Cover workshop
I've been trying to do a new cover for Giant Days x Batman that doesn't have Batman on it like the original does (this seems wise). I really liked the original, which makes the job a lot harder. I've produced several bad covers, here are two that were okay but I didn't feel really spoke to my "aesthetic". Neither has been "finished" but I thought they were fun enough to show here.
Making multiple failed covers for something usually coincides with being tired, but nothing revives me like repeatedly trying to do something and getting it wrong. It's invigorating and refreshing!
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Yeah that second one is freaking me out.
There are always ominous, pointy shadows.
Remember, Batman may be trademarked and copyrighted, but bats aren't. Maybe you could work in a very un-Batmanlike bat, somehow?
Have them staring at a huge coin (we're looking at them from behind).
the second is fun! im not a huge fan of back-seat artistry, but have you considered the batman tas rooftop pose but with our trio instead of bats?
I will have a go at that, Collin.
Hi John. This cover by Margaret Brundage for Weird Tales has a certain battiness that might inspire you: https://harmonart.com/the-alluring-art-of-margaret-brundage/
I'm well familiar with that cover - I think I've been looking at it for 25 years! A huge favourite.
They are both beautiful. But the second one has that something evil/menacing that make me appreciate it more.
I love the 2nd one; it is so reminiscent of your earlier SGR or even Bobbins work it just makes me happy.
A couple of years ago I returned to that idiom for a Bob Staake-esque cover variant (I'm afraid you'll have to copy and paste this link) https://previewsworld.com/SiteImage/MainImage/STL199223.jpg
McGraw with his cricket bat, looking confused. "But I thought you said... ohhhhhh, sorry"
What about the girls stood in front of a light/torch, and projecting a bat-like man shadow? Almost like a "signal"....
I have no idea how you would do that! 😂. Come to me for ideas, not solutions