I've created an imaginary variant comic book cover for
IDW Publishing this time. Inspired by the original 1957
Classics Illustrated Junior #535 -
The Wizard of Oz, painted by
Dik Browne.
[Workflow: Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) prompts for base pieces. Affinity Photo collaged components, logo, issue headers, designed the barcode, layering FX, sunflare, and shadows, and inserted creator credits. Additionally, I used Topaz Gigapixel to upscale various elements of the image flow as needed.]
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| final trade dressed cover art for IDW |
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| virgin cover art |
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| working photo layers |
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| new Oz logo |
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| Dik Browne's 1957 Oz cover |
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| initial sketch |
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| color testing sketch |
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| new modern CIJ logo |
