Penguin vs Shephard Fairey vs George Orwell vs Paul Buckley vs Everyone

Just saw these today at Angus and Robertson – another great chunk of art from the Fairey man (I’m sure his favourite moniker). $22.95 was steep, but I do love me some anti-communist/anti-dictorial/grumpy old man rants.

This led to a whole new world of amazing Penguin-cover-finding for me, including the My Penguin blank book cover project. I want in!!

This is Beck’s design for the The Lost Estate (Le Grand Meaulnes) by Alain-Fournier, who I have never heard of. But now I want to.

Then there’s the amazingly sexy Penguin Classics Deluxe Series with covers by Chris Ware, Art Spiegelman, Daniel Clowes, Charles Burns, Joe Sacco…