New Cover art for the books!!

[Xex]

http://www.mongoosepublishing.com/news/news_item.php?pkid_news=131

I have to say I like the new grimey direction, much more sword and sorcery like the original covers in the 80's, rather than the high fantasy one's, which is what the covers on the later versions of the original gamebooks were starting to lean towards.

The giak looks badass; lonewolf looks desperate, the sky looks wicked and the kraan looks pretty lethal as well. I don't much like the tower of the sun though; a bit to delicate IMO for a building thats supposed to be facing the darklands. As for the new logo, I think they overdid the splattered blood bit; I like how Lone Wolf is written though. Hopefully the wolf's head can be made smaller and less bloody. Maybe add in Banedon as well.

As for the new stuff in it, I'm not sure about the whole lighting the beacon. Secrecy was Zagarna's most powerful weapon, and with the beacon lit, I think many changes will have to be made to books one and two. Maybe a bit too many; I know Joe is a fan of video games, but its the pc game that should be trying to mesh with the gamebooks, not the other way around.

Lastly, I think that since they mention the name of the new artist and that the gamebooks will have original new art, the books on project aon are safe and wont be pulled. And the summer release date sounds great; I had all the new releases put till fall at the very least!! Now all we need are release dates for banedon's books and the rpg!

 

[Balgin Stondraeg]

I'm looking forwards to subscribing (and start earning my Sommerswerd replica ).

I agree on the bloody logo. That's not doing very much for me (just looks like a blob really).

 

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I have the old german version of the book beside me as i write this, and I liked it better. Well sort of, maybe because of nostalgia. The new version is done better but LoneWolf looked desperate as well, but in a more subtle way.

You can see the cover here: Flucht aus dem Dunkel

The new cover looks more like a still from a PC or Console Game to me than a bookcover and I have taken the liberty to save the old LoneWolf Logo from the previous RPG, as I really don't like the new Logo at all. :?
Th original one done by Mongoose was a good one! At least in my eyes.

Guess that makes me a little critical, although I very much await the release of the titles as only the first 12 books made it into german back in the 1980-90s. Back then I wasn't into english books just as yet, so I had to make do with the first 12 books only.

Is there any word on who will author these new RPG titles? Again August Hahn?

 

[Dobey Kweeg]

excitement level rises! Can we see any of Richard Longmores art on the web (or even better, here!)? Did a search for him, but didn't really find anything likely out there...

 

[Angantyr]

The giak looks badass; lonewolf looks desperate, the sky looks wicked and the kraan looks pretty lethal as well. I don't much like the tower of the sun though; a bit to delicate IMO for a building thats supposed to be facing the darklands. As for the new logo, I think they overdid the splattered blood bit; I like how Lone Wolf is written though. Hopefully the wolf's head can be made smaller and less bloody. Maybe add in Banedon as well.

Hm, I wonder if LW's starting age will also change... he just doesn't look like a 15 year old in that pic.

A better looking version of the new logo:

http://www.projectaon.org/en/images/lone-wolf.gif

I still wonder why the wolf's head is done in ink blob style and looks so evil...

As for the new stuff in it, I'm not sure about the whole lighting the beacon. Secrecy was Zagarna's most powerful weapon, and with the beacon lit, I think many changes will have to be made to books one and two. Maybe a bit too many; I know Joe is a fan of video games, but its the pc game that should be trying to mesh with the gamebooks, not the other way around.

Well, the idea for the beginning of the video game might be Joe's idea as well.

As for lighting the beacon - well, it doesn't say that you succeed, does it?

 

[fly80]

Hm, I wonder if LW's starting age will also change... he just doesn't look like a 15 year old in that pic.

I think that in the new cover we see another Kai Lord, not Lone Wolf. If you change the age of LW you have to change all subsequent books!

 

[OldMongooseFordy]

Guys

I think the logo loses some of its impact due to the low res nature of the picture (necessary for posting on the web). When I first saw it I wasn't exactly blown away myself but trust me, it's a grower. I also think it's symbolic of how the entire Lone Wolf brand is about to move on with the times. The cover is a different style to anything before (and personally I think it's the best Lone Wolf cover ever illustrated) and it's the direction I, and more importantly Joe, wanted to go.

On the same note, Joe will be sanctioning everything we produce for all the Lone Wolf books (novels and gamebooks) from cover and internal art to any text amendments.

Can we see any of Richard Longmores art on the web (or even better, here!)?

Check out the Lankhmar adventure Swords Against Sorcery, Richard did the internal illustrations for that.

I still wonder why the wolf's head is done in ink blob style and looks so evil...

There is a newer version in which you see some of Lone Wolf's face. I'll post that soon.

Hm, I wonder if LW's starting age will also change... he just doesn't look like a 15 year old in that pic.

No the starting age will not change. Although I don't recall Lone Wolf's starting age ever being printed anywhere, you have to remember that as a Kai Initiate he is an extraordinary physical specimen, even as a teenager.

Cheers

Mongoose Fordy

 

[Balgin Stondraeg]

Oh good. We over at Tower of the Sun really don't like the Nazgul Lone Wolf. When he had a face he always seemed more human and vulnerable. It was that vulnerability which always made his achievements so much more impressive.

 

[Sabbak]

and personally I think it's the best Lone Wolf cover ever illustrated

I agree!!!

And I hope that the future-to-be-published-new-non-D20 Lone Wolf RpG will benefit from the same level of art! For cover AND interior art if possible...

In fact, I was VERY disappointed by the interior art of the D20 RpG that is not reaching the nowadays average standards (having a large collection of RpG books I can say that anglo-saxon RpG illustrations are often one or two levels inferior of french or "continental" artwork... a question of taste? Perhaps...).

Just my 2 euro cents...
:wink:

 

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Oh good. We over at Tower of the Sun really don't like the Nazgul Lone Wolf. When he had a face he always seemed more human and vulnerable. It was that vulnerability which always made his achievements so much more impressive.

Nazgul Lone Wolf. Don't like the design but:

I like that new term

 

[toothill man]

understand that the picture shows another kai about to die so lonewolf can live not sure about logo but it has a few books to grow on me 8)

 

[The Wolf]

Oh good. We over at Tower of the Sun really don't like the Nazgul Lone Wolf. When he had a face he always seemed more human and vulnerable. It was that vulnerability which always made his achievements so much more impressive.

Nazgul Lone Wolf, rofl, nice one Balgin

 

[The Wolf]

This cover gets my vote and if this is the shape of things to come, then count me in!

I love the new logo personally.

 

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Nazgul Lone Wolf, rofl, nice one Balgin

Maybe we could get that as a character class in the the edition of the Lone Wolf RPG, sort of a fallen Jedi...mean...Kai thing? :lol:

 

[The Wolf]

Hahaha!

Isn't that the Nad Adez Konkor? (Kai Hunters?)

 

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Hahaha!

Isn't that the Nad Adez Konkor? (Kai Hunters?)

Definately

 

[wayward_sage]

I dont know what you guys are smokin', that new Lone Wolf logo kicks serious ass. I am all on board.

I mean think about it. Updating it and making it more mature is the best way to go. Us fans aren't 13 anymore. I wanna read Lone Wolf as an adult and be entertained.

I'm a HUGE fan btw. Probably too big.

 

[cjs]

In case you haven't seen it, here is the cover by Gary Chalk for the french edition of Lone Wolf.

http://forum.rpg.net/showthread.php?t=312603

I very much prefer that cover to the one that Mongoose has presented for the second edition. The logo is ok, not great but ok, but the art looks very boring and non-evocative.. :evil:

 

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I very much prefer that cover to the one that Mongoose has presented for the second edition. The logo is ok, not great but ok, but the art looks very boring and non-evocative.. :evil:

The cover work by Gary Chalk is for the french version of the Roleplaying game. Once again looked at it. I'm not sure it's for the actual rulebook of the RPG, but my france is lacking. I like the artwork though.

The artwork being discussed in this thread is that of the forthcoming re-release of the LoneWolf Gamebooks by Mongoose. Same brand, different product though. Although I am expecting to see the new Lone Wolf logo (being discussed here as well) on the new RPG book cover also.

 

[BlackCat]

The cover work by Gary Chalk is for the french version of the Roleplaying game. Once again looked at it. I'm not sure it's for the actual rulebook of the RPG, but my france is lacking. I like the artwork though.

It is indeed the cover of the rulebook of the French version of the LWRPG. The editor will also republish the gamebooks, but I don't know if they are going to go with the covers of the third edition in French or with new artwork by GC.