Experiments with Experimental Manga

..and, very briefly, while I'm linking elsewhere, Eric Skillman talks interestingly (to design tragics, anyway) about the best ways of fitting type and great illustration together as he works to create a series design for a new series of manga compendia coming soonish from Top Shelf.

The final cover design:



Some of the variations considered along the way:






While we're looking at Top Shelf, here are some particularly eye-catching covers from their list of forthcoming releases.