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Cover art
is the illustration or photograph on the outside of a
published product such as a book, magazine, comic book,
product package, video game, DVD, CD, videotape, audio
album, manual or brochure. One type of cover art is that
of CDs or DVDs. Most notable of this category would be album
art, referring specifically to artwork created for a music
album. Among the most noted are those by Pink Floyd,
especially The Dark Side of the Moon and Wish You Were Here,
The Beatles' Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band, and Iron
Maiden's mascot Eddie the Head which is featured on almost
every Iron Maiden album.
For comic books, the cover art has historically been
considered a main selling point. Great effort was put into
the covers in order to attract readers. However, Marvel
Comics Executive Editor Tom Brevoort has commented that
there has been a shift in the industry and the cover art is
no longer the primary advertising tool.
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