Here’s another cover for Bryan Smith (not the guy who ran over Stephen King). Bryan and I are friends and he had a vendor do a less than stellar job on his newest eBook release and I thought I could help him out. The book is a bit different from…

Did this cover for John Rector’s new self-pubbed collection. Pro bono. You’d never believe it, but that guy can wheedle shit out of anyone, get blood from a stone.

I designed this cover for Erik Smetana. He hasn’t finished the book yet because he’s lazy. And he doesn’t know anything about zombies, but he thinks he does. Sad really.

This is my favorite Needle cover because of the muscle car and the dragon and the blood on the headlight.

Early on, I needed something to promote SOUTHERN GODS, so I came up with this. It isn’t nearly as evocative as Night Shade’s cover, but it does have some high points. Over at Stomping on Yeti, lots of folks express their love for it.

This cover was for a anthology that fell through. I like the design, it’s subtle, and would work great for a print book, but never for a ebook. The type always has to be chunkier for an ebook.

I did this cover for David Cranmer (who writes his hardboiled westerns under the nom de plume Edward A.  Grainger). I’d worked with him publishing my story “The Death Fantastique” on Beat to a Pulp, and new I was in for a treat. David is about the most stand up…

A cover for Kevin Wallis’ BENEATH THE SURFACE OF THINGS, a collection of stories. Kevin’s a good dude. Always look forward to drinking with him. Duties: design & typography

Back when I was doing book covers for the easy-peasy $100 price tag (all that’s over) Albert contacted me to do his cover. It has the zombir. Heh. And a fluffy dog. That’s a good combo right there. I enjoyed working on this cover and Albert was a breeze to…

This Needle issue was released in the spring of 2010 to some acclaim. I was, and remain, the creative director of this magzine. Steve Weddle did a bang-up job – and still does – vetting and placing awesome crime stories for your consumption. Check it out. Buy that mofo. Design,…