Reach back. Way back into the annals of time. Look into that place already forgotten and swept under the rug of reality. Gaze into the midweek of May 2010. Warren Ellis tasked his Whitechapel minions to draw a cover. This would be a comics cover relevant to today and today alone.

REMAKE/REMODEL.

So here’s the deal:

You are an artist/designer.

You have to put together the cover for the first issue of something called WONDER WOMAN #1.

You have been told that Wonder Woman is an Amazon, that she wears steel bracelets and an eagle icon. You know nothing else about the character.

And that’s it.

It’s up to you what kind of company you’re at. Your interpretation of the vague guideline. What kind of comics you make. What era you’re in. Who you are, even. Go nuts with it.

–W

We chose five favorites from that week’s set. The other four lay below the cut.

Caution: all of these designs are radical interpretations meant to stir creativity. Also, at least one of them may be too sexy for work.

By Paul Sizer

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