Target Cover Competition: Group 11

[Paul Clement]

[Paul Clement]

The Zarbi/Web Planet looks quite dull, although the Zarbi itself looks pretty good.

Twin Dilemma looks better than the cover we ended up getting, and it's nice to see Colin on a cover of one of the original prints. It is just his face though, so nothing doing there.

I quite like this Pyramids of Mars cover. It's understated, but still quite effective. The robot Mummy's are big part of the appeal of this story for me, so it's nice to see them on the cover.

The Chase is another Pearson cluster pic. It's actually not too bad, but I think the Dalek should have been the centrepiece instead of the Mechanoid.

Ark in Space's only redeeming feature is that the Wirrn looks better in the picture than it did in the show.

Pyramids gets my vote here.

[Andrew Curnow]

Nostalgia scores heavily for The Zarbi and The Ark in Space here, and I think both covers are beautifully done. The Twin Dilemma is designed to tie in with the cover for Caves I believe (in terms of the blue swirly background) but that bit of cleverness aside, is a pretty poor likeness and a very dull cover. The Chase is conversely a lot of very good likenesses, but is far too cluttered. Pyramids is simple but effective, but lacks nostalgia (and isn't as good as the original anyway) so I'm going for the Wirrrrrrrn!!

[Rob McCow]

The Chase! The Chase! The Chase!

It's brills.

[SiHart]

It's The Chase for me. It accurately depicts the entire overcluttered plot!

The Zarbi is ok- but not a big favourite. The Twin Dilemma is very good, but it wasn't an actual cover, so I discount it! Pyramids is dull and lacking any atmosphere at all, and I rather like Ark in Space, but I just like The Chase best.

Si xx

[Ralph]

The Zarbi for nostalgia reasons and it's not bad compated to the rest

[Wayne]

Very close thing betweem The Chase & The Web Planet for me, but the nostalgia factor pips it for Web Planet.

[Dave Tudor]

Apart from The Twin Dilemma, they're all pretty good covers, but while the moody Pyramids cover is not quite as good as the original, or The Chase is just ever-so-slightly too cluttered, or The Ark In Space just might be lacking something, The Zarbi is a classic bit of Achilleos work, and gets my vote here.

[Dirk Gently]

Pyramids of Mars for me.

[Stuart Wallis]

The Ark in Space. The Zarbi and The Chase are good, but a little cluttered, whereas there's not quite enough going on in the other two covers.

[Larry]

i've gone for Ark in Space Version, it is for me your traditional type Target cover that.

[Pip Madeley]

i've gone for Ark in Space Version, it is for me your traditional type Target cover that.

I decided to go for 'Ark' too - not only is it well drawn, but I have a little nostalgia connected to it, as Tom Baker signed that one for me back in 1997.

[Nathan]

I always used to think that the background Zarbi was actually the foreground creatures head, and that it was some kind of flying space cow with flappy paddle front legs.

[Stuart Wallis]

...whose space helmet turned up in the time Meddler! It's obvious really!

[Rob McCow]

I might have gone for Ark In Space, but Tom is clearly asleep on the cover.

[Lord President]

No question at all! Web Planet is about as perfect a cover as there has ever been!!!!!!!