Natans he/him Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) Just passing to drop the final WOR cover What you guys think about this one =) Edited January 8, 2014 by Natans 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shardlet he/him Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) The lame collar is still there on the uniform, but Kaladin is much much much better. The cracks propagating from Kaladin's glowing fist are also interesting. Looks like he just landed with a substantial amount of energy. The ground is cracked under his foot as well. Edited January 8, 2014 by Shardlet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurkistan he/him Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) He looks younger and doesn't have a bandanna, so that's nice. Where'd you get it? I see that the image is stored on Tor's site, but can't seem to find it conventionally. Edited January 8, 2014 by Kurkistan Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natans he/him Posted January 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) He looks younger and doesn't have a bandanna, so that's nice. Where'd you get it? I see that the image is stored on Tor's site, but can't seem to find it conventionally. S-E-C-R-E-T Just joking http://www.tor.com/images/stories/blogs/14_01/WoR-final.jpg In the "Read an Excerpt from Words of Radiance: Prologue, Chapters One and Two" post, with the other goods. I just linked their image link. Edited January 8, 2014 by Natans Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galladon he/him Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 The hair is finally nice, away from Rambodin and Kalladin aka Prince Valiant. I love this, I'd buy the book only for this cover. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natans he/him Posted January 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) True be told I liked Rambodin, This one don't have slavebrands, or better the hair is in front of it =) Edited January 8, 2014 by Natans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aether he/him Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 The lame collar is still there on the uniform, but Kaladin is much much much better. The cracks propagating from Kaladin's glowing fist are also interesting. Looks like he just landed with a substantial amount of energy. The ground is cracked under his foot as well. I actually like the collar. But this is much better. I second Galladon's opinion. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurkistan he/him Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Also, the shade of blue for the uniform is much better, no more faded denim. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unknowingly he/him Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 @Shardlet I, like Aether, also like the collar as this how I would imagine a captain's uniform looking. I'm not sure if you've read the Kaladin chapter where he gets his uniform but its definitely described as having a white collared shirt that has the collar folded outside the coat. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IllNsickly he/him Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Dig it. Muchly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hoser he/him Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 The cracks are concentric around where the hand is. The one hand is glowing much more than the rest of him. Is he setting a lashing trap? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shardlet he/him Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 @Shardlet I, like Aether, also like the collar as this how I would imagine a captain's uniform looking. I'm not sure if you've read the Kaladin chapter where he gets his uniform but its definitely described as having a white collared shirt that has the collar folded outside the coat. Canon or not, my personal opinion is that it looks lame. But, since it appears to be canon by your description, it is right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Natans he/him Posted January 8, 2014 Author Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) It is my impression or now he kind have a epicanthic fold ? Combat knife add, More young. The pose are more natural. Power punch in the ground for awesome affect. "Lightvapor" add. Overall i liked, but i miss the red ribbon. In context would make sense him using a bandana or something to over his scar, but I can live it =) Side note: I still like Shallan portrait better =) Edited January 8, 2014 by Natans 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moogle Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) Ooh! I like this one much better. Pose remains incredibly super awkward but it might be justifiable if he just hit the ground. Except, no, wait, the way he's holding the spear makes no sense in that case, nor would the ground only be cracked around his fist. Hrm, what are you up to, Kaladin? Would pay for Shallan cover, but this is still nice. Edit: Ooh, ooh, or what about a cover where Kaladin's face isn't shown? It worked well with the first book's cover. He could be facing another cliff on the left, where Szeth waits on the back page. That would be neat! I've never seen a face on a fantasy book that I liked, too, so score if they could get rid of Kaladin's! Edited January 8, 2014 by Moogle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shardlet he/him Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Except, no, wait, the way he's holding the spear makes no sense in that case, nor would the ground only be cracked around his fist. Hrm, what are you up to, Kaladin? The ground is broken under his right foot as well. His left foot is somewhat obscured by the dust/stormlight?. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Rooster he/him Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 I love this! He looks younger and less... THICK. He was a bridgeman for half a year after all he was too hardy looking (and cross eyed {and Rambo-y}) before Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
masaru Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Hopefully it's not depicting Kaladin's induction into The Hero Tropes Hall of Fame: http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/ThreePointLanding 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argent he/him Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 Meh, the face still feels a little weird to me. I do like it better than before though - his body posture looks like something that could actually be done by a human being, and he looks younger - appropriately younger. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moogle Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 (edited) The ground is broken under his right foot as well. His left foot is somewhat obscured by the dust/stormlight?. It doesn't look it is very much. The concentric rings around his fist suggest his fist hit with the most force, ie. that if he was falling a great distance, he landed on his fist. That would just be too awkward to work, especially given the way his spear is resting - it would have snapped on impact with the ground. I suppose he could have moved it after he hit the ground, but in that case, why is his knee on the ground? Really, if he just fell from a great height, I think that landing on your knee would be the absolute worst way to go about it. Ow. No, I get the impression here that Kaladin is Lashing the ground or... something. Maybe he hit his fist on the ground in a HULK SMASH moment? Edit: Ooh, or perhaps he Lashed a rockbud in Szeth's direction, sort of like a coin being Pushed. If it had burrowed into the stone, Lashing it up and out would probably take a lot of force, and might explain the cracks? Edit2: No, there's no hole where his fist is. I'm so confused! Edited January 8, 2014 by Moogle Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bloodfalcon he/him Posted January 8, 2014 Report Share Posted January 8, 2014 It doesn't look it is very much. The concentric rings around his fist suggest his fist hit with the most force, ie. that if he was falling a great distance, he landed on his fist. That would just be too awkward to work, especially given the way his spear is resting - it would have snapped on impact with the ground. I suppose he could have moved it after he hit the ground, but in that case, why is his knee on the ground? Really, if he just fell from a great height, I think that landing on your knee would be the absolute worst way to go about it. Ow. No, I get the impression here that Kaladin is Lashing the ground or... something. Maybe he hit his fist on the ground in a HULK SMASH moment? Edit: Ooh, or perhaps he Lashed a rockbud in Szeth's direction, sort of like a coin being Pushed. If it had burrowed into the stone, Lashing it up and out would probably take a lot of force, and might explain the cracks? Edit2: No, there's no hole where his fist is. I'm so confused! I like the idea of a hulk smash moment where he propels things away from him. The dust settles.... *this snapshot* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bookspren Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 It looks great. Very happy here. He looks right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colby Jack he/him Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 Looks nice. I wouldn't kick him out of bed, that's for... I mean. Great cover! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JcStoneDog Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 I am surprised that I am the first to mention his patch on his sleeve but is that the new bridge 4 patch? If it is then we have semi-canon of it. I imagine we will see a lot of fan art of it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Botanica she/her Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 *o* Lord!!!!! I love this Kaladin!!!!! He just looks so right and so close to what I pictured him after becoming the captain! This one is much better than the former ones. So glad to see that he is much younger now! Love the shading of his hair and his face features are also great. Oh man this could be another reason to get the hardcover... It seems that the uniform is also modified a little bit? I'm getting to like it. His pose looks better and the glowing hand is awesome! (Is he doing Lashing or something?) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kier he/him Posted January 9, 2014 Report Share Posted January 9, 2014 The lame collar is still there on the uniform, but Kaladin is much much much better. The cracks propagating from Kaladin's glowing fist are also interesting. Looks like he just landed with a substantial amount of energy. The ground is cracked under his foot as well. I do have to agree wiht the Collar. whenever i hear them talk about the coats and military style in the book I've always pictured a chiniese minimal collar type jacket. Like Bruce Lee wears... or a priest. which I think is an awesome style. Not modern large lepel style collars. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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