Ideally, cover art should give the impression that the contents of the book will drive the reader permanently insane

[hannah@posts.rat.pictures]

Ideally, cover art should give the impression that the contents of the book will drive the reader permanently insane

[jalefkowit@hachyderm.io]

@hannah Real "first edition D&D" vibes here

[apocheir@hachyderm.io]

@hannah does the front matter say who drew that?

[hannah@posts.rat.pictures]

@apocheir credited to Ben Smith, who seems to have been an atlanta based illustrator (i found eg this which is definitely the same guy) https://cityissue.com/shop/art/ben-smith-painting

[hannah@posts.rat.pictures]

@jalefkowit can you fight your way out of (turning to page richard wilbur's "year's end"?

[jalefkowit@hachyderm.io]

@hannah A terrifying quest into the subterranean heart of [ checks notes ] the Iowa Writers' Workshop

[ireneista@adhd.irenes.space]

@hannah especially for a topic like that. it's important to ward off people who think everything has exactly one meaning.

[susan_calvin@mastodon.social]

@hannah I want this book

[donutage@mastodon.social]

@hannah That's a badass cover illo! I'm much more interested in that than in Walton Beacham's idea of explication.

[owlor@meow.social]

@hannah This absolutely looks like something that would contain eldritch knowledge of some kind, heck, that illustration wouldn't be out of place for a printed version of the King in Yellow play.