Buffy the Vampire Slayer cover - season 10 issue 13

This cover was the first time I had illustrated Wonderland and Aluwyn and I went with a full-on high fantasy enviornment, surrounding the characters with a glowing fairytale. The environment is a contrast to the tension between the characters, their faces pinched in displeasure: Aluwyn scowls at Willow and Willow turns from Aluwyn with a knitted brown.

Buffy the Vampire Slayer issue 5 s9

Since this was my last issue of Buffy, I decided to go bananas...actually I would have done this cover even if I was scheduled to do more, but I'm glad the last one was the craziest. I wanted to dress her in something that she might ogle over in  a magazine, but would most likely never have the circumstance to wear, as she's not a woman of leisure lol. Beyond the pure aesthetics, the pattern and flow of the dress were good vehicles for seamlessly merging the imagery in the lower half.