Thread 149738929

Comic Book Covers

Mister X was pretty cool.

>>149742100
Sure was.

>>149742100
I'll try to read it sometime. Should I just go in blind? I don't mind but I just want to make sure. The covers are cool.
They're like a slideshow of every major western 90's graphical style, kek. Mister X is like that era personified going by the covers. As a 00's kid I had a lot of media that borrowed or used many of those styles in music videos, books, or games I would play. Made me feel nostalgic even though I didn't live through that time.
Oh yeah and Nick Cardy covers are pretty good. Haven't read the stuff but man Aquaman had some good art.

>>149743638
>They're like a slideshow of every major western 90's graphical style, kek. Mister X is like that era personified going by the covers.

Mister X was the 80s (though it had revivals in later decades).

And yeah, just go in blind.

>>149743744
>80s
Oh ok. To be fair some of that stuff I mentioned was also in the 80's as well. Those covers reminded me of They Might Be Giants and Peter Gabriel music videos. Real cool shit.
Alright I'll try to find time to read it. Sounds good.
Also man Cardy covers are so good.

I'm going to post some Go-Man stuff since Mister X was so cool. Reminded me of it.
Started in NERVE Magazine and then got its own short lived series. A very interesting comic filled with a cyberpunk setting, maybe a Ditko-esque art style imo, and interesting layouts.

I know very little about the creator, Bill Widener. It may have been his only work.
Matt Wagner of Grendel fame drew this cover and spoke highly of it in a paragraph inside.

Whoops forgot this one.

Forgive the low quality for the next few. The best I could find.

Go-Man is probably inspired greatly by Max Headroom. When you read it, you'll see what I mean. Also a hero who just busts in to say "relax" to a crazed gunman is cool. He also talks to TV reporters and has a bunch of fans. What a goddamn chad. His backstory is also pretty interesting.

This is the final chapter in this comic. It ends pretty abruptly unfortunately. Not entirely sure what I posted is everything and the places I can find scans, I am not entirely sure of the ending being what it is. But I think it appears to end abruptly.

>>149744396
Btw if you can't parse the visual noise, that's Caliber Presents issue 23. Pic rel is issue 24 also drawn by Bill Widener.
Guess who is credited on MyComicShop as having written a story for pic rel and issue 23? One clue is that he is a writer we all know.
THE WRITER?
Yes, the writer.
BENDIS, THE WRITER
Anyway, I enjoyed this character and the setting. I feel like he could be transplanted and used today to great effect. I'm thinking Strange Brain Parts should do a video on this series/character.

thanks anons.

>>149744396
Whoa

>>149738929 (OP)
Call me superficial but the art in this drops off so much that kinda ruined my enjoyment of the whole thing.

polite bump

>>149748286
That's reasonable. Art quality is important.

>>149749897
That's a "SURPRISE BUTTSECKS" cover if I ever saw one.

>>149750065
Reminds me of the Goya painting.

I need to read Dr. Strange.

Victor really out here homaging shellhead.

I wonder who was the first villain to destroy the logo of the book. Gladiator here did it before Dark Phoenix made it popular probably.

>>149751050
He really hates logos/mastheads.

>>149751476
I think this is probably the funniest cover I have ever seen put out by the big 2. Can't really recall anything else doing that.

>>149751070
Oh yeah and forgot to say but man Spectacular had a lot of kino covers.
Also I looked into the masthead logo destruction trope and I found this article.
https://vocal.media/geeks/super-smash-covers-72-times-comic-book-logos-got-absolutely-demolished
Will Eisner I guess started it when he was doing lots of creative stuff with his logos for The Spirit. Batman 194 was the first mainstream thing to ape it and then the Hulk Steranko cover and the Iron Man issue 7 cover I posted came soon after.
Dunno if there's anything before Eisner.

>>149744718
In the process of looking up the destruction of masthead logos, I didn't realize the Beta Ray Bill cover was Walt Simonson's way of replacing the logo with his more runic one. A nice detail. Yet another huge run I need to read.

>>149751802
I like this one.

>>149752165
No problemo anon. I just post the ones I like and try not to flood the thread with too many of the same series.

If anybody who is versed in Power Man and Iron Fist is willing to answer this question, but does it get kino at aome point where it feels like Lethal Weapon or a proto version of it? I dunno much. Is there anything good after the original Power Man and Iron Fist series?

This was a cover for Boston comic con. Stretching it a little bit but I think it still fits the thread.

I would post some more Power of Shazam ones but I can't find hi-res ones right now. But yeah they are another set of really great covers.

Are Amanda Waller, Monica Rambeau, Storm, Vixen, Nubia (the black amazon right?), and Misty Knight the black women /co/ are willing to tolerate in comics? I struggle to think of any others. Shuri exists but I don't think she has much of a character from what I heard.
Anyway, this cover is great because of how immediate it generates intrigue and establishes Amanda's character and a cool interaction.

I have a soft spot for glow in the dark covers. These are probably the best. The Ghost Rider and Venom covers come in second.

>>149750065
I did not realize Beast Boy crossed over with them once during this time. Weird.

>>149752999
Or that Mad Mod was actually a relevant villain when he was first created. I always thought he was made by the 03 team as a visual character to hearken back to a time the teens have no familiarity with as a joke. But I guess that's normal for an 03 kid like me who didn't even really know about Donna, Speedy, Garth, or Wally being in the OG team.

>>149753035
Whoops, forgot the cover.

Commentary by Anon "Lobo" Doe

>>149753502
Biz is so great.

>>149753502
So what is Lobo about? Is it just edgy shit?

>>149753594
Lobo is about edgy shit in the context of 90's political correctness. So it isn't too conservative or liberal. I would say it is mostly a joke series from my understanding. I have only read the miniseries and some of the standalones like that Christmas special. The 64 series I haven't read.
He started in Omega Men as a generic bounty hunter but then in Justice League International and L.E.G.I.O.N. he starts to morph into the Lobo you know. He also fights Superman I think once or twice in some of his titles. The miniseries is where you can easily start with the Lobo you know.
Anyway, why is he smiling? Hmm...

>>149752686
Ah yes a /co/ staple alongside the G.I. JOE cover, the Byrne Spec cover, and the LOSH cover.

Guy chuds...it's so over...
LOBOGAWDS BE DABBIN ON BASTICHES

Guy CHADNERS WE'RE SO BACK
Lobros...we're washed...

Me and the baby girl goin' for a night out on the town.

Alright Batkeks...you've had plenty of books...now try and take mine!

Gnort has been humiliated...how could Guy do this?

Gnortcels we've had ENOUGH
No more Mr. Nice Gnort
BILLIONS MUST CRY while they're TRAPPED and BETRAYED within the CENTRAL POWER BATTERY on OA next to SuperCHUD PRIME.

DA BOYS ARE BACK

Pictured is Superman's entire rogues gallery, kek. JK. But I guess in modern comics, it rings more true.

>My invincible son I want you know that those tacos and burritos are so heckin' delicious and that the people makin' 'em are immigrants just like you. That's why I need you to own the chuds like Luthor and drop Netanyahu or Putin or both from a skyscraper. Also leave your whore cousin alone, she's havin' a rough time champ. Ok well see you soon. I just gotta finish e-mailing these incriminating documents of this Epstein fella and-ACK!
>Clark I had to step away for a minute. Just know that America appreciates your service and the president is a very close friend of your father. Be sure to vote for him in the next election.
>Sincerely,
>Pa Kent
Bros what does this note mean?

I feel like writers nowadays just need to understand Superman and FF are the way they are because they are simply exploring the limits of Sci-fi and not much else besides that and their unique characters and backgrounds.
Writers just have either less imagination or less room to come up with new Sci-fi ideas.

If anyone is willing to post a lot of indie covers, be my guest. I am not too knowledgeable about the scene.

>>149753681
>the LOSH cover

wat

This cover has stayed in my brain for 25 years now since I first saw it.

>>149753818
>>149753860
>>149753800
Giffen era JL was so good.

>>149755715
I'm definitely adding it to the list. Jesus, popular media in general peaked in the 80's.
>>149755486
Pic rel. Giffen really gets around.
>>149755636
DC really had a lot of critical America commentary. Animal Man, Dark Knight Returns, Watchmen, etc.

Might as well post the rest.

>>149757246
Naw man. You gotta post the OG without the dogshit digital coloring they did.

it's weird you don't see any of these good covers with this logo alongside them

>>149759109
Same reason you don't see modern covers in general. Because there are so many variant covers that it's impossible to keep track of them.

>>149760472
I fucking hate variant covers so much.

>>149760472
I wouldn't mind them if they had more restraint but what we ended up with is a lot of covers that often don't have anything to do with the series drawn by an artist out of the pay range of actually do a proper comic and over charged and crammed down retailers necks. What's worse is when the inside art ends up being absolute crap.

>>149760503
It's unfortunately become the industry's entire business model.

>>149760998
>drawn by an artist out of the pay range of actually do a proper comic

Imagine how much interior art we were robbed of from Alex Ross because of variant covers.

>>149759087
I loved fringe homage covers, the JLI one with jonah hex is the best one.