Planet Scumm Issue #5: “Human Resources”
Planet Scumm Issue #5:
“Human Resources”
Issue #5’s cover relates to the featured story “Ain’t We Got Fun”, an exploration of impulse and vices in a Prohibition-gone-Lovecraft setting. The characters were inspired by seven deadly sins.
Issue #5 is also when we began a complete revamp of our cover design convention, opting to emulate the feel of 1950s pulp.
Roles Performed:
Cover illustration
Magazine rebrand
Issue #5 started out as a hand-bound zine back during the beginning of Planet Scumm. It was also the first book we printed as a paperback when we decided to professionalize the operation. [You can read about PS’s scrappy beginnings here.]
Book Details
Size: A5 [8.27” x 5.83”]
Pages: 64 pages
Format: Soft-touch paperback
Original Publication: September 2018
Second Printing: July 2019
ISBN: 978-1-970154-03-0
