Hasta La Motion!

A look at the colorful history of sci-fi book covers

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SOURCES

https://www.thedailybeast.com/cover-story-richard-powerss-pulp-surrealism

https://www.penguinsciencefiction.org/

https://dangerousminds.net/comments/classic_penguin_sci-fi_covers_from_the_1970s_by_david_pelham

http://mikedempsey.typepad.com/graphic_journey_blog/2013/11/david-pelham-cover-story.html

https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2008/oct/05/art1

Zones Devoid of Time: Ballard’s Penguin Covers, by David Pelham

http://www.ballardian.com/pelham-art-of-inner-space

https://io9.gizmodo.com/how-richard-powers-made-science-fiction-book-covers-str-1692015738

http://www.jgballard.ca/terminal_collection/jgb_powers_covers.html

https://io9.gizmodo.com/5980171/frank-r-pauls-golden-age-science-fiction-art-still-dazzles-your-retinas-today

http://www.unz.com/print/SaturdayRev-1963sep14-00032/

http://noisydecentgraphics.typepad.com/design/2009/04/the-art-of-penguin-science-fiction.html

https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/the-decline-and-fall-of-the-book-cover

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Mtbrd, “When I Tell You”

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Luar, “Into”
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