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   When is a cover for a novel called Redshirts too self-mocking?   
   The title of John Scalzi's secret project has finally been revealed   
   â€" it's the intriguing Redshirts, a novel whose one-line synopsis   
   says it all: "What happens when all the expendable ensigns on the   
   exploring starship start comparing notes?" Knowing Scalzi, this book   
   will be poignant as laugh-out-loud funny... but how do you create a   
   cover that lives up to that title?   
   Above are three rejected cover designs for Redshirts â€" I love all   
   of them, but as Tor Books' art director Irene Gallo blogs:   
   They are funny and I like them a lot but we did worry that it may cross   
   the line between "laughing with" and "laughing at."   
   Instead, cover designer Peter Lutjen decided to go back to his original   
   impulse: a straight-up picture of a red shirt. Here's the final cover:   
   What do you think? Would a fancier cover have grabbed your eye better,   
   or is it better just to go literal with the red shirt? More details at   
   the link. [Tor.com]   
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