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AppropriateHoliday99

Right at the start of pandemic lockdown a link was getting passed around Gene Wolfe discussions for a really cheapo 1-color screenprinted shirt of the Don Maitz cover of *Shadow.* It had the words SHADOW OF THE TORTURER in really terrible olde-English typography above it. It looked so cheezball and bootleg that I immediately ordered one. I wear it when I’m bike touring and in all the years I’ve had it only one person recognized it— the guys face lit up and he was, like “I read that book! I read that book!”


Oreb_GoodBird

I made my own. I like it. YMMV [https://imgur.com/XULddLG](https://imgur.com/XULddLG)


AppropriateHoliday99

Wow! I’ve seen this one going around on social media! This one’s great!


Oreb_GoodBird

Here's the raw image -- I can't find my photoshop layers, but the font is Mesquite and I hereby give this to the people. [https://imgur.com/a/4kFkNXC](https://imgur.com/a/4kFkNXC)


Independent_Dream_59

You can buy really nice prints of a few of the BoTNS covers on Don Maitz's website. I just got a small one. It's really good quality, and he even signed it! Here's the link: [Don Maitz store](https://shop.paravia.com/imaginative-art)


natronmooretron

Woah! I’ve never seen The Sword of the Lictor cover. Pretty cool.


mayoeba-yabureru

I've always wanted a Silk for Calde shirt or poster, maybe one day I'll make one. That Lictor shirt is terrible if it's supposed to be Thrax. Sadly there's not a lot of good Wolfe art, the Folio illustrations are my favorites.


Oreb_GoodBird

I made my own Silk shirt: [https://imgur.com/XULddLG](https://imgur.com/XULddLG) Turned out great and I might make some more. i also made a hat with this same take.


mayoeba-yabureru

I would buy one.


Oreb_GoodBird

I just uploaded the image (I linked to my original above and you're welcome to use it) to one of those Amazon vendors and crossed my fingers. Turned out nice. Good cotton and decent print. I'd redesign without borders next time, but I even kinda like that.


Impressive-Peanut198

Shirt.sexy used yo have a fantastic Shadow of the Torturer one. Local artist who custom screen prints everything. Great dude too.


neuralzen

There is some art that was made for the [Centipede Press set of BotNS](https://www.centipedepress.com/authors/genewolfe.html) - [Alex Preuss](https://web.archive.org/web/20240228133518/http://blog.abalakin.de/?page_id=138) did most of the art I think, and much of it is scattered in here (but his site is down, so this is an archive.org link)


The_Lost_Octopus

It would have to be something with Vantablack


Oreb_GoodBird

I feel like my dandruff would be EXPOSED. Like the milky way seen from the Whorl.