Glad they worked for you! A lot of people are really drawn to them. My nostalgia forces me to love the old 2000s covers (even though they look VERY outdated) but the new ones are so bright and inviting
Definitely my favorite thing about the new dune covers! they have such gawgling color choices- i love the way that every cover has a nice, complementary set. Heretics of Dune is my fav from this slew of covers for sure, but that's purely based on taste!
"It's pretentious but i'm gonna say it." What a mood. I still have no idea what Dune is about but judging by the covers I now know it features a big ol worm. The 80's covers didn't need to go so hard, those are stunning.
Gonna be honest, I don’t like the 2000s covers at all, to me they looks like High School Health Class textbooks. But I love how much you love them. This was a great video! Sidenote: I’m coming to really depend on your Saturday uploads, it’s great to get off work and pop on Man Carrying Thing on the drive home 👍🏻
They DEFINITELY look like health class textbooks! Yet I can't help loving them. Stupid childhood nostalgia, lol. And thanks man, that is so nice to hear. You and Shipwrecked Library are the two channels rn I gotta watch as soon as a video comes out.
Very popular book and ran into many editions. You'd be surprised to learn how many designs there are for C.S. Lewis' Space Trilogy which is nowhere near as popular as this.
I disagree concerning the anniversary addition. The colors are great for starters. You have tattered robes signifying some sort of hardship, but he’s standing straight and confidently, ready to lead. You can tell there’s some technology near his neck, drawing you in even more. His eyes are strikingly blue, and his head has a slight halo that is evocative of the old paintings and mosaics of Christian Saints. You have an image of an otherworldly, resilient, religious figure. If that doesn’t draw you in, I don’t know what would.
Agreed! I actually bought this copy of Dune just because of the cover art. The inside covers are amazing and the box set is Spectacular! I like how you can see the planet being transformed from a desert planet to a blue-ish water-ish planet. Other than the original cover (from 1965) and this one, the only other cover I like as much is the Folio Society limited edition that has a fremen holding a chrysknife in front of a setting sun. it looks very Japanese-ish,
I disagree with your opinion on both the 2000s era covers and the current era covers. The 2000s era covers look like something I would look at in my high school library, and pass by without so much as a second thought. As for the current covers, maybe it's because I like minimalism to a certain degree but the current era covers however minimalist they may be, is a case of minimalism done right! The use of color and the font they used just pops off the cover, and the landscapes where it's completely empty minus whatever character, land mark, or ship they set the focus on, look vast and give a sense of mystery. Another cover that does minimalism well in my opinion, also a dune book is the Dune BAM! Exclusive leather hardcover version.
My love for those 2000s covers says more about my own issues than their actual quality, lol. Part of me knows they're sort of lame -- but I'm too nostalgic for them. I just looked up the BAM cover and yeah! That one looks really great. I'm typically not crazy about minimalist designs, just because I feel like that's the overwhelming trend these days. But when it's done right, it can definitely stand out.
I saw the 2000s cover of Dune at my middle school library and I _did_ pick it up, and that's how I fell in love with it. They're obviously very "on a budget" and not imaginative, but there's something about the minimalism and formality of their design that suggests importance, like those Penguin classics paperbacks. It's low effort but effective.
I like the new style of covers, where you have a silhouette with art imposed inside them. I think they look classy. The art has this soft painterly style to it that I enjoy.
My favorite Dune cover isn't even from one of the books. It's the box cover of the board game from 1979. It's an iconic piece and I'm actually surprised it wasn't repurposed as a book cover for one of the later printings. Whenever I think of Dune, that cover is the one that instantly comes to mind.
I’m a fan of the Folio Society edition of the book (regular, not limited edition). The slipcover has a cool swirling sandstorm in silver, the book itself has a metallic representation of Paul, and the art on the inside is stellar. After that one, I’m fond of the first edition.
My first Dune was the movie tie in cover. Now I have the Barnes and Noble Classic Edition leather bound. I had the rest of series with the covers from 8:07.
I didn't know I needed this video. You just continue to entertain AND inform XD My first experience of Dune was reading my mum's old copies of the 70s covers. I love them so much and yes they're SO trippy!
I think that weird floating thing in god emperor is supposed to be Leto II’s super special extra fancy floating platform he uses to move around, no seriously they talk about that thing a lot. Tho that cover is horrendous
@@leonmayne797 I totally think it does. Though it becomes less action/plot based an more philosophical. Also one thing that kinda threw me off was the change of the writing style in the fourth book.
I think that most of the dislike comes from the fact that a surprising amount of people kind of miss the point of the first book and interpret it as something of a typical "hero's journey" type of story and see Paul as conventionally Christ-like (which is how the David Lynch movie portrays him). Dune Messiah dispels that idea very hard, very fast. It is much, much darker. Children of Dune is excellent and makes for a nice finish for a trilogy. Then things take a wild turn in God Emperor of Dune. Things become far more philosophical. I would say definitely read the first three. You'll end up with a more fully fleshed out idea of what Herbert was trying to say. Then dip your toes into God Emperor and decide if it's for you. You'll know rather quickly. I personally love it, but I absolutely concede that it is not for everybody. A beach read it most certainly is not.
@@TheMtGRogue the point of the second book is not the same as the first book. The first book is a somewhat typical heroes journey but the second goes on the depict what can happen once that journey is completed. Also I personally found the first three books to be much deeper reads than the fourth.
Some of Marc Simonetti's work was used for some of the covers, I think for the Brazilian copies. I think it's great stuff, I especially love his Dune Messiah throne room scenes that he illustrated.
I feel so sophisticated rn. Pinky was up the whole time. lol. These were the best: 8:04 especially the bottom three and the top middle. They give you something interesting to look at, but also give you a snapshot of that world, not just a plain brown sky.
XD Glad I could bring sophistication to the topic, lol. And I agree -- those covers really transport the reader, plus give an idea of how imaginative the series really is
I own the 50th anniversary edition of Dune and it's in English even though I live in Germany, which makes me unsure if the cover is just a local interpretation, since it wasn't in this video. It contains various shades of brown, mainly the color of sand. It shows a desert with the sky above being contained by a dark brown shape that makes it look like a silhouette of what I suppose is a sandworm. I actually really like it, especially the overall color scheme makes it really appealing in my opinion.
3:25, okayyy, you made the correct choice, but WAITING for the artist name.... (John Schoenherr, and I didn't even need to look that shit up, rookie.) 6:19, still NO artists' names. WTF?
I considered attaching each each artists' name in the video, but I figured I could just redirect people to the great article where I found the info (but yeah, John Schoenherr is the big one -- I definitely should have mentioned him!)
I'm pretty well on board with what you said. I have the same editions you have with the cropped photos, they look great. Leto the giant worm penis is my favorite cover and my favorite book. I can say from experience that it catches attention like crazy. Big props on making him so phallic, it really draws eyeballs
I don't like these videos where you go back in time three years, cut your hair short and talk for a long time about books. Can't you do something digestible?
Wow, I agreed with literally everything you said except about the 40th anniversary one: cos more then the art itself, the book is a sight to behold cos of its colors & texture. Even the art kinda works cos its a guy with a halo and a planet behind him forming an even bigger halo (the prophet whose legend grows even bigger than a frickin planet). Also, wish you'd post an update on what you think of the new Orion/Gollanz covers - I prefer those to the other "more minimalist" modern ones.
I appreciate the new minimalist covers (perhaps I'm biased because those are the ones that got me into the series), but for me I like that they lack detail, and allow a reader to form their own interpretation of what the characters and settings look like. They're more evocative of what DUNE is, then a realistic rendering. I feel like, had I read DUNE with one of those other covers, I'd kinda be locked into seeing things the way they're depicted on the cover, if that makes sense (that's not to say I think the Artwork is bad, I'd hang a lot of those Covers on my wall no question).
I think this applies to sci-fi/fantasy books in general, an overly realistic cover can diminish my enjoyment of a book. (I know this isn't the case for most people and that I'm very part of a minority)
Working in a library and coming across the last cover you covered lol - I gasped when I saw that book in my hands. On a screen it looks like so many tumblr posts, but in print it is gorgeous. The texture and shimmer floor me. Hollywood posters WISH they could have the bombast and restraint of Matt Griffin's cover art.
My favourite is the 70's Bruce Pennington cover. I like all his art and covers from the late 60's and seventies and I've just ordered the poster of the cover for my wall.
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The black Dune cover was the best. I can't believe they let it go after like 20 years. The minimalistic modern covers now just makes me not want to buy this book
At 9:34 it looks like the same painting has been split into the covers, you should have presented all 6 side-by-side, no? PS how can you NOT have read every single Frank Herbert book and novella????
The Current Covers are really crisp and good looking, but I don't think they look like actual book covers to me. They look more like someone's fanart of potential Arrakis travel posters in the style of the old U.S. National Park posters.
My Favorite Frank Herbert Book Cover is the dogs on the UK paperback “The Book of Frank Herbert, short stories by the author of Dune” 1984 Panther Book Granada Publishing editions the dogs look sooooo cooool!!!!🚫🧢🔥🔥🔥
It’s not covered in this video because it’s not a mainstream publisher, and they’ve only published the first book, but my favourite is SF Masterworks’. It’s just gorgeous. It’s got the yellow that lines up with all my other SFMs. Mwah. Beautiful.
The Dune cover is fucked now. They slapped a big ol SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE black fuckin circle off slightly from the center of the cover. It's a disaster.
Ok but I have a soft spot for the second 80s covers because the spines line up nicely, they are the ones that my Dad had as a kid, and for his birthday a few years ago I found copies of the two editions that he was missing (Dune Messiah and Chapterhouse: Dune)
Aesthetically the current covers are nice, but I hate every cover 2000s and onward. I just don't like cover modernizations in general. Covers give a vibe of when the book was written, and going into a book you need sense of when it came out so you're not caught completely off guard with the stuff that didn't age too well. If you're reprinting Jane Austen novels, you're not going to use the conventions of modern romance novels. It'll be a romantic era painting, contemporary woodblock/pencil sketch, or something in those styles. A Dune cover needs to say "hello and beware, I am classic scifi"
I don't mind a movie tie-in cover as long as it's classy. I have an edition of True Grit that technically copies the Coen Brothers movie, but it just looks like an old west flier.
i own the same one as you, the black sort of minimalist cover. i like it, i think its very classy like people will look at me and think 'hmm i wonder what she's reading, it looks so intimidating'
Definitely agree that the 70’s Dune Messiah cover is a showstopper, I smiled when you were were hyping it up, it’s an image that I can just stare at for a long time because it feels so strange and otherworldly and beautiful and it feels like Dune despite looking very unique from most Dune media. Also my edition of Dune is the 2000’s one and I actually like it. The black and the little bit of sand with the little people with their shadows cast on the ground, it gives you a tiny glimpse into the universe, and it also reminded me of the very black-and-gold look of the ‘84 film.
Weird that there are no Hr Giger Covers. Thats the First i have in Mind when thinking about Dune cause the Editions i first owned all had Giger Coverarts.
Found my way here from Media Death Cult. You stole Moid's idea 11 months before he posted it. . . Well Played. . . Her article's a little misleading about the dates. Some of the Iconic brown covers were around in the seventies. Those sets (on the other hand) were usually licensed out short runs (publishing runs & back stock had different rules then). Like the blue/grey covers, which were out for a really short time in stores at around the same time (a few months apart) as the big relaunch of the Schoenherr style covers that were the STANDARD well into the 2000's. Those blue worm ones were pretty universally hated. They had a powder blue cardboard standee display like "lookit KIDS!" by the bookstore doors, but the Schoenherr had displays on tables & in windows. In the before times, when there were bookstores. . .
So I have the 45th/50th edition one (whatever that last one is), and I will say it hits different in person. With just a picture it totally does come across as kinda bland and flat, but the actual cover catches the light in really interesting ways that really makes the image pop. Plus the back has a really cool night picture, and the actual hardcover underneath the jacket looks pretty class. Totally agree on the more minimalist new ones though. I like them, as they are visually appealing-but they don't scream "dune". Eh, I don't know. It just feels like by swapping up the name it could be a nice cover of almost any book.
I personally really enjoy the new, bright minimilist covers (as that's my schtick so I'm sticking to it) but the 2000s covers have a certain...oh I don't know...stateliness? to them. I like that they borrow the imagery from the older covers and arrange them in combination with the other graphic elements that make them seem more like an empirical decree, drawn from the past, if that makes sense. To summarize, the newer minimilist covers are dope, but I think they would work for any series. The 2000s covers seem like they belong solely to Dune.
I really don't like the 80,s covers well the early versions from the 80,s now the 2000 version they are nice and decent but I much prefer the current covers 😚☺️🌈🤔🤗
Omg whoever imagined sandworms as slinkies had too much power in publishing during the 80s, haha. There is WAY more cover art out there but...I was starting to lose my mind
My first 2 dune books are the 70s covers n my chapterhouse is the great 80s cover U liked n my other 4 books r 80 covers n I got first dune with the David Lynch movie front cover too crazy
Just picked up a First Edition copy, I absolutely agree about the original hardcover being the best design, it just invokes a vastness that none of the others come close to and it transfixes me every time I see it on my shelf
I read the 80s Dune, just Dune. Man, I love that cover. The picture's lighting doesn't do it justice. You need to hold it. Blue worms, I know, and I agree the rest are bad, but the first one is a sight to behold and a novelty to be held.
There's a new generation of covers that came out this year by Hodder and Stoughton books, their design style is what convinced me to finally pick up Dune and I honestly view them as perfection. They have a modern minimalist style but still feel classic anr eye-catching enough to be worthy of Dune. There's also a series of European covers that are in my opinion leagues ahead of any others.
That metal sphere is supposed to be a representation of the vessel that the bene gesserit used to deposit the remaining worms of Arrakis on the planet of chapterhouse.
The new minimalist covers have really vibrant colors! That definitely drew me into buying Dune.
Glad they worked for you! A lot of people are really drawn to them. My nostalgia forces me to love the old 2000s covers (even though they look VERY outdated) but the new ones are so bright and inviting
I’ve made them my profile picture on discord, that’s how much I love them!
Totally agree. They are gorgeous and they draw your eye all around
I, too, use the same part of my brain that wants to eat fruit when picking books
Definitely my favorite thing about the new dune covers! they have such gawgling color choices- i love the way that every cover has a nice, complementary set. Heretics of Dune is my fav from this slew of covers for sure, but that's purely based on taste!
"It's pretentious but i'm gonna say it." What a mood. I still have no idea what Dune is about but judging by the covers I now know it features a big ol worm. The 80's covers didn't need to go so hard, those are stunning.
XD big mood. And you basically summed it up. Dune = big worm. It's amazing.
Also can we discuss the 80s movie?! With SIR PATRICK STEWART CARRYING A PUG INTO BATTLE!!!
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@Josue Trey Yea, been watching on Flixzone} for since december myself :D
@Josue Trey yea, have been watching on Flixzone} for years myself :)
Gonna be honest, I don’t like the 2000s covers at all, to me they looks like High School Health Class textbooks. But I love how much you love them. This was a great video!
Sidenote: I’m coming to really depend on your Saturday uploads, it’s great to get off work and pop on Man Carrying Thing on the drive home 👍🏻
They DEFINITELY look like health class textbooks! Yet I can't help loving them. Stupid childhood nostalgia, lol. And thanks man, that is so nice to hear. You and Shipwrecked Library are the two channels rn I gotta watch as soon as a video comes out.
This is so funny I literally wait for you both to post videos HAHAH it’s friendship
@@ShipwreckedLibrary well here we are, just look at the three of us, just standing around gushing about each other.
I love it!
@@FantasyTalk "Look at us. Just look at us." Lol. I love to see it
Yeah 2000 covers look lazy to me
I didn’t realize they made so many dunes and so many different cover arts!
Me neither! lol. Then I became obsessed...
Each of the first three books I have in editions that weren't even in this video.
the first one is like sixty years old, there's going to be lots of editions.
Very popular book and ran into many editions. You'd be surprised to learn how many designs there are for C.S. Lewis' Space Trilogy which is nowhere near as popular as this.
@@ManCarryingThing I think Alex Ross could do some Covers of Dune.
I'd be Awsome.
It would be Painted.
I'm so glad I found this channel
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I disagree concerning the anniversary addition. The colors are great for starters. You have tattered robes signifying some sort of hardship, but he’s standing straight and confidently, ready to lead. You can tell there’s some technology near his neck, drawing you in even more. His eyes are strikingly blue, and his head has a slight halo that is evocative of the old paintings and mosaics of Christian Saints. You have an image of an otherworldly, resilient, religious figure. If that doesn’t draw you in, I don’t know what would.
I also LOVE the sprayed edges and interior art you can get with it
I never saw that cover in my hands, but it's gorgeous, wish I had it
I have the anniversary edition and love them. The Messiah and Children of Dune in this edition are beautiful as well.
Yeah--definitely could see where Man was coming from with the font being out of place, but otherwise it's a quite evocative image.
Agreed! I actually bought this copy of Dune just because of the cover art. The inside covers are amazing and the box set is Spectacular! I like how you can see the planet being transformed from a desert planet to a blue-ish water-ish planet. Other than the original cover (from 1965) and this one, the only other cover I like as much is the Folio Society limited edition that has a fremen holding a chrysknife in front of a setting sun. it looks very Japanese-ish,
I disagree with your opinion on both the 2000s era covers and the current era covers.
The 2000s era covers look like something I would look at in my high school library, and pass by without so much as a second thought. As for the current covers, maybe it's because I like minimalism to a certain degree but the current era covers however minimalist they may be, is a case of minimalism done right! The use of color and the font they used just pops off the cover, and the landscapes where it's completely empty minus whatever character, land mark, or ship they set the focus on, look vast and give a sense of mystery.
Another cover that does minimalism well in my opinion, also a dune book is the Dune BAM! Exclusive leather hardcover version.
My love for those 2000s covers says more about my own issues than their actual quality, lol. Part of me knows they're sort of lame -- but I'm too nostalgic for them. I just looked up the BAM cover and yeah! That one looks really great. I'm typically not crazy about minimalist designs, just because I feel like that's the overwhelming trend these days. But when it's done right, it can definitely stand out.
I saw the 2000s cover of Dune at my middle school library and I _did_ pick it up, and that's how I fell in love with it. They're obviously very "on a budget" and not imaginative, but there's something about the minimalism and formality of their design that suggests importance, like those Penguin classics paperbacks. It's low effort but effective.
The original cover is very impressionistic.
Also ... "This just looks like Pheonix, Arizona."
Hilarious and true.
YES, impressionistic would be the term I'd use if I knew anything about art, lol. Also, I'm from phoenix, so I couldn't help saying it!
I like the new style of covers, where you have a silhouette with art imposed inside them. I think they look classy. The art has this soft painterly style to it that I enjoy.
9:46 I just noticed they actually all connect together, the covers, wow
The "Chapterhouse: Dune" cover it's suppose to depict a no-ship. Those who read the book know which one and where it is.
Yeah it's the no ship docked on Chapterhouse
My favorite Dune cover isn't even from one of the books. It's the box cover of the board game from 1979. It's an iconic piece and I'm actually surprised it wasn't repurposed as a book cover for one of the later printings. Whenever I think of Dune, that cover is the one that instantly comes to mind.
I actually just grabbed that game from my parents house and I have to say, you have a point.
Had to look it up, but yeah that's definitely one of Dune's iconic images/covers, I'm also surprised it was never featured on a book!
Which one, the one with the worm in the desert, or the cover with the worm in the city and some people casually hanging around?
I’m a fan of the Folio Society edition of the book (regular, not limited edition). The slipcover has a cool swirling sandstorm in silver, the book itself has a metallic representation of Paul, and the art on the inside is stellar. After that one, I’m fond of the first edition.
I went for that particular one, too. If there is a better edition out there, I haven't seen it yet. Folio is excellent, and their Dune is amazing.
@@jasongsux3520 Folio Editions are great, just very expensive to buy brand new.
The 50th Anniversary paperback’s are GORGEOUS. Really wish we coulda heard your thoughts on em 👀
I have sixteen Dune books and not a single one of their covers appeared in your video.
You should check out the English covers too!!
You should see the Brazillian covers from Editora Aleph, these covers are amazing, for real
Hashahaha eu ia falar isso, eu acho que são os mais bonitos DISPARADO. Principalmente do Messias que mostra o salão azul do Muab Dib
I had no idea Dune was first released as a serial in a magazine! I really like the little factoids you sprinkle in throughout the video
Thanks! Yeah, that was interesting to find out -- dune publication history is pretty wild
Really dislike the new release covers. I bought one of course...I had to :) but def feels very walmart/amazon
lol, that's how i'd phrase it too. I get the appeal though
My first Dune was the movie tie in cover. Now I have the Barnes and Noble Classic Edition leather bound. I had the rest of series with the covers from 8:07.
I have a paperback with the 50th anniversary edition cover, where the silhouette of a worm frames a shot of Arrakis
I didn't know I needed this video. You just continue to entertain AND inform XD
My first experience of Dune was reading my mum's old copies of the 70s covers. I love them so much and yes they're SO trippy!
Hahaha thank you!! So happy to be of service to the world!! And yeah, those 70s covers...they're just DUNE to me. So much fun.
I think that weird floating thing in god emperor is supposed to be Leto II’s super special extra fancy floating platform he uses to move around, no seriously they talk about that thing a lot. Tho that cover is horrendous
I have the SF Masterworks cover and its my favourite. I love it.
Same
For me just just looking at the 80s covers made me want to finally finish Dune, like they're so weird
Haha good! I need to finish too, hopefully starting Children of Dune soon
@@ManCarryingThing Does the series stay good after the first book? Because I've heard differing opinions.
@@leonmayne797 I totally think it does. Though it becomes less action/plot based an more philosophical. Also one thing that kinda threw me off was the change of the writing style in the fourth book.
I think that most of the dislike comes from the fact that a surprising amount of people kind of miss the point of the first book and interpret it as something of a typical "hero's journey" type of story and see Paul as conventionally Christ-like (which is how the David Lynch movie portrays him). Dune Messiah dispels that idea very hard, very fast. It is much, much darker. Children of Dune is excellent and makes for a nice finish for a trilogy.
Then things take a wild turn in God Emperor of Dune. Things become far more philosophical.
I would say definitely read the first three. You'll end up with a more fully fleshed out idea of what Herbert was trying to say. Then dip your toes into God Emperor and decide if it's for you. You'll know rather quickly. I personally love it, but I absolutely concede that it is not for everybody. A beach read it most certainly is not.
@@TheMtGRogue the point of the second book is not the same as the first book. The first book is a somewhat typical heroes journey but the second goes on the depict what can happen once that journey is completed. Also I personally found the first three books to be much deeper reads than the fourth.
I would love for you to do another version of this with international covers
You should totally see polish version of Dune. Cover art is just insanely good. I think we got the best one
Absolutely incomprehensible creature, very nice. Thanks Siudmak
Why are polish covers always goated
How the hell is there no English printing with those covers. They're so stunning
Some of Marc Simonetti's work was used for some of the covers, I think for the Brazilian copies. I think it's great stuff, I especially love his Dune Messiah throne room scenes that he illustrated.
I feel so sophisticated rn. Pinky was up the whole time. lol. These were the best: 8:04 especially the bottom three and the top middle. They give you something interesting to look at, but also give you a snapshot of that world, not just a plain brown sky.
XD Glad I could bring sophistication to the topic, lol. And I agree -- those covers really transport the reader, plus give an idea of how imaginative the series really is
I own the 50th anniversary edition of Dune and it's in English even though I live in Germany, which makes me unsure if the cover is just a local interpretation, since it wasn't in this video. It contains various shades of brown, mainly the color of sand. It shows a desert with the sky above being contained by a dark brown shape that makes it look like a silhouette of what I suppose is a sandworm. I actually really like it, especially the overall color scheme makes it really appealing in my opinion.
3:25, okayyy, you made the correct choice, but WAITING for the artist name.... (John Schoenherr, and I didn't even need to look that shit up, rookie.)
6:19, still NO artists' names. WTF?
I considered attaching each each artists' name in the video, but I figured I could just redirect people to the great article where I found the info (but yeah, John Schoenherr is the big one -- I definitely should have mentioned him!)
I like the SF Masterworks edition with the Fremen walking in the desert on the cover.
I just googled it -- yeah, that one looks really good!
6:26 That cover was also used on a paperback of "The Three Stigmata of Palmer of Palmer Eldrich" by Philip K. Dick.
is it a photograph? i think it’s a tiny excerpt from the 1975 cover, the shape and colors blends in perfectly
For me the brazillian cover editions are the most beautiful dune covers, it's artistic, minimalist and play really well together
I agree with 99 percent of your analysis. I think the new modern book covers are amazing but I also get why you thought it wasn't! Great video!!!
Thank you!! I understand the appeal of the newer books, for sure. I'm just too nostalgic for the older stuff, lol
I'm pretty well on board with what you said. I have the same editions you have with the cropped photos, they look great. Leto the giant worm penis is my favorite cover and my favorite book. I can say from experience that it catches attention like crazy. Big props on making him so phallic, it really draws eyeballs
The 50th Anniversary edition UK is the one I have and I really like it. Not my favourite, but I think the font and colours really work.
I don't like these videos where you go back in time three years, cut your hair short and talk for a long time about books. Can't you do something digestible?
Why he calls normal covers bad and total sh** "5/5"?
The UK 50th anniversary editions of Dune look fantasic and are some of my favourite book covers. Period
Wow, I agreed with literally everything you said except about the 40th anniversary one: cos more then the art itself, the book is a sight to behold cos of its colors & texture. Even the art kinda works cos its a guy with a halo and a planet behind him forming an even bigger halo (the prophet whose legend grows even bigger than a frickin planet).
Also, wish you'd post an update on what you think of the new Orion/Gollanz covers - I prefer those to the other "more minimalist" modern ones.
I appreciate the new minimalist covers (perhaps I'm biased because those are the ones that got me into the series), but for me I like that they lack detail, and allow a reader to form their own interpretation of what the characters and settings look like. They're more evocative of what DUNE is, then a realistic rendering. I feel like, had I read DUNE with one of those other covers, I'd kinda be locked into seeing things the way they're depicted on the cover, if that makes sense (that's not to say I think the Artwork is bad, I'd hang a lot of those Covers on my wall no question).
I think this applies to sci-fi/fantasy books in general, an overly realistic cover can diminish my enjoyment of a book. (I know this isn't the case for most people and that I'm very part of a minority)
Working in a library and coming across the last cover you covered lol - I gasped when I saw that book in my hands. On a screen it looks like so many tumblr posts, but in print it is gorgeous. The texture and shimmer floor me. Hollywood posters WISH they could have the bombast and restraint of Matt Griffin's cover art.
My favourite is the 70's Bruce Pennington cover. I like all his art and covers from the late 60's and seventies and I've just ordered the poster of the cover for my wall.
Your haircut reminds me of the hit character “The Deep” from the hit show “The Boys” which has caused me to wonder if you went into the hit event “Downward Spiral” after committing the hit crime “Sexual Assault”
I am choosing to believe that this is all true and intentional.
What the fuck this video is three years old I thought it just came out
The black Dune cover was the best. I can't believe they let it go after like 20 years. The minimalistic modern covers now just makes me not want to buy this book
He didn't show the collectors edition of the hardback with gold inlay for those of us that aren't peasants
At 9:34 it looks like the same painting has been split into the covers, you should have presented all 6 side-by-side, no?
PS how can you NOT have read every single Frank Herbert book and novella????
The Brazilian covers for dune are fucking awsome
The Current Covers are really crisp and good looking, but I don't think they look like actual book covers to me. They look more like someone's fanart of potential Arrakis travel posters in the style of the old U.S. National Park posters.
Your point of the minimalist covers not transporting you to abither world was so salient
Definitely like the 70s covers the most. The originals are okay, but the 70s just understood the psychedelic vibes of Dune without getting too cheesy.
6:08 he really needed to correct himself there 😭
My Favorite Frank Herbert Book Cover is the dogs on the UK paperback “The Book of Frank Herbert, short stories by the author of Dune” 1984 Panther Book Granada Publishing editions the dogs look sooooo cooool!!!!🚫🧢🔥🔥🔥
Sad that you didn't get to see the Brazilian version of the covers, they're all awesome.
It’s not covered in this video because it’s not a mainstream publisher, and they’ve only published the first book, but my favourite is SF Masterworks’. It’s just gorgeous. It’s got the yellow that lines up with all my other SFMs. Mwah. Beautiful.
I can't believe you copied Media Death Cult's content 9 months before they did it!
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i am the time thief
The Dune cover is fucked now. They slapped a big ol SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE black fuckin circle off slightly from the center of the cover. It's a disaster.
Ok but I have a soft spot for the second 80s covers because the spines line up nicely, they are the ones that my Dad had as a kid, and for his birthday a few years ago I found copies of the two editions that he was missing (Dune Messiah and Chapterhouse: Dune)
Aesthetically the current covers are nice, but I hate every cover 2000s and onward. I just don't like cover modernizations in general. Covers give a vibe of when the book was written, and going into a book you need sense of when it came out so you're not caught completely off guard with the stuff that didn't age too well. If you're reprinting Jane Austen novels, you're not going to use the conventions of modern romance novels. It'll be a romantic era painting, contemporary woodblock/pencil sketch, or something in those styles. A Dune cover needs to say "hello and beware, I am classic scifi"
Oh Idk about liking what you grew up with. I for sure don't like the Wheel of Time covers they were using when I first started reading them.
I don't mind a movie tie-in cover as long as it's classy. I have an edition of True Grit that technically copies the Coen Brothers movie, but it just looks like an old west flier.
My Dad kept a copy of the 1984 movie tie in Dune book. I like it, it feels alien with the blue moons, and it feels moody, which I like
i own the same one as you, the black sort of minimalist cover. i like it, i think its very classy like people will look at me and think 'hmm i wonder what she's reading, it looks so intimidating'
Definitely agree that the 70’s Dune Messiah cover is a showstopper, I smiled when you were were hyping it up, it’s an image that I can just stare at for a long time because it feels so strange and otherworldly and beautiful and it feels like Dune despite looking very unique from most Dune media.
Also my edition of Dune is the 2000’s one and I actually like it. The black and the little bit of sand with the little people with their shadows cast on the ground, it gives you a tiny glimpse into the universe, and it also reminded me of the very black-and-gold look of the ‘84 film.
The Chapterhouse image is supposed to be a No-ship.
I absolutely LOVE the 2000's covers and am fortunate enough to have the entire set in that style. The new artwork is just "meh" in my eyes.
Weird that there are no Hr Giger Covers.
Thats the First i have in Mind when thinking about Dune cause the Editions i first owned all had Giger Coverarts.
Found my way here from Media Death Cult. You stole Moid's idea 11 months before he posted it. . . Well Played. . .
Her article's a little misleading about the dates. Some of the Iconic brown covers were around in the seventies. Those sets (on the other hand) were usually licensed out short runs (publishing runs & back stock had different rules then). Like the blue/grey covers, which were out for a really short time in stores at around the same time (a few months apart) as the big relaunch of the Schoenherr style covers that were the STANDARD well into the 2000's.
Those blue worm ones were pretty universally hated. They had a powder blue cardboard standee display like "lookit KIDS!" by the bookstore doors, but the Schoenherr had displays on tables & in windows. In the before times, when there were bookstores. . .
So I have the 45th/50th edition one (whatever that last one is), and I will say it hits different in person.
With just a picture it totally does come across as kinda bland and flat, but the actual cover catches the light in really interesting ways that really makes the image pop.
Plus the back has a really cool night picture, and the actual hardcover underneath the jacket looks pretty class.
Totally agree on the more minimalist new ones though. I like them, as they are visually appealing-but they don't scream "dune".
Eh, I don't know. It just feels like by swapping up the name it could be a nice cover of almost any book.
the new minimalist covers look like something from Berlin in the 1920s. Doesn't fit at all imo
I just got the Great Dune Trilogy hardcover and holy hell it looks like a book given to me by the Reverend Mother
_"Maybe i'm stuck in the past"_
What is this zoomer talking about?
Man Carrying Thing: if it's pretentious, it's good!
Who knew man carrying thing was the "capitalism" guy this whole time hahahahaha bro how cringe
I personally really enjoy the new, bright minimilist covers (as that's my schtick so I'm sticking to it) but the 2000s covers have a certain...oh I don't know...stateliness? to them. I like that they borrow the imagery from the older covers and arrange them in combination with the other graphic elements that make them seem more like an empirical decree, drawn from the past, if that makes sense. To summarize, the newer minimilist covers are dope, but I think they would work for any series. The 2000s covers seem like they belong solely to Dune.
i actually really like the art of paul on arrakis on that last book cover but now i can't unsee the dinosaur themed text lmao
Yeah, wish they did the new dune logo on there instead. DUnc•
I really don't like the 80,s covers well the early versions from the 80,s now the 2000 version they are nice and decent but I much prefer the current covers 😚☺️🌈🤔🤗
Giant slinkies, giant slinkies everywhere. And I had no idea there were so many cover variations. 😳
Omg whoever imagined sandworms as slinkies had too much power in publishing during the 80s, haha. There is WAY more cover art out there but...I was starting to lose my mind
My first 2 dune books are the 70s covers n my chapterhouse is the great 80s cover U liked n my other 4 books r 80 covers n I got first dune with the David Lynch movie front cover too crazy
You should check the Brazilian covers, they're great
Just picked up a First Edition copy, I absolutely agree about the original hardcover being the best design, it just invokes a vastness that none of the others come close to and it transfixes me every time I see it on my shelf
beneath the planet of the apes comment was tragically spot on
Favorite by far for me is the folio society edition. Si beautiful. Nice video
I read the 80s Dune, just Dune. Man, I love that cover. The picture's lighting doesn't do it justice. You need to hold it.
Blue worms, I know, and I agree the rest are bad, but the first one is a sight to behold and a novelty to be held.
There's a new generation of covers that came out this year by Hodder and Stoughton books, their design style is what convinced me to finally pick up Dune and I honestly view them as perfection. They have a modern minimalist style but still feel classic anr eye-catching enough to be worthy of Dune.
There's also a series of European covers that are in my opinion leagues ahead of any others.
I love the "2000s" covers.
IMO, the best cover is the Dune Messiah cover from the 1970s. It´s iconic.
I agree with you about that 50th anniversary edition
The current cover for Dune Messiah in particular is perfection to me
"Does Moses make an appearance...?" That's basically the plot of chapterhouse.
GIVE US A FULL HARDCOVER SET OF ALL SIX BOOKS
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The new dune messiah cover is fucking awesome
Agreed, love the OG cover! Fun vid, thanks for making it!
My favourites are definitely the new ones. The modern version of Dune Messiah is beautiful
"Thru time". That got published.
Underrated big brain boi .. dune covers are odd but lovely
9:40 is definitely my favourite, love the colours and how similar they are to each other
That metal sphere is supposed to be a representation of the vessel that the bene gesserit used to deposit the remaining worms of Arrakis on the planet of chapterhouse.
I got the new cover.