![]() ![]() One that used an astronaut helmet as the framework for an unusual still life. A few of my favorites of the initial bunch included comps like: ![]() Things like: astronauts being lifted into the sky by thousands of balloons, astronauts laying in fields of flowers, etc. ![]() So I initially tried a handful of comps in that direction. The initial brief asked for astronaut and space-specific artworks (which included some art examples). Ultimately, this would mean a soft restart along the way, and a few more cover rounds than usual. An issue where all parties involved had different takes on how to package this complex, and at-times heavy, book. ![]() But in one way that created an unexpected issue. It’s multi-faceted, and complex, and everyone who read it seemingly pulled something different from it - which I think speaks to the strength of Sequoia’s writing. Technically, How High We Go In The Dark is a book, but in many ways it feels more like a prism disguised as a book. I was blown away when I first read Sequoia Nagamatsu’s novel, How High We Go In the Dark. It’s an incredibly powerful read, one that seems to hit every emotion, and every walk of life. After a virus, unearthed from melting permafrost, unleashes a deadly plague upon humanity, those left alive are. ![]()
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