r/CoolSciFiCovers
The good twin of r/badscificovers. Celebrating the art of Sci-Fi paperbacks and pulp! Post your favorite Science-Fiction and Fantasy artists and covers here.
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r/CoolSciFiCovers Subreddit Rules
Post title must include name of book and author
Title of your post should include the NAME OF THE BOOK and the AUTHOR. If you know the COVER ARTIST you can include them in brackets. Ex: Dune, by Frank Herbert [John Schoenherr]. For magazine and anthologies just include the title of the book or the featured story.
Post images of fantasy/SF/horror books only
Images must be book covers or magazine covers. Must be in the science fiction, fantasy, or horror genres. No comic books, RPG rulebooks, or non-fiction, please.
Real covers only
Please only include covers of real, published books.
No self-promotion
It's great that you're a cover artist, but this isn't the place to plug your own work.
Avoid frequent re-posts
Please do not re-post covers that have been posted here within the last six months. Use the search bar to check!
Be courteous and respectful
Be kind to your fellow cover enthusiasts. Bad attitudes, toxic behavior, and trolling are not welcome.
Art is subjective
Look, one person's trash is another's treasure. Sometimes covers will get posted that you don't feel are that great. That's fine. We agree to disagree. Respectfulc criticism is okay. Also remember that r/badscificovers is available. You are always welcome to re-post a cover from this sub to that sub and see what happens.
No AI-generated cover art
This is not the right sub for covers generated by or made with the assistance of generative AI tools.
Comment on posted cover explaining why you like it
To help foster discussion, after posting a cover please leave a comment explaining what you like about it. It doesn't have to be an in-depth art critique, just something to jump-start the conversation!
Images must be from commonly accepted hosts
Images must be from commonly accepted hosts. Most common are reddit and imgur. Others include: 500px, abload.de, anony.ws, deviantart, fav.me, fbcdn, flickr, imageshack, imgclean, instagram, tumblr, minus, myimghost, photobucket, picsarus, postimg, puu.sh, sli.mg, tinypic.com, twitpic
Up to two posts per day
Your cover stands a better chance of being noticed if it's not one among a flood. Please limit yourself to two posts per day.
No pornography
No pornography. But what is pornography? We know it when we see it.
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