I know we review editors are supposed to judge books by the quality of their prose, but call me shallow, I love this cover! I love the retro-Art Deco Flash Gordon/Buck Rogers/Metropolis feel. And the back cover is great too, featuring hands pulling on bright teal-blue gloves against a bright comic-book yellow background.

The comic book reference is no accident for Soon I Will Be Invincible (Pantheon, June) is a first novel by video game designer Austin Grossman following the adventures of evil Doctor Impossible, a failed wannabe world dominator, and Femme, a female cyborg/rookie superhero.  And the jacket’s designer? None other than the legendary graphic designer and Knopf associate art director Chip Kidd, who has his own passion for superheros like Superman. For a full overview of  his work see his Chip Kidd: Work 1986-2006.