This is it. The final version of the cover for The Backstreets of Purgatory. A first view for all you amazing supporters before it goes out into the world.
Designed by the very talented Marc Ecob (and based on one of the ideas that I came up with for the cover brief, which is thrilling for me), the background is the utterly fantastic Glasgow Toile wallpaper from Timorous Beasties who were kind enough to give us permission to use it.
I absolutely love this cover. It is deceptive. At first glance it looks quite classic but the burn in the paper draws you in and then, if you are not already familiar with the wallpaper, you notice the details. Not the pastoral scenes of the original 1800s Toile de Jouy but something altogether more gritty and slightly surreal. It works perfectly for Backstreets.
I hope you like it as much as I do. I can't wait for you guys to get your hands on the real thing.