the Penguin’s new clothes

For a while now Penguin has been re-releasing some of its classic titles with new covers designed by top comic and graphic artists. They do about six new titles a year this way. The art can at first, for a beloved classic, be disconcerting, then eye-opening and the effect is often startling.

Check them out here (to see them best, click on a picture then select All Sizes, then Original), and here’s an interview with Penguin (US) art director Paul Buckley about the work.