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Post by arsthein on Aug 1, 2023 16:44:53 GMT
There's also the hardback engraving for the new Celaeno Books book 1 for Spain:  I can't tell from the crowdfunder site using machine translation if it's exclusive to book 1 or will be used for more books. If it turns out to be exclusive I will add it as well, so will wait to see what the others have. If anyone can read Spanish and can tell please let me know. www.verkami.com/projects/31653-lobo-solitario-la-coleccion-de-librojuegos/
Hi there, I'm from Spain and I just found this post by random chance, perusing the internet for information on some ilustrations.
I backed the Verkami project for the whole Kai collection in hardcover, and I just got them last week. I can attest that all 5 books have the golden engraving, with the only variation being the number of the tome in roman numbers (KAI I, KAI II, KAI III, etc). They. Are. Gorgeous!!!
I hope that helps, any other doubts, don't hesitate to ask. Great thread by the way! I have to say, I laughed my **s off reading about the Spanish Timun Mas covers... that's so true... XDD
Greetings,
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Post by lorddarkstorm on Aug 1, 2023 23:54:13 GMT
Hi there, I'm from Spain and I just found this post by random chance, perusing the internet for information on some ilustrations.
I backed the Verkami project for the whole Kai collection in hardcover, and I just got them last week. I can attest that all 5 books have the golden engraving, with the only variation being the number of the tome in roman numbers (KAI I, KAI II, KAI III, etc). They. Are. Gorgeous!!!
I hope that helps, any other doubts, don't hesitate to ask. Great thread by the way! I have to say, I laughed my **s off reading about the Spanish Timun Mas covers... that's so true... XDD Greetings,
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Post by arsthein on Aug 2, 2023 6:25:22 GMT
Hi there, I'm from Spain and I just found this post by random chance, perusing the internet for information on some ilustrations.
I backed the Verkami project for the whole Kai collection in hardcover, and I just got them last week. I can attest that all 5 books have the golden engraving, with the only variation being the number of the tome in roman numbers (KAI I, KAI II, KAI III, etc). They. Are. Gorgeous!!!
I hope that helps, any other doubts, don't hesitate to ask. Great thread by the way! I have to say, I laughed my **s off reading about the Spanish Timun Mas covers... that's so true... XDD Greetings,
Fantastic, thanks for letting me know. Totally my pleasure, thanks to you for all the work you've put on this thread!
Greetings,
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Post by arsthein on Aug 2, 2023 20:44:02 GMT
By the way, I've been unable to find where this ilustration comes from. Is in black and white, but I suspect the original is in color.
See, the apendix section in this Spanish Caelano Books Definitive edition are preceded by an ilustration that, from books 2 to 5, are the Lukas Thelin covers for each book (in black and white).
But for book 1, instead, there's this one. Seems like Ishir battling Naar over Aon. Looking for this info is how I ended up on this thread, I was convinced it would be some other cover, but apparently it isn't.
Does anybody know where does it come from and may be the artist?
Greetings!
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Post by lorddarkstorm on Aug 2, 2023 23:54:36 GMT
By the way, I've been unable to find where this ilustration comes from. Is in black and white, but I suspect the original is in color. See, the apendix section in this Spanish Caelano Books Definitive edition are preceded by an ilustration that, from books 2 to 5, are the Lukas Thelin covers for each book (in black and white). But for book 1, instead, there's this one. Seems like Ishir battling Naar over Aon. Looking for this info is how I ended up on this thread, I was convinced it would be some other cover, but apparently it isn't. Does anybody know where does it come from and may be the artist? Greetings!
This is in the Holmgard hardback Definitive Edition appendix for book 1 as well. I assume that's the origin for this art, as all the other art in it is new (this was when they were still intending to use Nerdgore art for the whole DE series, but in the end it was the only book that got it). Interior illustration credits are Richard Sampson (nerdgore) and Francesco Mattioli (who normally does the cartography, but he has done an LW cover once). |
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Post by Black Cat on Aug 3, 2023 3:38:07 GMT
It doesn't look like Nerdgore's art style... I think it would be better to directly ask August Hahn on the official Discord channel.
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Post by arsthein on Aug 3, 2023 6:54:58 GMT
Thanks folks, what you say makes sense, so it would seem that this illustration could be a new one made for the Definitive Edition of the appendix of book 1 and, with the change of plans for the rest of the books, the Lukas Thelin covers were used for the rest of the books' appendices (is that correct? do the English versions of books 2-5 have Thelin's covers at the beginning of the their appendices?) Although no one seems to know if it's from Nerdgore or not... definitely doesn't look like his style, but you know, these artists can be very talented in being able to draw in different styles depending on the vibe they are going for. I know it's not from Mattioli, otherwise the Caelano folks would have been able to confirm (I asked in the campaign comments).
Could be from Mr. Dal Lago? definitely looks more like it, and is credited in the book too, because of the covers.
I haven't ever used discord, so don't feel really confident to bother Mr. Hahn over there. Greetings! |
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Post by arsthein on Aug 3, 2023 7:43:48 GMT
By the way, in the credits (for all books from 1 to 5), it says that the appendices cover illustration is from Lukas Thelin (2015) (?), it's just that, while 2-5 are old covers, the one for book 1, I have never seen before.
So by default I tend to think is from Lukas Thelin...
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Post by Black Cat on Aug 3, 2023 12:43:14 GMT
It might be an illustration from one of the many versions of the LW RPG.
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Post by arsthein on Aug 3, 2023 16:09:45 GMT
It might be an illustration from one of the many versions of the LW RPG. Very well could be. But it seems to me like this ilustration was originally in color, the same way that in the other books of this edition the Lukas Thelin covers and the Gary Chalk ones are shown in black and white, and that's what makes me think that it could be a cover, although of a very cosmic scope for any of the books, other than Prisoners of Time. But I think that if that was the case, it would be in this thread's collection.
If it's an interior illustration, well, then it may be impossible for me to determine...I know they are neither the Colucci ones (Timun Mas edition, which I own) nor the Richard Longmore ones from books 1-5 (included in an appendix in this Definitive edition), beyond that, I've only seen the Brian Williams ones from books 9 to 17.
My quest continues!
Greetings, and thank you!
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Post by lorddarkstorm on Aug 3, 2023 18:27:37 GMT
Could also be from Fenix perhaps. I'll ask.
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Post by lorddarkstorm on Aug 3, 2023 19:18:03 GMT
Just asked August - artist is Lukas Thelin, source is Askfageln's Swedish RPG - Ensamma Vargen.
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Post by arsthein on Aug 4, 2023 6:21:57 GMT
Holy Mjölnir! really?
Is it a cover or interior image?
That's awesome! thank you so much sir!
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Post by Black Cat on Oct 3, 2023 4:32:19 GMT
Say... It's a new cover for book 26 in Italian. Seems identical to the original one from Holmgard Press, right? Well, it's not. The Italian version seems more detailed (see the three spots that I have circled and their counterpart on the original art). Also, the head is different too, with longer teeth and a mouth that seems less wide (also, the head seems to look directly at the reader while in the original, it seems to be at an angle). It seems that Alberto Dal Lago did a little bit like Peter Andrew Jones with two variations of the same cover for two different publishers (Holmgard and Raven for Dal Lago, Gallimard and Red Fox for Jones).  I did check if the Italian version of book 25 had a subtly different cover than the one from Holmgard Press. Apart from the different hue of blue and the fact that they have flipped the image from left to right, they are identical from what I can tell. |
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Post by lorddarkstorm on Oct 4, 2023 17:47:34 GMT
New Brazilian cover - I will add it a bit later:  Say... It's a new cover for book 26 in Italian. Seems identical to the original one from Holmgard Press, right? Well, it's not. The Italian version seems more detailed (see the three spots that I have circled and their counterpart on the original art). Also, the head is different too, with longer teeth and a mouth that seems less wide (also, the head seems to look directly at the reader while in the original, it seems to be at an angle). It seems that Alberto Dal Lago did a little bit like Peter Andrew Jones with two variations of the same cover for two different publishers (Holmgard and Raven for Dal Lago, Gallimard and Red Fox for Jones). View AttachmentI did check if the Italian version of book 25 had a subtly different cover than the one from Holmgard Press. Apart from the different hue of blue and the fact that they have flipped the image from left to right, they are identical from what I can tell. Yeah, 26 looks sufficiently different to count. Where's the source image from, couldn't see the new one on raven dist or Alberto's sites. |
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