week Keith Phipps of the AV Club posted this review of Theodor Sturgeon’s classic sci-fi novel More Than Human. Before you click through I will forecast your reaction: You will shake your head and whisper, “Damn, if sci-fi novels from back in the day didn’t have the tightest covers.”
So now I’m obsessed with these things. One google search and few clicks later and I unearthed a goldmine of the illest book covers ever drawn.
A few favorites:
The Beast the Shouted Love at the Heart of the World
Those were the days. All it took to have the sickest job was to have some drawing and painting skills and a shitload of LSD.
After spending a good half an hour browsing these things, the book shelf at your local Borders will look about as stimulating as the pamphlet rack at the doctors office.
