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Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett
Welcome to the Friday Face-Off where this week we’re comparing covers featuring a dark road!
After last week’s edition took me to Discworld, I couldn’t resist going there again with Carpe Jugulum by Terry Pratchett! And with a wonderful collection of covers, it was difficult only choosing two to compare!
This week’s offerings are the Pocket 2011 French cover with incredible artwork by Marc Simonetti and the Collector’s Library edition from Doubleday with artwork by Joe McLaren. Take a look and see which one is your favourite!
Pocket 2011 | Cover #1
Doubleday 2016 | Cover #2
| The Friday Face-Off: Winner |
The Doubleday cover is a nice addition to the Collector’s Library – block colours, a simple illustration working in silhouettes and negative space, and a dramatic vista. I love the lonely figure walking up a long and crooked road towards Lancre Castle, and I love the silhouettes of the witches on broomsticks as they fly across the sky.
The artwork for the French edition is incredible, however, and the more I look at Marc SImonetti’s artwork the more in love I am with it. It is, quite simply, breathtaking. I love the smokey blues and pinks as they rise up to Lancre Castle concealing another dark and crooked road. I love the slender figure of Mightily Oats, the powerful stance of the Witches of Lancre and the sword-swinging action of Verence II. This eye-catching and imaginative cover is most definitely my favourite.
Discworld artwork by Marc Simonetti
Which cover wins your vote this week? Have a cover of your own? – Post the link below!
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Next week’s theme is:
Cold and Crisp
A cover with a cold and wintry feel
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