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I have to say I like nothing more than a stock Dredd cover and Ben Willsher has certainly produced a winner here. A mean and moody Dredd standing in the rain against an absolutely gorgeously coloured background. Amazing stuff!
Here's Ben's 'mock-up' of the cover which is damned impressive in it's own right...
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Next his sublime inks (hey Tharg, I want a 2000AD colouring book, dammit!)
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And finally the finished piece, oh man those Mega City colours are outstanding!
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Remember, you can visit Ben's site
here and check out some seriously cool work, like these...
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Thanks to Ben for sending these great images!
It really is a striking and strangely beautiful cover. You're right about the colours too. When I opened up my subscriber's envelope and this was revealed, I was very impressed.
ReplyDeleteGreat stuff.