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2023 Review Center
Good News Of 2023:
1.Barbenheimer
2.Best actor (di ba dapat best actress?) si Melai sa AAA. Kahit saang bansa o category naman, actually.

3. One Piece: Live Action
4. Yuyu Hakusho: Live Action
5. Komikeros sa Family Feud.
6. Yoshihiro Togashi's wall of text ending for HunterXHunter.
Bad News Of 2023:
1. Consistent ang basurang paguugali ni Alex Gonzaga!
2. Isipin mo yun, Tiger!
3. It's more MAHARLIKA FUNDS in the Philippines.
4. WGA / SAG-AFTRA Strikes
5. Huy, yung National ID ko!!!
6. AI Yearbook Trend
7. Catherine Manguerra Camilon Case
8. Medyo demanding si Potato Corner
9. Oops, bawal paring lumapit kay Mackenyu!
Mag-invest ka raw kasi muna sa FRONTROW.
10. Smog daw at hindi raw vog!!!!
Mga VOVO!
11. All Saints,
In Memoriam:
1. "Leaping" Lanny Poffo
2. The Iron Sheik
3. Bray Wyatt
4. Terry Funk
5. John Regala
6. Mike Enriquez
7. Mario Dumaual
8. Steve Harwell
9. Paul "Peewee Herman" Reubens
10. Sinead O' Connor
11. Matthew Perry
12. Jun "Mister Shooli" Urbano
13. Ronaldo Valdez
14. Tina Turner
15. Tony Bennett
16. Lance Reddick
17. Lisa Marie Presley
18. Jerry Springer
19. Pat Robertson
20. Bob Barker
11/29/23
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9/21/18
Do The Evolution
It's evolution, bay-bay!
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Poster Boy
But sadly this is how your books will be judged by your "would be customers".
In the art world, appearance is (very much) everything.
Hence your cover should serve as an icebreaker and a brief introduction as to how your art/interior pages look like.
So t'would be best to choose a strong and relevant image.
One that best represent your vision and your story.
The following are some of the best (and at times the worst) comic covers that anyone could use for their own layouts.
It's unnecessary to follow these examples but rather, let this be your helpful guide instead.
Use them in moderation and as much as possible keep your layouts unique and unpredictable.
Cliche Comic Covers (Some terminologies might not be that of their official names but created for this particular discussion's sake).
1. Big Heads
2. Death Of " "
3. Crowded Group Shots
5. Landscape or Scenery
6. Negative Space
7. Action or Showing The Character's Abilities/ Transformations
9. Destroying The Book/ Cover/ Font
10. Homages/ Tributes
a. Album Cover Homages
b. Famous Photo Homages
c. Famous Painting Homages
11. Surrounded By Villains
12. Symbols
13. Silhouette
14. Crossovers
a. Special Guest Celebrities
15. Farewell Issues
16. Major Storylines/Arcs/Chapters
17. Minimalism
1. Variants/ Connecting Covers
2. Holograms
3. Foils
4. Colorforms
5. Special Diecuts
6. Glow In The Dark
7. Items Pasted On The Cover
8. Embossed Foil
9. First Issues That No One Really Asked For
10. Hyperviolent Versions Of Your Favorite Characters
1. Dan De Carlo
2. Jim Steranko
3. Jack Kirby
4. Tales From The Crypt
5. Gold Key
6. Frank Miller
7. John Romita Sr.
9. Mike Mignola
And for more equal representation, here are some manga covers for comparison's sake.
Most manga covers are text and layout based hence there isn't much to discuss here.
So that's that and hopefully everyone learned something today's topic for after all, everyday is a learning experience!























































































