Seriously though, I re-watched Peter Pan with the girlfriend a while back and the scene with the “Indians” is racist as fuck. I still have the little blue, foldey bookstand that came with them. Man, do you remember those old Disney World of Reading books? Bang, right in the nostalgia. On that note, what smartass decided that “noblebright” was the term we’d use as the opposite of grimdark? Lightbright was clearly the better option. This cover took far too bloody long to make, but I’ve managed to create a wholesome, noblebright counterpart to Jack Bloodfist – Jill Happyhands! Jack Bloodfist by James Jakins Lynn’s Books Finalist I mean, even the massive jaw isn’t as worrying as that. I have always wondered why the Crimson Chin appears to have 4 pecs though. The Crimson Queen by Alec Hutson Fantasy Book Critic Finalistĭo you remember Fairly Odd Parents? Well, you should. I actually looked up quite a few vintage barber posters to get some inspiration for this one, and man… Those dudes back then had some sweet typography. Andrew described to me a 1-star review he had received complaining about the book’s “GAY AGENDA”, and so I made him a new cover to print off and mail to his newest fan.Ĭhaos Trims My Beard by Brett Herman Fantasy Faction Finalist This cover was actually made a good few months ago, as part of the Resident Authors Bookclub (aka “RRAWR”) over on /r/fantasy. Sufficiently Advanced Magic by Andrew Rowe Bookworm Blues Finalist On that note, I give you our new SPFBO finalist covers, handily placed beside the originals. In my humble, leafy, opinion… we need more fun. I do have one problem with the SPFBO though it’s altogether too serious. It’s fantastic for readers and writers alike, and has helped increase the profile of many great and previously underappreciated authors – including Jonathan French and Josiah Bancroft, who have both since been signed by Orbit. The SPFBO (or spiffbo, as the cool kids call it) is a competition hosted by wholesome novelist Mark Lawrence, which aims to raise the profile of several talented self-published authors through consistent exposure across the 10 participating blogs, and the prestige of the competition itself. I’ve been sharing these on twitter over the past month, but this post will have the full collection (plus a couple of extra treats) for your viewing pleasure. I’m fucking excellent at making terrible covers though, so I decided that I’d put my skills to good use and re-imagine the covers of this year’s Self-Published Fantasy Blog-Off finalists.
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