Discworld Poll 1: Top 10 favourite Josh Kirby covers.

[UnseenTerryPratchett]

What are your top ten favourite Discworld book covers illustrated by the infamous Josh Kirby? Mine are as follows...

1. Pyramids
2. Sourcery
3. Interesting Times
4. The Colour of Magic
5. The Light Fantastic
6. Hogfather
7. Men At Arms
8. Guards! Guards!
9. Wyrd Sisters
10. Mort/Reaper Man

[spideyGirl]

oooh will need to check them out again and get back to you

[=Tamar]

I don't actually like Josh Kirby covers, but since I realized that at least some of them are done with an Arcimboldo-like technique where, when you look at the cover as a whole, it's a picture of something else entirely, I began to appreciate them differently. The first one that I noticed that about is the one I appreciate most, so:
1. Feet of Clay

[Dotsie]

Not a fan. Despite the accusation elsewhere on here that it makes me superficial, they nearly put me off altogether! I only picked up the first one when someone left a copy at my house.

If Paul Kidby or Kemar had started doing them, I'd have been reading them sooner.

[pip]

Not a fan. Despite the accusation elsewhere on here that it makes me superficial, they nearly put me off altogether! I only picked up the first one when someone left a copy at my house.

If Paul Kidby or Kemar had started doing them, I'd have been reading them sooner.

I agree Dotsie. The Kidby covers as well as the other artists such as Kemar give a much more proffesional look to the books whcih appeal to a wider audience .

[Tonyblack]

Nope, I was never a fan of the Kirby covers. I only started to read the books because my brother insisted that I read Colour of Magic. I could never associate the characters on the covers with the ones in my head.

If I was actually forced to name my favourite, I guess it would be Small Gods. But I''m not that keen on it.

[pip]

I always got the impression that Kirby worked off a brief description of the book while Kidby worked off the book itself

[Penfold]

I'm pretty much in Tony's camp on this subject except that I would choose Reaper Man. My favourite artist, however, would be Kemar and if he were to redo the whole UK series I would probably buy them again.

[MerlinPowered]

For ebook readers, those whose collections aren't nearby, or those that can't be bothered: the book covers. I only own 3 paper backs, the rest of my collection are ebooks. My favourite of the three I own is Guards! Guards!

I agree with Tony, however, in that other artists capture the characters much closer to how I imagine them (eg. I really like these). Its a personal thing though.

[Tonyblack]

Some interesting artwork there.

[pip]

Is someone with ebooks allowed have an opinion on the beauty of cover art

[MerlinPowered]

Is someone defiantly against e-Books allowed an opinion on a digital forum? Just joking.

I was actually going to post a thread about eBooks vs "the real thing". I have read your signature several times now, you seem to be completely against them.

[Tonyblack]

Is someone defiantly against e-Books allowed an opinion on a digital forum? Just joking.

I was actually going to post a thread about eBooks vs "the real thing". I have read your signature several times now, you seem to be completely against them.

It's more of a bit of good natured ribbing really. And it's a perennial topic that comes up on this site.

[MerlinPowered]

Oh please let pip read it as a joke, it was meant to be. I even added a pokey outey tongue smiley!

[pip]

Is someone defiantly against e-Books allowed an opinion on a digital forum? Just joking.

I was actually going to post a thread about eBooks vs "the real thing". I have read your signature several times now, you seem to be completely against them.

We've had similar topics but its always interesting to get opinions. I've no real problem with people reading e books . I just love the phsical mform of a book and couldn't bring my self to betray millenia of knowledge