Line #11 Main/CoverTropes


1	Tropes for covers of books, comics, music albums, film posters, [=DVDs=] and others.
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3	Compare FilmPosters.
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5	[[index]]
6	* AlternateAlbumCover: A popular music album with multiple versions of its album cover.
7	* AmericanKirbyIsHardcore: A work with a cutesy-looking cover has a more badass-looking cover in an overseas release.
8	* BilledAboveTheTitle: Famous actor or writer gets top billing for their work's cover.
9	* TheBreakfastClubPosterHomage
10	* ClandestineCover: Covers that disguise the content of the work.
11	* ClickbaitGag: '''YOU WON'T BELIEVE ABOUT THE CONTENTS OF THIS ARTICLE!!! (GONE SEXUAL)''' <--
12	* CopycatCover: Cover shamelessly imitates another.
13	* CoverDrop: The cover art gets dropped somewhere in the work.
14	* CoversAlwaysLie: The cover does not match what happens within the work.
15	* DesignStudentsOrgasm: Overly artsy cover.
16	* DetailHoggingCover: The cover of an animated work has more detail added to the characters than the actual animation.
17	* EstablishingTeamShot: Where TheTeam is shown together on the cover.
18	* EvilOverlooker: The cover shows the villain's face looming over the heroes.
19	* FaceOnTheCover: Using a celebrity's face to sell product.
20	* FanserviceCover: Including fanservice on the cover to boost sales.
21	* FloatingHeadSyndrome: Cover features shots of the cast's disembodied heads.
22	* IdiosyncraticCoverArt: The cover of multiple volumes share a theme.
23	* JuxtaposedReflectionPoster: Reflecting the focal character of your poster but changing something about the reflection to emphasize something about them.
24	* LadyNotAppearingInThisGame: Using an attractive person (usually female) to advertise one's game- despite said person having little or nothing to do with the game's actual ''content''.
25	* MinimalisticCoverArt: There's not much in this cover.
26	* MirroredConfrontationShot: The cover depicts two opposing people or groups facing one another.
27	* MusicalSquares: Cover features panels with individual musicians in each one.
28	* OneCastMemberPerCover: A series has a different member of the cast on the cover of each volume.
29	* OrangeBlueContrast: Hollywood loves contrasting orange-ish objects in a blue environment, and vice-versa.
30	* PietaPlagiarism: The cover depicts a dead character being carried in the arms of someone grieving them.
31	* ReachingTowardsTheAudience: Cover character extending their arm towards the FourthWall.
32	* SceneCover: A specific scene of the work is featured in the cover.
33	* SeanConneryIsAboutToShootYou: Cover character is shown pointing their weapon at the FourthWall, as if they were threatening the audience.
34	* SoundtrackCoverCharacterJam: A soundtrack release features a work's character(s) playing or listening to music in the cover.
35	* SpoilerCover: Work doesn't care about including its twists in the cover.
36	* SuperDickery: The cover depicts a scene that, without the proper context, makes it look like the hero is being a jerk.
37	* TeamShot: Cover features TheTeam posing to the audience.
38	* TextlessAlbumCover
39	* TrendCovers: Cover becomes so popular other works start emulating it.
40	* TyopOnTheCover: The title is misspelled on the title card or the episode list.
41	* VariantCover: Comic books have limited printings of an issue where the issue has a different cover to try and get people to buy multiple copies of the same comic.
42	* VFormationTeamShot: Cover features TheTeam walking in a V-formation.
43	* WolverinePublicity: A character is prominently featured on the cover regardless of how big their actual role in the story is.
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