the father of Eddie: the legendary Derek Riggs

[OpticSugar]

This thread is devoted to Iron Maiden's first (and by far best in this writer's opinion) album cover artist: Derek Riggs

Let's discuss:
- what are your favorite (Riggs) album covers?
- what are some of your favorite details or re-occuring elements in his work?


To get things started:

Here's a great link that displays and talks about all of the album cover and singles artwork that he created:
http://hubpages.com/entertainment/Ir...by-Derek-Riggs

Here's an interview with Riggs in 2010:
http://www.metalsucks.net/2010/08/17...r-derek-riggs/

Here's an interview with Riggs in 2013:
http://www.auburn-reporter.com/enter...222973471.html

[Nekroliun]

My favorite derek covers?

1.hallowed be thy name (Beast eddie looks epic)
2.Purgatory
3.Stranger in a Stranger Land
5.Live after Death
4.Can i play with Madness
5.Aces High
6.Number Of The Beast
7.Powerslave
8.Running Free
9.The Trooper
10.Somewhere In Time

One of my favthings in his work is the wierd, and demented/Messed up style of things, like the half eddie half beast of purgatory, so wierd and looks pretty eugh but is awesome

[BillLion]

Nice thread.

Killers is one of my faves he did. Also love Somewhere in Time

[OpticSugar]

Nice thread.

Killers is one of my faves he did.

found this on a random search...

[Nekroliun]

What. The. Hell

Is fat killers backround flipped to reveal what killers eddie is looking at in the cover xD

[BillLion]

Nice, pretty cool!

[OpticSugar]

I started a collection my favorite Riggs painted Iron Maiden album covers... basically, everything he ever did up until Seventh Son. I searched for the highest resolution versions that I could find and put them all in one place. There's even a folder for the singles covers.

https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...Dg?usp=sharing

enjoy

[vgta99]

My favorite cover is not the very best album, but this cover is amazing with the lot of details in it

I like the Eddie face with this nasty smile. This hand to take the VR player like a gamepad, only to manipulate his soul to make his puppet.
Around him like a mantle, the land of hell with desperate souls and flames...
You can see also the band in the bottom left corner.
Really unbelievable works of Derek Riggs

[Aristo4]

Sorry virtual is not Riggs's

its his as some others.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Melvyn_Grant

[Nifelheim]

That reversed killers art is cool but not Riggs. It's fan art.