Polish-style book cover contest entries

My favorite entries from this Polish-style book cover contest:


THe Lord of the Rings by Bas Alberts.



1984 by Ben Jones.



To Kill a Mockingbird by Marc Storrs and Rob Morphy.

*Buy Polish movie posters at Amazon.

Blog devoted to Polish illustrated books

A few gems from a blog devoted to Polish illustrated books. Via.

Link roundup

1. 15 rejected book covers. Via.

2. Sony announced that they'll give away free games and more to customers once the network is back up.

PS3 users can select TWO of the following games:

Dead Nation
inFAMOUS
LittleBigPlanet
Super Stardust HD
Wipeout HD + Fury

I don't have any of those - - any suggestions? Via.

3. The Mindstyle Lilo as Stitch toy I posted ages ago is now available at Tenacious Toys.

Illustration roundup

Portal movie poster by Tristan Reidford.



Hulk commission by Maris Wicks.



Does your body spell treason?



The least creepy of the new book covers for Scott Westerfeld's Uglies series. Thanks, Stephanie.

*Buy sketch cards at eBay.

New illustrated covers for John le Carre's novels

New illustrated covers by Matt Taylor for John le Carre's novels:









Looks like it's finally time to try Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy. (The only le Carre book I've read was The Tailor of Panama, and I wasn't crazy about it.) Some of the books are available at Amazon, and Matt has various prints on sale here. Via.

Illustration roundup

Because dragon's are overdone, a fire-breathing swan. Merlin's Ring is available at Amazon and eBay. Via.




Orangutan with magnetic powers used magnetism in a suspect manner via this list of goofy Fantastic Four moments. The existence of this comic is an indication of how much education has improved, right?




Tattooed Black Manta by Dave Mott.




Longshot and She-Hulk by Jesse Hamm (I think).




Barbara Gordon/Oracle by Adam Hughes.

*Buy Batgirl toys at eBay.