All 6 new Fleming covers revealed! (update)
#31
Posted 05 June 2003 - 04:22 PM
#32
Posted 13 June 2003 - 03:26 AM
Originally posted by Clarence Leiter
I think if the powers to be want to captue a new audience for Bond the covers should be modern.
I don't agree at all. The books are not at all modern. I've heard critisism somewhere about Moonraker being too dated and whatnot, that's bogus. Put you're mind in the 1950's is what I say. I think modern covers are sorta pointless when you read the books themselves.
But, really, it's all about taste. What suits your tastes is fine and I respect that. But, in my opinion, the UK covers are boring to me compared to the US ones. The UK ones are nice, but I still like the retro look.
#33
Posted 13 June 2003 - 05:05 AM
I brought home Live and Let Die yesterday, and I actually kept it in the bag so my wife wouldn't slap me upside the head. I felt like I was 13 again, trying to sneak a Playboy into my parent's house.
This artwork is amazing. Not only are the covers retro, but the women have the classic full-bodied look of the 50's and 60's, not the waif-thin-with-plastic-breasts look of today.
I certainly hope some prints of these hit the market.
#34
Posted 16 June 2003 - 05:05 PM
(Me either, I'll just have to be careful when I'm ready to re-read them.)
#35
Posted 25 June 2003 - 04:15 PM
#36
Posted 25 June 2003 - 04:17 PM
#37
Posted 25 June 2003 - 08:41 PM
#38
Posted 25 June 2003 - 09:13 PM
Originally posted by zencat
Amazon has posted pics for the next 3 books -- looks like OHMSS has undergone a change of title font.
I like the new font better. Also notice that the snow is now behind the title where before it was only in a diagonal stripe.
#39
Posted 25 June 2003 - 11:08 PM
#40
Posted 25 June 2003 - 11:12 PM
Thanks Mr. *. I hadn't spotted that.Originally posted by Mister Asterix
Also notice that the snow is now behind the title where before it was only in a diagonal stripe.
#41
Posted 25 June 2003 - 11:32 PM
I'm sure it will appear soon. BN.com has it up.Originally posted by jwheels57
I wonder why they don't show the pic of TSWLM
#42
Posted 25 June 2003 - 11:47 PM
#43
Posted 26 June 2003 - 02:19 AM
#44
Posted 26 June 2003 - 04:08 AM
#45
Posted 26 June 2003 - 04:13 AM
#46
Posted 26 June 2003 - 05:29 AM
#47
Posted 27 June 2003 - 03:23 AM
Originally posted by thuffner
I like the cover change. The first one's font looks like something out of a fairy tale...
Actually, funnily enough, I think Fleming often considered his novels to be "fairy tales for adults".
But I do agree that the new cover is better, and the new font is much better because it makes the title more readable and less flowery.
#48
Posted 27 June 2003 - 05:16 AM
#49
Posted 07 July 2003 - 05:05 AM
#50
Posted 07 July 2003 - 05:19 AM
#51
Posted 22 July 2003 - 02:56 AM
#52
Posted 22 July 2003 - 03:03 AM
#53
Posted 22 July 2003 - 03:32 AM
Thank you.