WHAT'S NEW IN THE WORLD OF JOHN PICACIO
Here's my recently-completed cover illustration for the forthcoming Steve Niles thriller A WORLD OF HURT. Niles is the co-creator of 30 DAYS OF NIGHT. AWOH will be a major hardcover release this fall from Simon & Schuster. I'll update when I hear more about this one.
posted by John Picacio at 9:14 AM
JOHN PICACIO is a two-time Hugo Award-winning illustrator of science fiction, fantasy, and horror. He is the owner and founder of Lone Boy. His artwork has illustrated the covers of books and works by Michael Moorcock, George R. R. Martin, Harlan Ellison, Robert Silverberg, L.E. Modesitt, Jr., Dan Simmons, Joe R. Lansdale, Jeffrey Ford, Frederik Pohl, James Tiptree, Jr., Mark Chadbourn, and many more. His accolades also include the World Fantasy Award, the Locus Award, seven Chesley Awards, and two International Horror Guild Awards, all in the Artist category. He is currently illustrating more cover and storytelling art for worldwide clients, and more Loteria card art for 2014.
5 Comments:
YES!
I especially like the clouds. And the movement of colour, bottom to top, cool to hot, which draws the eyes upwards.
I don't think I'd enjoy meeting any of those entities!
Thanks, Christine. :) When I was doing this cover, the manuscript was still being written (which is not uncommon). So I'll be interested to see how well my cover illo reflects the finished novel....the author has a robust fanbase though, and I suspect his name alone will cause folks to pick up the book.
Awesome cover, John. It'll really stand out on the bookshelves...
I hadn't heard about this novel previously, and can't find any plot summary on Amazon, etc. Any more info you can give us please?
thanks
James
Hi, Jaime -- It's a good question. Truth be told, this assignment was a little unusual because not only was the manuscript still in development when I was commissioned (again, not uncommon), but even the TITLE changed from when I was first given the assignment. The inspiration for my cover art was my understanding that the Seven Deadly Sins play a key role in the book. I assume that's still the case. I don't think the publisher would've been so enthusiastic about my art if it misrepresented the novel, so I'm hoping that's the case. Steve Niles is a terrific writer, so I'm really looking forward to the finished book just like everyone else. :) When I find out more, I'll certainly pass it along. Sorry I'm not more help on this one!
No worries, John. Definitely looks intruiging, and I enjoyed 30 days of night (graphic novel and movie) so it bears further investigation.
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