Venger, Warduke and Skylla on DMG 2024 cover, PHB.

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I like the cover at least.  No idea what's in the book.  Nice depiction of Venger and Warduke, this might be my favorite DMG cover now, though I've still got a soft spot for the 1e Efreeti (which I didn't even realize was an Efreeti until years and years later when I found out on the internet, thought it was a demon of some sort, even though I played & ran 1e since it came out.)
If they're coming from the cartoon, you'd think they'd put Dungeonmaster on the cover for the Dungeon Master's Guide.  I get it though, he's not particularly interesting.  I suppose they're considering Dungeonmaster is the one holding the book.
Skylla I'd never heard of, apparently she just appeared as an action figure (I remember the Warduke action figure was popular, I really wanted him, but saved my money for things of actual use, I was a bit beyond the target age at the time too.)
The PHB on the other hand seems rather boring in comparison:
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I don't think it's the PCs from the cartoon, if it is they've been changed so much as to be unrecognizable, and I've no idea if they're pulled from somewhere.  It's an action pose, but I can't tell what's supposed to be going on, just sort of a Charlie's Angels pose with a vague (yellow?) dragon behind and a red one's back of the head in front, and a lizard man off to one side roaring.
I never liked the 5e one either, at least it appears one of the characters is fighting the giant that's dominating the picture.  The other PC just seems to be staring off into space on the right, and there's a vague flying creature behind the giant.
The demon idol 1e cover is by far my favorite. It shows the party cleaning up after a fight getting treasure, which tells a much better tale even though there's no action in the picture other than what the PCs are doing, which is quite well readable.
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