177: The World-Ending Villain

At first glance, I noticed the colour palette of the cover art was dark, making a clear contrast between it and the white title letters, as well as giving the impression of an adult genre and perhaps suggesting some darker theming.

On it, there was a stylistic illustration of what seemed to be a ruined, collapsed world―one perhaps corrupted and that had met its absolute end.

Across the entire bottom third of the illustration, a massive cast of faceless characters could be seen, with one predominant male figure in the foreground―presumably the protagonist and titular 'Hero' character.

Although, the massive cast made the bottom so crowded that it felt messy, perhaps indicating the work of an amateur.

I thought the bright and almost goofy-sounding title of the book held a sharp juxtaposition when placed atop the much darker illustration, perhaps by the design of the author to give a sense of unease or to pique reader curiosity.