Comments:
The parody entries are pure genius.
It looks like the creator blued in Spock or Picard to look like an Andorian, but it's still a cool effect. And how nice to have an interview with the author included! (Obviously you haven't seen the upcoming covers for the Signature Edition omnibuses - Ian.)
Also very, very clever.
This is nice, but kind of cheesy. It would surpass Entry A in my opinion if: the font was changed, it's too bland and passive; the multicoloured star thing was changed - what is that? It looks strange, and it's purpose is unclear. I love the image of the captain though. (It's the Andorian Seal; see my comments below - Ian.)
I often find parodies superior to originals. But I just plain don't get a blue Picard in an old style uniform.
Just for the record, I really like the "Signature" series covers with the offset portraits. Those are really good from a design stand-point. (I have a degree in Art.)
Ian's comments:
This parody cover also delights me. Had the image not been simply a recoloured Picard it would have been even better and might have nudged out P1 in my preferences. Clever, whimsical and just plain fun. (So when is Kevin Dilmore interviewing me? I guess I have to write the book first. Or make it a duology and then have this cover on the omnibus "Signature" series version.) The Andorian symbol is actually poached from my own site. Incidentally, that is a scan of a real embossed metal, cold enamel and Letraset badge, handmade by me in the early 80s, based on the b/w diagram and colour chart from Franz Joseph's "ST Technical Manual".
See the original official cover that Scott has sent up here. Or go back to main menu of competition page.
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