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One of several covers I made to replace the cardboard "Snapper" cases used by Warner Bros., this cover for Devil's Advocate takes the form of a brochure promoting the diabolical law firm from the film, Milton Chadwick Waters. Take a close look at the shadow behind "Milton Chadwick" for the DVD's real title. I did a similar trick on the back; look closely.

If the sculpture on the cover looks familiar, that's because it's Ex Nihilo by Frederick Hart. He successfully sued the studio for using a sculpture he considered to be too similar to his own in the film without his permission. I await a call from his lawyers.

My very first commissioned DVD cover. When Sub Rosa released the DVD in September of 2003, they went with a cover that wasn't exactly representative of the film; it made the movie out to be some sort of Scream parody. To remedy this misconception, the director, Worm Miller, asked me to use an alternative poster designed by Sean Hall as the new DVD cover. It was then up to me to create the spine and back, essentially from scratch, retaining only the synopsis text from the original cover.

Although a new Special Edition of this film has been announced, it had not when I made this keepcase cover for the 1-disc Snapper version. For the distinctive design, I modified the cover of the Atlantic Records CD* of Pete Townshend's musical The Iron Man. Both the musical and the film were based on Ted Hughes' book The Iron Man.

I recently had the good fortune to bring this before The Iron Giant's director, Brad Bird, at the 2004 San Diego Comic Con. He graciously complimented and autographed the piece.

*The cover to that CD was designed by Dewynters Plc of London.

My very first DVD cover. This was to replace the ill-conceived clear plastic Digipack case the DVD came in. For the front cover, I used the US poster art, and for the back, I actually hand-typed the synopsis text word-for-word from the UE's back.

Special mention must go to Matt Devillier of DVDCoverArt.com, without whose contribution this cover would not have come out as well as it has.

This DVD isn't readily available at retail in the U.S. It's encoded for all regions, but it's in the PAL format, not viewable on most American TVs or DVD players. It includes a delightful video for the Spree's single "Soldier Girl." This DVD is available for purchase at Amazon.co.uk.

Adapted primarily from the square jewel case cover for the DVD, this cover also features colorful screen captures from the video on the back.