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Revision as of 08:11, 11 February 2016
Cover art refers to the artwork depicted on the cover of a product, whether a box, a book cover or a front sleeve. Each product in the Doom franchise, or in any other franchise related to the Doom games, has its own distinctive cover. The artwork for some products is based on art from previous releases, especially if the newer article is somewhat related to the original in content. Each piece or art displays a picture or design, a logo, and often some product information.
Contents
- 1 Doom games cover art
- 2 Doom merchandise cover art
- 3 Compact Discs for Doom games
- 4 Cover art from other games
- 5 Notes
- 6 External links
Doom games cover art
Doom
On the Doom cover art, the game's protagonist is standing on a ridge, using his machinegun to fight off hellish monsters who greatly resemble Barons of Hell, but have mechanic parts, while one of them is grabbing his left wrist. The Doom logo is shown over and behind the marine. This cover was illustrated by Don Ivan Punchatz.
Doom II: Hell on Earth
On the Doom II cover art, what appears to be the protagonist of the series, here showing an unusual buzz cut, is fighting a cyberdemon using the shotgun. The Doom II logo can be seen over and behind the two combatants. This cover was illustrated by Gerald Brom. The manual uses the same art and hence is not shown below.
The Ultimate Doom
The U.S. The Ultimate Doom uses the same artwork as the Doom box cover, but shows a dark frame around the picture and "The Ultimate" written on top of the Doom logo.
The UK The Ultimate Doom features entirely new artwork depicting large face of a red demon, not that unlike the monsters on the original Doom's cover art.
Master Levels for Doom II
The Master Levels for Doom II cover art shows a grey hellish background. The artwork is based on the same graphic as various other pieces of Doom related art, including the texture SKINFACE found in the Doom games, the Doom II texture SKY3 and the Collector's Edition cover art.
PlayStation Doom
The cover art for the Sony PlayStation version of Doom features an all new drawing of the Marine, sporting various injuries and standing over a demon carcass, letting loose a point-blank shotgun blast to a green-colored Imp, killing it horribly. A more minotaur-like Baron of Hell is at one side with a Lost Soul and an opening to a dark, cloudy dimension behind him. The "Doom" logo is on the top of the picture. This is used in both the original print (packaged in a larger case) and the Special Edition (packaged in a regular CD case).
Final Doom
The cover art of Final Doom depicts what appears to be the face of a futuristic case or a similarly styled panel. Its simpler version of the Doom logo is written in yellow with "Final" on top of it and appears within a diamond shape on the center of the upper half of the design.
Sega Saturn Doom
The Sega Saturn port of Doom features the Doom logo and the lost soul on its cover.
Doom 64
The cover art of Doom 64 shows the Demon Artifact affixed on a black background with the Doom 64 logo on top of it.
Doom 3
The cover art of Doom 3 depicts a Hell Knight behind the Doom 3 logo.
Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil
The cover art of Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil depicts the Maledict under the Doom 3 logo.
Doom games cover art gallery
Doom cover
Doom II cover
Front cover of Doom95 edition of Doom II
Back cover of Doom95 edition of Doom II
U.S. Ultimate Doom cover
- Final Doom box cover.jpeg
Final Doom cover
PlayStation Doom cover
PlayStation Final Doom cover
Sega Saturn Doom cover
Doom 64 cover
- Coverdoom3-1-.jpg
Doom 3 cover
Xbox Doom 3 Limited Collector's Edition (NTSC) cover
Xbox Doom 3 Limited Collector's Edition (PAL) with plastic cover
Resurrection of Evil Xbox cover (PAL)
Resurrection of Evil cover
Doom 3: BFG Edition cover
Doom manuals cover art gallery
UK Ultimate Doom manual
Final Doom manual
Doom merchandise cover art
Doom novels
Knee Deep In The Dead
The cover of the first Doom novel, Knee-Deep In The Dead, features the same painting that was used on the cover of the first Doom game.
The 2005 reprinting depicts the Doom 3 version of the Doom logo, with a horned monster, possibly a baron of Hell.
Hell On Earth
The cover of the second Doom novel, Hell On Earth, uses the same artwork as Doom II, with minor alterations. It includes the Doom logo instead of the Doom II logo and an added "Hell On Earth" caption.
The 2005 reprinting depicts the Doom 3 version of the Doom logo, with a pair of lost souls.
Infernal Sky
The cover of the third Doom novel, Infernal Sky, displays a person in a space suit, possibly Flynn Taggart, fighting monsters (which resemble lost souls and a mancubus) in space.
The 2005 reprinting features the Doom 3 version of the Doom logo and a mancubus.
Endgame
The cover of the fourth Doom novel, Endgame, features a man, likely Flynn Taggart, shooting what appears to be an Arch-Vile from behind while being attacked by two snake-like creatures.
The 2005 reprinting depicts the Doom 3 version of the Doom logo, with a kneeling person reaching toward and looking upwards.
Doom comic
The Doom comic cover art displays its protagonist firing a chaingun at a former human, with corpses of dead monsters lying around.
Masters of Doom
The Masters of Doom cover features a highly pixelated heavy weapon dude in its firing pose with the player firing at it. The book's name and subtitle ("How Two Guys Created an Empire and Transformed Pop Culture") along with the author's name (David Kushner) are also on the cover.
Doom: The Boardgame
The cover of Doom: The Boardgame is a modified version of the Doom 3 cover, with the "3" removed from the logo, the Fantasy Flight Games (the game's publisher) logo on display along with the additional "The Boardgame" subtitle under the modified Doom 3 logo.
Doom: The Boardgame Expansion Set
Doom: The Boardgame Expansion Set cover displays the protagonist from Resurrection of Evil wielding the Doom 3 super shotgun and The Artifact. It also features the same logos and texts as the main Boardgame cover with the addition of the tagline "Expansion Set".
Doom film poster
The poster art of the Doom movie features first person perspective of a marine firing at a monster (possibly a hell knight), along with the movie version of the Doom logo.
Doom film DVD
The cover art of the Doom movie region 1 DVD depicts three space marines (Destroyer, Sarge and Reaper) under the movie's angled version of the Doom logo.
The region 2 DVD displays an unknown monster on a steel door with a red version of the movie's altered Doom logo.
Doom 3: Worlds on Fire
The cover of the Doom 3 novel, Doom 3: Worlds on Fire novel, depicts a Hell Knight in a red hue along with the Doom 3 logo over it.
Doom 3: Maelstrom
The cover of the second Doom 3 novel, Doom 3: Maelstrom, depicts the Maledict in a blue hue along with the Doom 3 logo over it.
Doom merchandise cover art gallery
Hell On Earth novel cover
Infernal Sky novel cover
Endgame novel cover
Knee-Deep In The Dead novel reprint cover
Hell On Earth novel reprint cover
Infernal Sky novel reprint cover
Endgame novel reprint cover
Doom comic cover art
Masters of Doom cover
Doom: The Boardgame cover
Doom movie poster
Doom movie DVD region 1 cover
Doom movie DVD region 2 cover
Doom 3: Maelstrom novel cover
Compact Discs for Doom games
Scan of Ultimate Doom CD
Ultimate Doom for the Macintosh CD
Scan of Doom II CD
Final Doom CD
Final Doom for the Macintosh CD
Scan of Doom 3 Disc 1
Doom 3: Resurrection of Evil CD scan
Doom 3 Limited Collectors Edition Xbox Disc (PAL)
Doom 3: BFG Edition for Xbox 360 (PAL) DVD
Doom for Sony PlayStation (NTSC) CD
Doom for Sega Saturn (US) CD
Pre-release versions
Doom 3 Promotional Xbox Disc (PAL)
The One Level Demo version of Doom for Sony PlayStation (PAL) CD
Cover art from other games
Hacx
The cover of Hacx depicts the game's protagonist fighting a robotic monster, possibly an android.
Strife
Strife's cover depicts the Sigil and the Strife logo.
Other games cover art gallery
Nintendo 64 Hexen cover
PlayStation Hexen cover
Sega Saturn Hexen cover (NTSC)
Sega Saturn Hexen cover (PAL)
Hacx cover
Strife UK cover
Other games manuals cover art gallery
Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders manual
Other games media
Scan of Chex Quest CD
Photo of extremely rare Hacx CD
Heretic: Shadow of the Serpent Riders CD
Hexen (Sony PlayStation) CD (NTSC)
Hexen (Sega_Saturn) CD (NTSC)
Hexen (Sega_Saturn) CD (PAL)
Notes
- The cover art of Doom II was parodied in the run and gun platform video game Jazz Jackrabbit 2 in the episode selection screen.
- In Doom 3, the player will eventually come across several tablets. One of these closely resembles the original Doom cover.
External links
- Poster of the The Ultimate Doom cover art (high resolution)
- Template:Ig2 of the The Ultimate Doom UK cover art (high resolution)