Darkseid – Master of Death No. 1 Cover by Jim Lee
As an artist, Jim Lee has made a career on good draughtsmanship backed up with superior rendering skills. Recently, he did this Darkseid piece via live feed and I loved its looseness and strength. By not getting in there to sweat the details there’s a freshness and power to this piece which is a welcome departure from the usual.
And it begged to be a cover.

Shot from Lee’s phone.

Cleaned-up art, with the top extended to fit the cover format.

Colour.

New trade dress added.

Final cover.
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