New hardback cover art

Golrush007

I was just wondering what others thought about the new hardback cover art for the re-issue of the Ian Fleming Bond novels. They are quite good and have a sixties feel to them, and also I like that they are handpainted artworks as well. But are they better than previous cover art? I'm not yet convinced. Maybe they'll continue to grow on me!

In case you haven't seen them yet. . . http://www.mi6.co.uk/sections/articles/literary_2008_fleming_hardbacks.php3

KissyLover

They do look pretty damned good...I think I know where some of my money will be spent this year. :007)

Sir Miles

I have to say that I like these covers, you can pre-order them over at Amazon.co.uk - this is turning out to be a VERY expensive year !

Hardyboy

Looks like the artist is a BIG fan of the poster art from the 1967 Casino Royale--or the dancing women covered with funky slogans from the old Laugh-In TV show. Sock it to me!

John Drake

Fantastic. 'Dr No' is the winner for me.

darenhat

I guess I'm the only one who doesn't care for them. They are pretty unimaginative, IMO... much like the Glidrose covers that simply showed a silhouetted Bond in various poses.

These new covers really say nothing about the book, unless, like Hardyboy mentioned, you're a big fan of the 67 version of CR. But of course, we all know that that movie bore virtually no resemblance to the book.

Golrush007

The main complaint that I have with them is that they include only one aspect of the Bond books, ie. women. I would have preferred cover which focus more on the espionage aspect. There are a few cover which I do think work well, like DN and MR. As a set though, I think they could have been more interesting. Being but a student of limited means I won't be shelling out for these.

Hardyboy

darenhat wrote:

I guess I'm the only one who doesn't care for them. They are pretty unimaginative, IMO... much like the Glidrose covers that simply showed a silhouetted Bond in various poses.

Oh, you're not alone, DH. I find the covers a little too derivative of the films and just too 1970s (the girl on the LALD cover looks like she just stepped off the set of Shaft). And, again, I can't stop thinking of Laugh-In. . .

Barbel

Yuch. Only DAF and DN come close (though no cigar).