Mongoose reveals a new LW logo

[Black Cat]

This logo has been replaced by this one by Mongoose Publishing. Here's the explanation from Joe Dever himself, as posted by MongooseCharlie:

The new Lone Wolf logo is similar to the old one, albeit somewhat cleaner. The new design pays homage to previous Lone Wolf logos, especially those that were used in the UK (Random House editions) and the USA (Berkeley/Putnam editions) during the 1980's and 1990's. The revamp has come about for practical reasons. The books are being re-launched in several countries and the overseas publishers have voiced their concerns that the previous logo was not best suited for their needs. For example, in Italian and French and German, Lone Wolf does not translate as two equally-weighted words. In French it is Loup Solitaire, in Italian it is Lupo Solitario, and in German it is Einsammer Wolf. In each case, one word is longer than the other. With the wolf's head bisecting the title line in the middle, as in did in the previous logo, the title becomes unbalanced. The new logo design addresses this issue. There were also some comments from the US that the previous logo was 'too messy'. The new version is cleaner, sharper, and the title is much easier to read. It stands out better when placed on a colour background and when viewed at a distance. It is also more in keeping with the UK and US originals.

[NightHunter]

For example, in Italian and French and German, Lone Wolf does not translate as two equally-weighted words. In French it is Loup Solitaire, in Italian it is Lupo Solitario, and in German it is Einsammer Wolf.

I don't see the point of this case in French. Gallimard was doing a totally different logo to the original one but I don't know about the Italian or German used logo though

From the Grimoire website:

I prefer the first one. More stylish.

[fordy]

Agreed. Even though the blood spattered design was a pain to make the Chronicles of Magnamund logo from, it still looks far better than the retro design. It also looks good in foreign languages, despite the fact that the wolf's head is now left (or right) of centre. Though I can understand the reasoning behind it, I don't think the new logo pushes any boundary's as far as design goes, and it's nowhere near as striking.

[Black Cat]

Jun 17, 2008 20:50:48 GMT -5 NightHunter said:

From the Grimoire website:

Le Grimoire also uses this one:

The new logo will start appearing on book 6. The one that is currently shown on the LW page over at Mongoose is a mock up. The new cover, along with the one of book 7, will be revealed by the end of the week.

[Balgin Stondraeg]

Those of you who've checked the Mongoose forums will observe that I like this new logo better. I agree that it's more in keeping with the original ones (and I even suggested making the change at book 6 for the transition from the kai to the magnakai series a few hours before they announced it (although I doubt my suggestion had anything to do with that fine decision)).

[Dark Adder]

From all of them that I've seen so far I prefer the bristle-furred blood spattered one.

I think my least favorite one has been the black & white illustrated one on one of the British editions. It looks more like an angry fox to me than a Lone Wolf.

[sabretooth]

I really don't get the point in talking about the italian edition..
this was the 80's edition: www.librogame.altervista.org/Copertine/lupo/lupo01.jpg
and this is the new one: www.librogame.altervista.org/Copertine/lupo/lupo01expanded.jpg

the italian editor would not drop the colored box on the side.. this has become the most recognized simbol for gamebooks in general (these all of the italian simbols used back in the 80/90's: img84.imageshack.us/img84/6783/avarh5.jpg)

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[Doomy]

What the hell is that?

[wildhorse]

I think we got Helghast spam

[Beowuuf]

We can't deleted posts nor at the moment lock the open forums from guest posting (needs FA) so, all one of us with staff privileges can do is modify the post to remove the spam. It does seem to only be these annoying junk posts, and it had atopped ages ago...apparently it's back

[Al]

I do not get it, what is the point of those kind of spams? Is it just someone dry running a spam bot?