Paul Corey – Ragged Claws Network

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richard-powers_brain-wave_ny-ballantine-1960 — **ABOVE:** Poul Anderson, *Brain Wave* (New York: Ballantine, 1960), with cover art by Richard Powers.

powers_brain-wave-wraparound — I don’t own the edition of *Brain Wave* with the wraparound cover, but here’s a little image that’ll give you an idea of how lovely it is.

richard-powers_the-planet-of-the-blind_ny-paperback-library-1969 — **ABOVE:** Paul Corey, *The Planet of the Blind* (New York: Paperback Library, 1969), with cover art by Richard Powers.

When I saw that second cover with the raggedly applied paint, the swooping linear accents, and the colourful little shapes fluttering along the edges of the forms, I immediately was reminded of certain works by Bill Sienkiewicz and by his teacher/mentor, Barron Storey. Like this well-known cover, for instance:

But would either Sienkiewicz or Storey recognize Powers as an influence? I have no idea…

BONUS LINK:

The Powers Compendium — the images are tiny, but there sure are a lot of them! I see that the Compendium site also includes that same little scan of the wraparound Brain Wave cover.

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Look Here: Two SF covers, with art by Richard Powers