Has there ever been another instance of "Region A cover - Mid vs. Region B cover - Platinum" as blatant as The Expanse?

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A friend of mine recently got into reading the series, and we found ourselves talking about the well-renowned Polish variants (done by Fabryka Słów and Wydawnictwo MAG), which far better capture both the content and tone of the works than anything other variant.

And it got me thinking: are there any other examples out there of such quality differential when it comes to cover art? The only other one that immediately comes to my mind isn't even a book, but rather the EU/PAL versions of OG RE4 being absolute art.

Posted Jun 22, 2026, 5:57 PM UTC

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