Harry Potter and Lemony Snicket covers re-imagined

Tue
Feb 17 2009 4:23pm

Harry Potter and Lemony Snicket covers re-imagined

Harry Potter and Lemony Snicket covers

M. S. Corley has reimagined Harry Potter and Lemony Snicket as Penguin-esque covers. I believe “full of awesome” is the correct response here. It’s like Saul Bass meets Greek vase painting...and I’m in love, and suddenly wondering what The Wheel of Time would look like as such... Hmmmm....

[Via a Twitter friend. (Thanks, Ryan!]

Beth White and the cover to Cat Valente’s Deathless

<em>The Gathering Storm</em> ebook cover by Todd Lockwood

The Gathering Storm ebook cover by Todd Lockwood

<em>Enderâ��s Game</em> ebook cover by Sam Weber

Ender’s Game ebook cover by Sam Weber

Brandon Sandersonâ��s <em>The Way of Kings</em> cover by Michael Whelan

Brandon Sanderson’s The Way of Kings cover by Michael Whelan

The covers that got away

9 comments

1. murfman

view all by murfman | Tuesday February 17, 2009 03:31pm EST

These are so cool! Reminds me of library sales and digging through baskets of books at estate and garage sales. ;)

Here are the Spiderwick Chronicles as well!

2. EricBraddock

view all by EricBraddock | Tuesday February 17, 2009 04:01pm EST

These are so great, I love the stylization and different approach. Like black & red figure art from ancient Greek pottery. I love it.

3. katenepveu

view all by katenepveu | Tuesday February 17, 2009 04:09pm EST

Those are awesome, thanks for the link.

4. bluejo

view all by bluejo | Tuesday February 17, 2009 04:57pm EST

They look so terribly plausible. Irene, you can totally do any of my covers like that!

5. arachnejericho

view all by arachnejericho | Wednesday February 18, 2009 02:02am EST | amended on Wednesday February 18, 2009 02:02am EST

I love these covers.

What does Twilight look like?

(On the other hand, the Twilight covers are all pretty stylized in the first place.)

6. jwdenzel

view all by jwdenzel | Wednesday February 18, 2009 12:11pm EST

Love it. Thanks for sharing. My favorite is Harry Potter 7. So creepy.

And yes, somebody PLEASE do the WoT novels.

7. MSCorley

Wednesday February 18, 2009 04:07pm EST

Thanks for the kind words everyone!

These series are quite enjoyable to make, I have never read The Wheel of Time series but I'm certainly open to it.

There are many more book series' I have planned to make for this project, so stay tuned.

8. V47

Wednesday February 18, 2009 05:04pm EST

I'd have to say for density, excellent visual narrative and good graphic design I prefer these to the originals.

9. sofrina

Sunday April 19, 2009 03:21pm EDT

what's cool about the hp's is that you pick the element on which each book most hinges. nothing in SS matters as much as Harry receiving his call to adventure and in DH nothing matters so much as his choice to sacrifice himself for everyone else thereby making it possible for Voldemort to truly be defeated.