Making of "WORLDS AWAY #1" - The Covers
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The cover of a comic book is arguably the most important part of the marketing of a comic book. It’s literally the first thing that the reader will see when they consider picking it up. When creating the cover for Worlds Away #1, I asked Christian, the artist, to create something that was influenced by stories that inspired Worlds Away: God of War and The Last of Us. Here’s all three:
I loved the layout for the cover but while it was a great layout, it didn’t capture enough of the “action” that Worlds Away has so much of. Thanks to Christian we were able to capture it when he sent me his idea for the cover — something that was more “badass.” And I’m thankful he did because it eventually morphed into this:
With the cover finally nailed down, we sent it to a couple of colorists including the series colorist, Luana Cristini. I loved each of the following color for the covers and it took a few days to settle upon the “right” one. Here are 3 covers that didn’t quite make the cut (#1 by AHG colors, #2-3 by Luana Cristini)
After discussing it with the team (Christian, Luana, Devin, and Gabriel) we finally decided on the main cover that you all have been seeing! Definitely all were worthy of being the final, but I’m truly happy with the one we decided upon:
It was a lot of work just for the FIRST cover but, like I said, I’m glad that we were able nail this one down. I cannot thank the team enough for all of the hard work and input that went into the decision. And thank all of you for taking the time to take a look!
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Peace and much love,
Damien