image courtesy of studio trigger and cd projekt red
this might seem a bit different compared to my other posts, but i thought it’d be something worth talking about. think of this as a “reverse preface,” which…i believe is actually called a “postface.”
maybe that's something i could do in the future with other poems/albums.
either way, my newest poem “on the edge,” based on the anime “cyberpunk: edgerunners,” was rather unique in one way for me: this is the first time with any of my poems that i created two unique single covers for a poem/album. one of them is pictured above already, but in case you want to see them together for comparison's sake, here they are:
the original cover
the alternate cover, as you saw above. all images are courtesy of studio trigger and cd projekt red
the reason why this poem had two different covers was because, simply put, i felt inspired.
unlike other poems/albums i’ve written, i had this poem’s title and cover all done before the poem itself was fully completed. being based on “edgerunners” had initially inspired me to integrate “edge” into the title in some way, so “on the edge” came to me fairly quickly.
as for the cover…well, without getting into spoilers for those that haven’t seen the anime yet (which i highly recommend watching, it’s fantastic), the moon plays a very important role in the story. it’s a major part of the journeys of the two main characters in the series, david and lucy, and the view of the earth from the moon is prominently showcased, too. thus, i knew i wanted the cover to have some picture of the moon.
the problem was, i had a little more to choose from than i initially expected.
when seeking out pictures of the show’s moon, i couldn’t find one of the earth from the moon by itself, so i had to resort to screenshotting a video of a particular scene. however, while doing so, i had found a separate picture featuring david and lucy on the moon that i really liked. so i decided to create one cover with each image to get an idea of which one i liked more.
as it would turn out, i thought both were great!
so, with this predicament, i polled my friends on my social media accounts asking them which cover they preferred. in an extremely close vote, the winner was david and lucy, so i went with that for the proper release. still, i didn’t want the alternate cover to go to waste, so i thought i’d post it here with a bit of background.
now that the poem is out for everyone to read, and the cover art is here, you all can decide which one you prefer to associate the poem with. enjoy!
