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[Mr Twilight]

Now on the CBn main page...

US 'Devil May Care' Cover Art Revealed

EW.com has exclusive sneak peek of cover

Edited by Righty007, 07 March 2008 - 12:25 AM.

[00Twelve]

I suppose the US is getting that cover while the UK gets the original cover art. You Brits always get the good cover art!

Actually, I like it. The image of Bond peeking around the "corner" of the cover is clever, and I'm very thankful they've abandoned that God-awful sci-fi looking font that adorned the US hardbacks of the Benson novels. Good retro look, if a bit simple.

[jimbo bond 007]

I like it.

Does mean i'm going to have to buy both though, more money on Mr Bond!

[marktmurphy]

That's a rather good idea. Surprisingly good for a US cover.

Not sure which I prefer- I'd probably enjoy looking at the UK one more, but the concept of the US one is very strong.

[Bryce (003)]

I like it. Simple and very kind of 50's noir.

[doublenoughtspy]

I like it.

They got the hair right but the gun wrong - unless Faulks has given Bond another weapon.

[zencat]

Ho, baby, I love that cover! I like this better than the UK cover (that's a first). VERY very nice.

[Mike00spy]

Not bad-

But I would have liked for it to match the recent Fleming US paperbacks,

[zencat]

I think it does match the US paperbacks. That was the first thing that hit me about it. Very pulpy.

Man, I love this cover.

[zencat]

What's very interesting about this is I was under the impression that IFP didn't want Bond to feature in cover art anymore.

What's also interesting is, conceptually, this art is similar to the US Licence Renewed in that Bond wraps around the jacket so only half his head, shoulder, and gun is visible. But this one is much more dynamic.

[Bondian]

Now. That's nice.

[Jim]

Very vivid.

Without the Bond figure it might not be much, but that does add a something to it.

[zencat]

This art surpasses the Hurricane Gold paperback as my favorite cover of the year. It's up to YB5 to beat it.

(BTW, I think we can remove the question mark from the topic header.)

[David_M]

That's very nicely done. For once!

Very retro, unclutterd, stylish, eye-catching.

Looking forward to getting hold of this one...

[Simon]

Erm, don't know what to say.

Perhaps I shouldn't have started this post.

[MarcAngeDraco]

That's a rather good idea. Surprisingly good for a US cover.

I agree. I'm quite happy with it (much better than we usually get in the US anyway).

[Bryce (003)]

I like it.

They got the hair right but the gun wrong - unless Faulks has given Bond another weapon.

Hmmm...Yeah, that's certainly no PPK. No silencer. I've played with it a bit, it could just be a generic artist conception pistol, but it has the line's of a Beretta. Somewhat like the 92-F, but that wasn't around in '67.

Who knows? Anyway, I still dig the cover.

[MkB]

Nice work. I like its pulp / retro looks.
I prefer the UK cover, as an artwork, however.

[Harmsway]

Terrific cover. I like it more than the UK version (which has a nice image, but isn't as deliciously pulpy as this cover).

[terminus]

Well, we Brits certainly lucked out with our version of the cover - it surpasses this dross by miles.

[Qwerty]

Surprisingly good!

Not sure which of the two covers I like more for this one--they both have their good points.

I'm just glad the US finally got some decent cover artwork.

[Righty007]

I like this cover better than the UK version. Doubleday had better market the hell out of it or else it'll turn out like Young Bond in the US as well as Gardner, Benson, etc.

[terminus]

I guess what I like about the UK cover is that it feels like a movie poster, the sort of thing they might do for a re-issue for a movie release, if you get what I'm saying. And that feels right, given the themetune competition.

The US cover feels like the cover of a novel.

[Vauxhall]

I like it, not as much as the UK cover, but I like it. Although I still find it slightly odd that Ian Fleming has a larger font, and therefore a bigger billing, than Sebastian Faulks.

[K1Bond007]

I gotta go with the UK art over this. I like this one for it's pulp qualities, but it doesn't excite me. The UK is just more special IMO and the fonts are superior. I notice that Doubleday is going the "Writing As Ian Fleming" route too. Probably had to, but I'm also not liking that Fleming's name is much larger than Faulk's.

[zencat]

I like it, not as much as the UK cover, but I like it. Although I still find it slightly odd that Ian Fleming has a larger font, and therefore a bigger billing, than Sebastian Faulks.

That doesn't surprise me that much as I don't think Faulks is as well-known in the U.S. -- at least not a in wide commercial sense.

I'm surprised at the what seems to be a pretty even split between fans here liking it or the UK version (actually, my surprise is that any fan would dislike this cover). It's no contest for me. This is the Bond cover of my dreams. But maybe that's because I love pulp covers, and to see a brand new hardcover of a major new Bond book with a pulpy cover...like I said, a dream come true.

[Mr. Blofeld]

Whoa! I love it!

[David_M]

Surprised so many people prefer the UK cover, which looks like a shampoo ad to me.

But then, that's what makes horse races. Anyway, less people to fight for a decent copy at the bookshop!

[RivenWinner]

You know, I like both versions, but I'm going to have to go with the US version. I'm a sucker for these types of pulp inspired covers.

[mccartney007]

Amazing. I love it, but I love anything that's pulpy. Orange juice especially.