Eternal Blue: A SPIRITBOX Graphic Novel
Role: Design direction, cover and interior design, and slipcase design
Cover and Slipcase Design: I designed the deluxe slipcase and the full book cover, including the front, spine, and back. I developed the cover layout around artwork by Justin Cherry and created a custom title treatment to complement its ethereal quality. For the slipcase, I combined and layered cloud textures from found imagery to match the mood and color palette of the cover.
Interior Design: I designed the interior pages and endpapers, using elements from the cover to create a consistent visual language throughout the book. I adapted black-and-white linework into full-bleed compositions and incorporated the title typography across the interior. For the chapter breaks, I reconstructed and expanded the cloudscape from Justin Cherry’s cover using compositing, blending, and cloning techniques so the new artwork would match the original.
Available for order at Z2 Comics
Cover (Art by Justin Cherry)
Cover (Art by Justin Cherry) & Slipcase
Title Page (linework by Amilcar Pinna, adapted by Lauryn Ipsum)
Chapter Break (Custom composition using artwork by Justin Cherry)
Gallery (linework by Amilcar Pinna, adapted by Lauryn Ipsum, left; art by Jason Levesque, right)
Indicia Page (original linework by Amilcar Pinna; adapted by Lauryn Ipsum)
Endpapers