Comic Shop Word of the Day: BLANK SKETCH COVER

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Blank Sketch Cover

[blangk skech kuhv-er]

noun

• A type of variant issue comic book.
• The pages of this issue match the regular issue.
• The cover of this issue is left white and uncoated with gloss.
• These covers are made with the intent for artists to do original art work on them.

"I brought a few blank sketch covers to the comic convention; we'll see what artists are there."
"My friend collects blank sketch covers and then draws his own covers."
"I brought a blank sketch cover, but Geoff Darrow isn't doing commissioned pieces."

Artist Mark Harmon drew Rocket Raccoon on @MarkAvo's Guardians of the Galaxy blank sketch cover.