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28. Fairest #2 - scarletspeed7
http://orig15.deviantart.net/8438/f/2012/030/6/9/fairest_cover_2_by_adamhughes-d4o6eb5.jpg

Originality: 5.5
Aesthetic: 6.5
Story: 6.25
Personal: 5.5
Average: 5.94

I don't think I've ever seen a bad Adam Hughes cover, but they rarely give me that wow factor, and this one is a similar thing. It's an attractive cover with some great details that most other artists wouldn't bother with like the veins under the skin in the guy’s arm. The coloring is also very good, with variant shading used to create a sense of lighting on the skin of the characters.

There's a decent sense of story here as a demonic cherub interrupts the kiss, much to the surprise of the lovers, and plants a kiss on the woman’s cheek. This works as offbeat comedy, but it could also be interpreted as symbolic of a romance gone wrong. And there's a good deal of personality to the characters, particularly the woman (who is obviously the best drawn because this is an Adam Hughes cover and drawing women is what he does best).

There's some degree of originality here by playing with the iconic image of the angelic cherub making people fall in love, and the contrast of that winged creature’s darkness with how bright the rest of the cover is. But the presentation and layout doesn't strike me as all that novel.