The Friday Face-Off was created by Books by Proxy, where each week bloggers can showcase books with covers centered around a weekly theme. You can visit Lynn’s Books for a list of upcoming themes. Join in the fun each Friday by finding a book whose cover is based on the theme!
This week’s theme: Gigantic
Today I’m featuring a recent read, Pteranodon Canyon by Tim Meyer, which is set in an alternate Wild West where the dinosaurs were never wiped out but roam freely throughout the United States. This book was so much fun! I found two different covers, so this is a real “face-off.” Take a look:
Evil Epoch Press edition. This is the cover of the book I read, and I love the way the artwork looks old and distressed. This sets the tone nicely, with a couple of different dinos in the background and the “Old West” character in the foreground.
Thunderstorm Books edition. This has a much different vibe. The T-Rex is right up in your face, with big scary teeth and shreds of flesh stuck in its teeth (!!) It’s a close call but I think this is my favorite. I love the composition and I think this is the better title font. But honestly, both covers are very well done.
I truly would not know which one to pick… they are both amazing covers 🙂
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I didn’t know there were two covers, cool. I like the Evil Epoch version a little better only because it has a worn look as if the book were well loved.:-)
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Both are great but I think I prefer the color palette of the top one.
I think I like the Thunderstorm edition. I like the brighter colors, and the apparent shreds of flesh hanging from the dinosaur’s teeth are just genius.
I like the fist one. The soft color palette works better then the bright colors of the second one.
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I need to try this one!
I like the second one because it has that pulp-movie feel to it.
Yes, the first one is so cool!
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This is fantastic, my favourite is the Thunderstorm cover – it looks like a poster for a B-movie and has a retro feel.
Lynn 😀
I think I prefer the second one. More “vintage” LOL
Great covers! I think I like the first one better.