tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post3625840255460636561..comments2024-02-16T07:47:17.645-08:00Comments on The Book Bond: IAN FLEMING VINTAGE CLASSIC COVER ART REVEALEDThe Book Bondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14014913614591869289noreply@blogger.comBlogger29125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-3580169893113396932013-07-05T04:51:47.534-07:002013-07-05T04:51:47.534-07:00I actually really like these. Minimalist and clean...I actually really like these. Minimalist and clean.Leighhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13725766232346391101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-44589018353368741902012-06-06T11:25:58.478-07:002012-06-06T11:25:58.478-07:00Wow, boring boring. These are the worst covers eve...Wow, boring boring. These are the worst covers ever.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-35055510273587284522012-04-29T09:26:28.224-07:002012-04-29T09:26:28.224-07:00They look nothing like the classic 60s PAN covers ...They look nothing like the classic 60s PAN covers that have 'JAMES BOND', 'Ian Fleming', the book title and a smart, simple iconic visual that crystallize the theme of the book. These vintage covers here? Unimaginative.JackBauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15535773735673877232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-84565892238298537162012-04-29T04:16:18.310-07:002012-04-29T04:16:18.310-07:00Wow I love these! Looking forward to the rest of t...Wow I love these! Looking forward to the rest of the set. I enjoy the more typographic approach, and how key elements from the stories accompany them. In their own way they seem to pay a little homage to the Pan Books covers which I also liked.<br /><br />Lovely work.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-785106120853264072012-04-28T16:59:39.278-07:002012-04-28T16:59:39.278-07:00there are so many great Artists out there, why thi...there are so many great Artists out there, why this????Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-87087625852075723492012-04-27T07:36:32.352-07:002012-04-27T07:36:32.352-07:00Did an exec from British Leyland make these?Did an exec from British Leyland make these?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-272030556972273472012-04-26T14:13:32.787-07:002012-04-26T14:13:32.787-07:00But I think the standard Vintage editions -- yet t...But I think the standard Vintage editions -- yet to be revealed -- are the books that are meant to attach the general audience. These are Classics for those who know what's what. I also expect the standard covers were supposed to be revealed first as those are the books that will be released first. But Amazon screwed up.The Book Bondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014913614591869289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-13649102516515065122012-04-26T14:09:40.392-07:002012-04-26T14:09:40.392-07:00I'm a fan too. Don't know about posters.I'm a fan too. Don't know about posters.The Book Bondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014913614591869289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-7620190811237951512012-04-26T14:08:43.364-07:002012-04-26T14:08:43.364-07:00I think the US and UK have traded off with having ...I think the US and UK have traded off with having better covers over the years. I think the edge goes to the UK, but there have been twice as many reprints in the UK, so they've had more chances to get them right. :) And remember the last Coronet UK edition? The ultimate in horrible silhouettes.The Book Bondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14014913614591869289noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-10662712760961591432012-04-26T10:57:44.201-07:002012-04-26T10:57:44.201-07:00UK covers were often more creative than US which w...UK covers were often more creative than US which were always using these same corny Bond silhouettes in his various firing poses...you just wouldn't pick it up!!JackBauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15535773735673877232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-10875511540358975272012-04-26T09:23:30.018-07:002012-04-26T09:23:30.018-07:00In the UK, Coronet released the series with visual...In the UK, Coronet released the series with visually striking artwork in, I believe, the late '80s or early '90s. Those were great.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-70077824862745359282012-04-26T08:45:35.305-07:002012-04-26T08:45:35.305-07:00Although i understand why people are upset concern...Although i understand why people are upset concerning the absence of Ian Flemming's name, i am a fan of the covers as art. Would anyone have advice on obtaining them in poster form?Duffman8813https://www.blogger.com/profile/02352253566374078302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-57267351774699111242012-04-26T03:51:22.573-07:002012-04-26T03:51:22.573-07:00I can see your point about some of the cover's...I can see your point about some of the cover's failings (the Toby McFarlan Pond 2002 'Elements' designs for Penguin were of great restraint and perhaps less than effective because of it, then again, that's why some people like them so much) and I can understand Richie Fahey's 2006 Retro Penguin designs may not be everyone's cup of mud (to quote Fleming), but I honestly canDan Galenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-10922693071323401012012-04-25T21:45:57.882-07:002012-04-25T21:45:57.882-07:00Vintage covers normally have the author name where...Vintage covers normally have the author name where these have 007, e.g "Vintage Fleming". I didn't notice until I read Tanner's post either.<br /><br />I think incorporating the "image" into the title text (meaning that you can't really add any kind of accompanying image) and the solid one colour background makes them look very sparse (though I have to admit I do Luke Freemannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-59222692025180486302012-04-25T13:12:21.717-07:002012-04-25T13:12:21.717-07:00And don't u just love the movie tie-in covers ...And don't u just love the movie tie-in covers esp. the old ones? By the way I'm only talking about paperbacks. Hardcovers of course the Jonathan Cape Choppings are like GOD!JackBauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15535773735673877232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-20542723313539474482012-04-25T13:01:06.074-07:002012-04-25T13:01:06.074-07:00Can think of only one word. Unimpressive. And that...Can think of only one word. Unimpressive. And that's a kind understatement.To me the best looking trio of Bond book ever are: the 60s Pan Books series (with very simple but striking visuals - not the early Great Pans); the 70s Triad Panther series each with a scantily clad babe sort of riding or sitting on a huge golden gun with suggestive poses (and those legs!!); and the more recent PenguinJackBauerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15535773735673877232noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-9684077972607998692012-04-25T11:35:03.144-07:002012-04-25T11:35:03.144-07:00That OHMSS is so subtle that I did not get that it...That OHMSS is so subtle that I did not get that it was the Union Jack being cropped. Unfortunately it feels a bit like the American Republican Party Elephant logo? I'm a graphic artist so understand the background for these visuals, but still feel they look like first drafts that need some refining and layering upon. They feel like Bass knockoffs, but don't live up to the already rich DENNIS BOLThttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13378305766040113798noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-36542330992349926372012-04-25T09:34:57.455-07:002012-04-25T09:34:57.455-07:00Agreed. Chopping's covers still reign supreme...Agreed. Chopping's covers still reign supreme!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-85327071572753239082012-04-25T09:17:58.961-07:002012-04-25T09:17:58.961-07:00Absolute rubbish. Richard Chopping Rules.Absolute rubbish. Richard Chopping Rules.Simon Woodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14465242536639773163noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-66086606846617680182012-04-25T07:26:16.725-07:002012-04-25T07:26:16.725-07:00I've got to agree with those who don't lik...I've got to agree with those who don't like the covers. I want to like them. Really, I do. But I don't. The absence of Fleming's name is a major problem. And many people will have no idea that these are James Bond books (at least not younger readers who may not recall the older movies). The tiny 007 in the upper corner won't be enough to attract attention. The test I like to MSWallackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04025607935715642114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-76687231982387445702012-04-25T00:40:42.850-07:002012-04-25T00:40:42.850-07:00I like them, and I think the OHMSS text is pretty ...I like them, and I think the OHMSS text is pretty clever. The designs are a bit of old and a bit of new. Can't wait to see the rest!Bazeer Flumorehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09426580971005265911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-39307343161279240532012-04-24T19:41:16.810-07:002012-04-24T19:41:16.810-07:00Painful tameness.Painful tameness.Delmohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10156851971491531444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-82787342578147278762012-04-24T19:11:18.571-07:002012-04-24T19:11:18.571-07:00Wow . . . these are incredibly dull. I collect va...Wow . . . these are incredibly dull. I collect various editions of Fleming's work, and these are the most uninspired covers I've seen. Penguin did a great job with the pulp artwork on their centenary editions. These look as if very little creative effort went into any of them. A shame.<br /><br />And, yes, where is Fleming's name?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-44117314162728976662012-04-24T15:37:43.750-07:002012-04-24T15:37:43.750-07:00I want to like them more than I do as its the sort...I want to like them more than I do as its the sort of thing I'd come up with given the brief. But because I can see things I'd dislike about my own work in them (!), I have reservations. Turning everything into a logo or ident seems a bit old fashioned (like the 007 gun logo symbol from 50 years ago). They really need not have bothered...the Cape & Richard Chopping designs were the Dan Galenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2233203994322586500.post-76825674846972125432012-04-24T13:51:52.288-07:002012-04-24T13:51:52.288-07:00They do little for me, I'm afraid. The Russia ...They do little for me, I'm afraid. The Russia and Casino ones are the best of a rather mediocre lot of designs.Child of the 70shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15045667514712502457noreply@blogger.com