Best Covers of 2018… So Far (Part 1)

Muddy Colors

Thursday, July 26th, 2018

Welcome back to our (sort of) monthly segment, This Month in Covers! As you may have noticed, we have some catching up to do.

Here are some of my favorite covers to grace the shelves of your local book store this year. This isn’t it by far, stay tuned for Part 2!

Cry Your Way Home

Art by Marcela Bolivar

Wrath of Empire

Art by Thom Tenery

Ka: Dar Oakley in the Ruin of Ymr

Art by Sonia Chaghatzbanian

Witchy Eye

Art by Dan dos Santos

Moonshine

Art by John Coulthart

Aliens Abroad

Art by Lindsey Look

A Thousand Beginnings and Endings

Art by Feifei Ruan

The Shape of Water

Art by James Jean

Spinning Silver

Art by Nicolas Delort

A Veil of Spears

Art by Donato Giancola

The Cloven

Art by Pablo Delcan

Stone Mad

Art by Micah Epstein

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    Donato on July 26, 2018 at 11:36 am

    Wow. This post illuminates just how diverse the book cover market is these days, and how many places there are for new and old visual voices. Thanks for sharing Dan!