I enjoyed doing the gag covers better than the story ones because they were usually simpler. A cover based on an incident in the plot took a great deal of staging to tell a little story that was still part of the book. And it had to make sense on its own.
“I didn't get nervous when I ran, but I get nervous watching other people now. I root for anybody with a USA on their chest.”
“The country is facing a fiscal crisis, and the United States Senate is at the center of the debate about how to bring federal spending under control.”