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First look at Luceno’s Darth Plagueis cover

July 8th, 2011 by Dunc · 14 Comments

…A very odd choice of cover art. Your thoughts?

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  • 1 MattDoc // Jul 8, 2011 at 4:01 pm

    I don’t really get it. Does this mean that Plagueis is just a huge head? Or is he just closer to us? The art is confusing.

  • 2 Matthias1138 // Jul 8, 2011 at 4:48 pm

    No, I don’t think Plagueis is a giant head. Being a Muun, he’s going to be just a little bit taller than most humans.
    The cover is kinda confusing though, why is Sidious kneeling a few meters BEHIND his master?

  • 3 Nanci // Jul 8, 2011 at 5:07 pm

    I assumed that Plagueis was supposed to be a hologram, to mimic the Vader/Emperor scene in The Empire Strikes Back.

  • 4 Lane // Jul 8, 2011 at 5:28 pm

    At least it’s not a Photoshop?

  • 5 Kizzik // Jul 8, 2011 at 5:38 pm

    It seems more like Sidious is in the background than Plagueis having a giant head. I think it’s more of a visual reference. It’s saying, “This is not about Sidious. It’s about Plagueis.”

  • 6 Josh // Jul 8, 2011 at 6:50 pm

    Does anyone else get a Harry Potter vibe from the whole thing? I think it’s the colours, and Plagueis not looking a little unlike Voldemort.

  • 7 Blu // Jul 8, 2011 at 11:12 pm

    I can’t help to think that Plagueis looks like Frank N Furter from The Rocky Horror Picture Show, so this just looks weird to me. I blame Dunc.

  • 8 Dunc // Jul 8, 2011 at 11:38 pm

  • 9 Doyle // Jul 9, 2011 at 1:04 am

    I like it, actually. I mean, the art doesn’t strike me as great but it’s quiet and introspective and somewhat sinister in the style of most of these Sith novels so far, and that is far from a bad thing when you’re talking about the Sith.

    And Dunc, I just want to let you know that .gif is going to haunt my dreams tonight.

  • 10 Blu // Jul 9, 2011 at 2:46 am

    GAH!

  • 11 Jason Ward // Jul 9, 2011 at 4:53 am

    This book has me waiting in anticip

    ation .

  • 12 Aaron // Jul 10, 2011 at 8:15 am

    Is it just me, or does Palpatine look a lot more like Jon Stewart than Ian McDiarmid?

  • 13 Stooge // Jul 10, 2011 at 10:13 am

    I’m always a fan of cover art that consists of more than just characters in action poses.

  • 14 jawajames // Jul 11, 2011 at 12:30 pm

    Are we sure Plagueis is a Muun and not related to the Face of Boe?

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