New Covers For Old 2023: Day IV

I warn you. At least one of these is an opposite-of-improved sucker punch. Possibly. Two. Or three…

Original Cover

Updated Cover

Original Cover

Updated Cover

Original Cover

Updated Cover

Original Cover

Updated Cover

Original Cover

Updated Cover

Original Cover

Updated Cover

Original Cover

Updated Cover

Original Cover

Updated Cover

Original Cover

Updated Cover

Original Cover

Updated Cover

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Marc
Marc
1 year ago

My poor eyesight had me read that one cover as “The Demented Dongs of…”. Which the title might as well have been. On the new version I wouldn’t have even gotten that far.

Bryan Raynor
Bryan Raynor
1 year ago

LOLOLOL I think maybe only the final one was in any way an improvement. The first one: hilarious.

RK@HM
RK@HM
1 year ago

Actually, I’m having trouble seeing any of these as an improvement.

Johno McMoose
Johno McMoose
1 year ago

The Rick Toenail thing might not be the best cover over there, but it has come a long way since that horrid screaming goose. Meanwhile, any progress the Turtle Monkey might have made by making the letters bigger and clearer was done in by the paint texture effect.

Syd
Syd
1 year ago

Wind Rider traded up for good art, but ruined it with the crappy typography. Ditto Lord Ormande’s Daughter–so close!

(*good may be just my perception in comparison to the rest)

Syd
Syd
1 year ago

wait, did “remembering historical events” steal the History channel’s logo??

Zsuzsa
Zsuzsa
1 year ago
Reply to  Syd

Yes, they did. I wonder if that was the reason for the cover redesign. (Nathan got the new and old covers mixed up on that one; understandable given that both are right at home on this blog.)

Syd
Syd
1 year ago
Reply to  Zsuzsa

they def swapped one terrible cover for another terrible cover, for sure!