Sort of. Looks like the old owner of DVDCoverart.com recently stopped by RTC to upload a cover. To no surprise, it’s a cover for the Zinema Bond Series. Looks like this is all he has been up to, cover wise. Anyway, we wish you all the best mattd. And if you ever want to do that interview…….
For those of you wanting a stunning set of covers for the Heroes series in HD, well, I really don’t think that you need to look any further. Here’s BunnyDojo’s vision:
*BTW, what did you guys think of the season 2 premier?
Here’s the official word from Customaniacs super moderator, HelloShaun:
“I’ve liked this guys work for a long time so I am really pleased to be able to announce that the latest addition to our excellent group of Resident Cover Artists is EvilMonkeyDSK3.”
Here’s some of his work:
This month, we are fortunate enough to have euroboy stop by for a quick chat. You may know him as the creator of some of the most amazing and stunning covers around. His design style is very unique and his creativity his top notch.
iCoty: How did you discover this hobby? Do you remember your first custom cover, if so, what was it? How have you improved since then?
euroboy: My memory isn’t what it used to be (man, that makes me sound old) but I believe the first site that I stumbled upon was Generetic. Back then the retail covers here in Sweden were crappy (they still are) so I started replacing them with r1-customs just for the fun of it. My first custom cover must be either Bridget Jones or Assault on Precinct 13, made with Paint Shop Pro at 72 dpi (haha). My covers sure have changed since then, I hope. With better layout, color combinations, use of fonts, title treatment, credits/logos/legals and an all together more professional design.
iCoty: We love to learn about name origins, so, what does euroboy mean to you and why did you choose it?
euroboy: Knut Schreiner, aka Euroboy, plays lead guitar in the Norwegian “deathpunk”-band Turbonegro which I grew up listening to. Don’t know why I chose Euroboy, It’s kinda clever though. Sweden, Europe = Euro and I’m a male = Boy. I love creativity! My real name’s David by the way.
iCoty: From your personal collection of custom covers that you have created, which ones are your favorite and why?
euroboy: None of mine from the early era, that’s for sure. I like my version of Alive, perhaps because the retail version’s awful and in comparison to that anything will shine but I think it came out alright. Alive is probably the cover I’ve spent most hours on ever. I also think my recent Blu-ray version for Stranger Than Fiction and HD DVD of Brokeback Mountain came out pretty cool. Simple, but I believe they capture the feel of the movie.
iCoty What is your main reason for making custom covers?
euroboy: The main reason is to grow as a graphic designer. It’s a challenge doing something unique and yet capture the feel of a movie and keep it professional, what most retails don’t achieve. I love art/design and movies so it’s the perfect combination of two enjoyable things in life.I also replace a lot of retails with my covers in Swedish… the r1 versions I only do for the occasional ego-boost.
iCoty: Who are your Top 3 favorite custom cover artists? What are you favorite covers from each of these artists?
euroboy: Phew, this is really hard. There’s so many talented artists out there. I guess I’ll have to go with the artists that inspire me the most. In no particular order:
1. Shorn
I hope with all my heart that Shorn makes a comeback with covers for the first and last installment of Park’s brilliant and beautiful Vengeance Trilogy. Yeah, Oldboy is my favorite cover from Shorn. Mind-Blowing!
2. Irrob
Come on, look at his catalog. It’s amazing how many covers he’s done and they’re all classy! His set for Blade is brilliant to the smallest detail but I would say a similar cover of his is my absolute favorite, The Crow.
3. BunnyDojo
I simply just love everything about his covers and he’s a great source of inspiration for me. If I’m gonna name something special that attracts me to his style it would be the little unique details (you know what I’m talking about). Favorite cover? Hmm… his latest version of Children Of Men is stunning!
iCoty: If you had to choose your Top 5 favorite custom covers of all time what would they be?
euroboy: Alright, aside from the ones mentioned above my top five will be (in no particular order) with no further explanation:
1. Texas Chainsaw Massacre (Powers)
2. Donnie Brasco (Gsalb)
3. Big Fish (Syxx0rz/Gsalb)
4. Blade Runner (BunnyDojo)
5. The Fifth Element, both versions (SXS)
For the rest of the euroboy interview, please visit the forums at Virtual Aftershock. He has also made the covers that he mentioned in this interview available for download in the Galleries at Virtual Aftershock. So please, check out the rest of the interview and don’t forget to leave us a note letting us know what you thought about this article!
iCoty
A few weeks ago I reported that Hailstorm was in need of a kidney transplant. Well, it looks like he was lucky enough to get one. Here’s the official word from Ric from RixGrafix:
As some of you may remember, long time member Hailstorm (HS47 on this forum) has been under the weather. Well, more than under the weather… He just had a kidney transplant! I got word from him that he is doing well and expects to be going home from the hospital today.
I’m sure it will take a while before he feels good enough to be hanging around this place much and he still has months of close monitoring ahead of him. Just wanted to let you folks know what’s going on and let Hail know out thoughts are with him and we hope he makes a full recovery.
We all wish you the best, Hailstorm!
Goodbye Office and Hello 300! Congratulations Aristoles!
So it looks like Ric Easton, head of affairs over at RixGrafix has unveiled the first images from his newest epic collection. Take a look below for the previews that he posted on his site.
If you want to add you two cents, gather your thoughts and you can posts your comments in the thread that he started over at his site.
Trekkies Unite!
Here’s another beautiful custom cover from Bunny Dojo. Instead of the typical DVD replacement cover, this one is made for HD-DVD cases. Here’s a look comparing Bunny’s version with the studio version:
Unfortunately, some sad news in the cover community. Hailstorm (aka HS47), a frequent forum contributor to RixGrafix, Novastation and numerous other cover sites is ill from Kidney failure and will be needing a Kidney transplant. All of us in the cover community wish you well and a speedy recovery.
He started a topic over at RixGrafix discussing this matter.
So Bunny Dojo has been making great covers for years now. Each one with it’s very own special twist to conventional design. His most recent work is certainly no different. To rethink the artwork for The Fisher King like he has is pure genius. I’d choose the Bunny Dojo version over the studio designed version any day.
I’ve included below the Bunny Dojo Version, The US artwork and the UK artwork. I’ve check two of the major cover sites, R1DB and ReplaceTheCase and have not seen any other customs for this flick. What do you guys think?
