New Player's Handbook Cover Art!

[Almacov]

Has anyone else noted the new cover art for the PHB in wizards.com's "Products" section?
Looking interesting...

http://wizards.com/default.asp?x=products/dndacc/217367200

 

[HeinorNY]

Not a radical change.
The characters are different, but I expected a whole new concept.

 

[hong]

You know, is this the first time since BD&D that we've actually had a dungeon and a dragon on the cover of a D&D core book?

 

[Wolfspider]

You know, is this the first time since BD&D that we've actually had a dungeon and a dragon on the cover of a D&D core book?

Where's the dragon?

 

[WhatGravitas]

Now, we only have to use the header that's used on the adventures (Keep on the Shadowfell) and we're getting somewhere. I like this cover much better - it's still not "perfect", but better.

Cheers, LT.

 

[Intrope]

Hmmm, interesting. I'd like to see a larger image before making any better/worse judgements.

And it's odd that they didn't go ahead and make the title bar translucent, like they did on the modules--I'd think that if they were going to the trouble to re-art they'd go all the way and do the title bar too.

 

[Intrope]

You know, is this the first time since BD&D that we've actually had a dungeon and a dragon on the cover of a D&D core book?

Well, a Dragonborn and a Cave, anyway!

 

[Reaper Steve]

Much better!

I agree that the core rules would benefit from the translucent headers used on the modules.

 

[Henry]

I hate to say it, but I REALLY don't like that cover. For one thing, I was a fan of the old "faux" book covers, or at the least the more recent art covers. This one is completely static, no action, and seems horribly off-center (There's too much open space on the left-hand side). I actually preferred the Tiefling cover to this one.

 

[Almacov]

Not a radical change.

Sadly it isn't.
I was hoping for something a tad more inviting, but I guess it was just wishful thinking on my part that the next Wayne Reynolds picture would be. Then again, the demographic I target for my games is a little less "kick-in-the-door and kick arse"-oriented than the audience the hyper-contrasty, hyper-PWNsome images he tends to gravitate towards lend themselves to.
It's nice and action-ey I guess, just not my cup of tea.

I must admit though, the DMG cover he did is my cup of awesome.