Matt Griffin is the artist behind Ace’s modern cover art for Frank Herbert’s Dune novels, and Bottleneck Gallery is bringing his Dune Messiah cover to poster form. Messiah is the 1969 sequel that deliberately pulled the rug out from under readers who wanted more heroics, recasting Paul as a blind emperor trapped by his own legend, and the novel that baffled fans on release has aged into the key that unlocks what Herbert was actually saying about messiahs all along. Griffin’s image captures exactly that arc, Paul enthroned and sightless with prescience burning where his eyes should be. Between Villeneuve’s third film heading our way and Griffin’s own Dune: Part Two print from a couple of years back, consider this the connective tissue between the Dune on your shelf and the one on your screen. The foil variant leans into all that spice-glow, and everything drops today at 12PM ET via Bottleneck Gallery.
Dune Messiah Book Cover by Matt Griffin
24” x 36” Screen Print / Acrylic Panel
- Regular: $60 – edition of 100
- Foil Variant (Holo Foil paper): $70 – edition of 50
- Acrylic Panel: $125 – edition of 35
Dune Messiah Book Cover by Matt Griffin
Dune Messiah Book Cover - Foil Variant by Matt Griffin