Mad Cave's Ferocious #1 (The Feral Chasing Boy Variant Remix Cover by TrUzApalOOza)

In a forest ablaze with fire and smoke, a young farm boy strides forward, glowing blue eyes locked ahead and a curved blade clenched in his hand. His stance is taut with tension, yet unwavering; he is done running. Behind him, The Feral emerges from the inferno: a towering, horned figure with burning red eyes, obsidian skin, and a massive battle axe gripped at his side, closing the distance with relentless intent.

[Workflow: I took pieces from the interior artwork of Mad Cave's November 2025 #1 issue of Ferocious and then turned them into my own remix variant cover.  Original art panels by Emanuele Eroclani & Paolo Raiteri were pulled into Affinity Photo, and then I extended out the missing pieces and layered everything into a new layout.   A bunch of custom brushwork, facial work (tears + mouth) of the boy updated, give the boy a weapon (sickle), masking & layering magic, and some logo re-work to get the front cover design I wanted.]

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Crossover no.1 (The Four-Color Rift Variant Cover by TrUzApalOOza)

My variant cover version of Crossover #1 (Image Comics 2020), story by Geoff Shaw & Donny Cates.

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The Terminator no.1 (1930s Cartoon Style Variant Cover by TrUzApalOOza)

My version of The Terminator #1 (Dynamite Comics 2024), story by Declan Shalvey & Luke Sparrow, was done in a retro-1930s style cartoon art.

[Workflow: I used Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) to create my draft work items, and then progressed to the final image with further prompts. A lot of clean-ups, layered Fx, font work, hand edits with custom brushes, and even tested out the new Glitch-layer in the new Canva Affinity version 3.]

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Conflict in the Hall of Justice

I took the original DC Comics Kevin Maguire/Terry Austin artwork from 1987's Justice League no.5 comic book art and extended it out into a larger scene.

[Workflow: I used Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) to create my draft work items, and then progressed to the final image with further prompts.  Final clean-ups and alterations within Affinity Photo.]

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Guy Gardner ready to attack Batman!

source image by Maguire/Austin

layout drafting

testing colors

more refined colors

ComicBase Splash Loader: Young Witch's Summoning Circle

Another variant splash loading page for the new ComicBase 2026 that features a young witch with her bubbling cauldron and a group of summoned creatures.   Image was inspired by a Mike Hoffman sketch.

[Workflow: Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) to create the base look. Affinity Photo to finish the moon, forest, magic wand+hat, fog, add moon, etc. Topaz Gigapixel to upscale some flow as needed.]

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inspiration sketch by Hoffman

The Wizard of Oz #4 - Pulp Fiction Comics Exclusive Variant Cover

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 

virgin cover art

working photo layers

new Oz logo

Dik Browne's 1957 Oz cover

initial sketch

color testing sketch

new modern CIJ logo

ComicBase Splash Loader Screen: DieMund's Deadly Book Exchange

Another variant splash loading page for the new ComicBase 2026 that features a young boy named Peter running away from a creepy comic book thief!   I then created a behind-the-scenes (BTS) and VHS tape image to go with it.

[Workflow: Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) to create the base look. Affinity Photo to finish the store logo, background elements, fog, add moon, lamp+glow, etc. Topaz Gigapixel to upscale some flow as needed.]

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ComicBase Splash Loader Screen: Stranger Things Halloween Comic Book Store

I created another variant splash loading page for the new ComicBase 2026 that features two young kids dressed up for Halloween.

[Workflow: Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) to create the base look. I then imported it into Affinity Photo to finish the store logo, added an octo-creature, fixed other background elements, and I also used Topaz Gigapixel to upscale some flow as needed.]

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trade dressed image as seen in CB2026

uncropped original virgin image

splasher loader as seen during ComicBase startup

Peanuts Homage - Charlie Brown in 3D Reading a Comic Book

Charlie Brown in 3D was created while in a Slack discussion forum with Robbie Weinberg.

[Workflow: I fed Peanuts sample art into Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) to create a 3D version. I then imported it into Affinity Photo to clean up a few issues found while creating the background elements (poster, toys, etc), and I also used Topaz Gigapixel to upscale some elements of the image flow as needed.]

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trade dressed image (currently unused in CB2026)

ComicBase Splash Loader Screen: Metropolis Robot Girl with Romance Comic

Created another variant splash loading page for the new ComicBase 2026 that features the Metropolis robot girl (Maria aka Maschinenmensch) with a romance comic book.  This splash loader is currently unused.

[Workflow: Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) to create the base look. I then imported it into Affinity Photo, finalized background elements (books, poster, sky, etc), and I also used Topaz Gigapixel to upscale some flow as needed.]

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trade dressed image (currently unused in CB2026)

uncropped original virgin image

ComicBase Splash Loader Screen: Mystery Comic Store

I created a variant splash loading page for the new ComicBase 2026 that features a young Pete Bickford standing outside his local comic book store.  The art credit for the program is attached below.

[Workflow: Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) to create the base look. I then imported it into Affinity Photo to clean up a few issues found while creating the background elements (books, poster, sky, etc), and I also used Topaz Gigapixel to upscale some flow as needed.]

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trade dressed image as seen in CB2026

uncropped original virgin image

Justice League #41 - ComicBase Exclusive 'JL#1 Maguire Homage' Cover by TrUzApalOOza

I've created another imaginary DC Comics variant comic book cover.  Inspired by the original Kevin Maguire/Terry Austin artwork from 1987's Justice League no.1 comic book art.   

[Workflow: I sourced images from various DC comic book covers and fed them into Gemini 2.5 Flash Image (Nano Banana) to create multiple base pieces. I then imported these into Affinity Photo, where I began collaging various components. I then finalized the "versus Toyman" logo, adjusted the layout of the blank sketch cover, designed the barcode, and inserted patriotic-hued creator credits. Additionally, I used Topaz Gigapixel to upscale various elements of the image flow as needed.]

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