dhalagirl she/her Posted May 30, 2012 Posted May 30, 2012 The kind folks at Subterranean revealed what Legion is going to look like. If you didn't get their e-mail this morning, you can view it on their site. Subterranean I have to confess, I'm not crazy about it. I've seen better work from them. The design isn't eye catching. However, that said, it is a perfect representation of the story. What are your thoughts?
firstRainbowRose she/her Posted May 30, 2012 Posted May 30, 2012 I was crazy excited to see your post, but I'm a lot more subdued now that I see the cover. I'm trying to decide if I like it or not. I don't hate it, but I also don't love it right off.
Chaos he/him Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 Wow, this is... Um. Underwhelming. I like the concept behind the cover, but this feels like the sketch of the real cover. A first draft. Not impressed.
mycoltbug Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 I hate the cover. I'm going to have a hard time even wanting that to take up my important section shelf space near all the other Sanderson works. Extremely disappointed.
otomo Posted May 31, 2012 Posted May 31, 2012 I don't know, given the description of Legion, it seems fitting. The guy has "aspects" that are multiple personalities all competing in his head, right? So the blurred colors, the dark person in thought seems to capture that? The only thing I'd say is the body language doesn't communicate much action, so it comes off that this will be an introspective character piece (just by looking at the cover). I don't know if that's the case, not having read it, obviously. It's a pretty piece of art though.
callumke he/him Posted June 1, 2012 Posted June 1, 2012 I think it looks cool - it reminds me of an Impressionist painting. A different feel to the Cosmere books, sure, but it is a totally different style. 4/5
Commander Spoonface he/him Posted June 5, 2012 Posted June 5, 2012 The concept of the drawing is fine with me (a man with all dem peoples behind him) but the way it's drawn just makes it look, I dunno, ugly. And all that white space makes it feel really, really empty.
dhalagirl she/her Posted June 6, 2012 Author Posted June 6, 2012 Well said, Spoonface. There really is too much negative space. It's the type of cover that I'd expect from a small press, especially if it was for a new author. But Subterranean prints special and limited editions for a lot of big name authors and the art on these printings usually fantastic. As a fan, I kinda feel jipped. Brandon deserves better. (You know, like the cover art for Emperor's Soul)
Shivertongue he/him Posted June 6, 2012 Posted June 6, 2012 I don't hate it. I'm not especially impressed, but I don't hate it. The problem I have with it, is that while it does represent the story well, it doesn't help you guess at what the story is if you have no idea. It might not be an issue for this book, but if I were to pass it in the bookstore, without having ever heard of Legion, my first thought would be "This looks like the story of a guy who's really busy." That said, the art is good, and maybe my interpretation is just me. I would have done something a bit different, though.
Arcanist Lupus he/him Posted June 23, 2012 Posted June 23, 2012 I like the idea, but I think I would prefer to see more details - emphasize how different and strange the hallucinations are.
NinjaMeTimbers Posted July 27, 2012 Posted July 27, 2012 I have to say, I really like this cover art. It has a really neat style and its a very nice piece of art.
Tamzin Ashevai she/her Posted October 7, 2012 Posted October 7, 2012 I neither like nor dislike the cover art. I purchased the novella as an ebook, read it, and wasn't much impressed. I've already stated elsewhere that I wanted more information regarding Stephen's aspects. Enough said here. No tough love.
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