Hah, edited covers had always been viewed to be inferior than art covers. It’s nice to see an artist’s artwork finding a foothold in this place, but it really builds this stigma that edited cover = bad. I know because I used to be one of those readers. I just don’t believe that edited cover stories are great. That’s until I started reviewing stories for some newer authors, and truly realize what true potential actually looks like.
And the story itself… Some had the best arts but oh gosh, it’s such a pain to read.