{"id":8474,"date":"2012-04-05T07:59:52","date_gmt":"2012-04-05T15:59:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/?p=8474"},"modified":"2012-04-05T07:59:52","modified_gmt":"2012-04-05T15:59:52","slug":"cover-art-for-red-country-by-joe-abercrombie-us","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aidanmoher.com\/blog\/2012\/04\/art\/cover-art\/cover-art-for-red-country-by-joe-abercrombie-us\/","title":{"rendered":"Cover Art for RED COUNTRY by Joe Abercrombie (US)"},"content":{"rendered":"\"RED<\/a>\n

I like this new direction for the US editions of Abercrombie’s novels, even if I still prefer the UK covers. They’re well executed and take a familiar concept (dude with a sword), but inject some life into it. This will sit well along the trade paperback releases of Best Served Cold<\/em> and The Heroes<\/em><\/a>. So, good on Lauren Panepinto, art director at Orbit Books, for saving the series’ cover from their previous lows<\/a>. I was<\/em> hoping for something that would reflect the Western influence on the novel, like a pistol (do they exist yet in Abercrombie’s world?) or a dude with a mean handlebar moustache and a wide-brimmed hat, but, well, c’est la vie.<\/p>\n

Panepinto’s brief thoughts<\/a> on the cover:<\/p>\n

I\u2019m super excited to be able to continue our new US cover style from the trade paperbacks of The Heroes and Best Served Cold into the hardcover of Red Country. These have been the most epic photo shoots I\u2019ve ever participated in, and Michael Frost and Gene Mollica have done an excellent job casting, styling, and producing fantastic images. The model for this shoot was particularly into the shoot, having been Pierce Brosnan\u2019s Bond stunt double! Extra credit.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Last week, I gathered together everything we know about (A) Red Country<\/em><\/a> into one handy post, so head there for a synopsis and some juicy analysis. And, if you’re into book trailers (for some reason…), you can find a short teaser for (A) Red Country<\/em><\/a> at Fantasy Faction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I like this new direction for the US editions of Abercrombie’s novels, even if I still prefer the UK covers. They’re well executed and take a familiar concept (dude with a sword), but inject some life into it. This will sit well along the trade paperback releases of Best Served Cold and The Heroes. So,… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":"","footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":""},"categories":[31,26],"tags":[1285,1283,38,95,107],"class_list":["post-8474","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-art","category-cover-art","tag-art","tag-cover-art","tag-fantasy","tag-joe-abercrombie","tag-orbit-books"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"yoast_head":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n