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Post by brigante133 on Jan 22, 2006 8:20:17 GMT -5
ahh yes, since i cannot get enough of arguing about little things, i propose THIS, what is your single favorite comic book cover of ALL TIME! its tough no? well... since i asked, i think i will answer first. my favorite that I can think of is  first of all, the composition is not only simple but really brilliant! just a white background and the characters drawn tightly together. the colors are bold and the characters are so... awesome looking! I remember when i first started reading comics i would puill tpbs from my library and when i saw this i was a bit stand offish because it is kinda plain in comparison to the morrison era covers but until i read it i never really appreciated it. in itself it is kind of sarcastic and ironic because it was the beginning of witty JLA but the cover was sooo badass. really compliments the issue and whole the giffen/dematteis era perfectly. its my pick. number one. |
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Post by HoM on Jan 22, 2006 13:09:19 GMT -5
  Starman #57-62 How can you not love seeing every Starman united in one fantastic montage piece? |
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Post by Brandon on Jan 23, 2006 9:30:52 GMT -5
 Oh wait, wrong one! Um, let's see..... This one.  Great question by the way and one almost impossible for me to answer. I LOVE COVER ART! There were like a half dozen or more I could have put here but this is the last image that really struck me. Brian Bolland's artwork here sums up at once the metafiction of Morrison's run on this title, and even deeper with the crucifixion imagery that shows you yet another layer of the complex creator/character relationship going on here. Brilliant cover, imho. |
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Post by brigante133 on Jan 23, 2006 10:40:42 GMT -5
I almost picked that one too and I never even read the series or issue! its brilliant. oh and btw, Tipton rules!
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Post by darkknightdetec on Jan 23, 2006 14:59:21 GMT -5
Um...  As a Batman fan, I really like this cover. It shows so many versions of Batman by different artists throughout the decades. I actually got this one off E-Bay just for the cover! |
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Post by HoM on Jan 23, 2006 15:42:36 GMT -5
nice one!
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Post by brigante133 on Jan 23, 2006 17:01:23 GMT -5
i have always thought the miller one looked weird, but it is a good one!
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Post by Brandon on Jan 23, 2006 17:46:51 GMT -5
Ooo, good one! Some of these tie-in issues were actually the coolest part of Zero Hour I thought. This issue, the one where Tim Drake met young Dick Grayson, the pre-Crisis Superboy meeting Kon-el, etc. Those and the fact that the Jack Knight STARMAN series spun out of it. I think Charlie will agree with me on that one.  |
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Post by Brandon on Jan 23, 2006 19:52:44 GMT -5
For my favorite Marvel cover it would have to be this one...  SECRET WARS was a pretty cool crossover and certainly my favorite Marvel event (Joe Q. should takes notes from this one). There were several great moments and the covers reflected those perfectly: the villian cover that mirrored the hero layout on the first issue, Hulk holding up a mountain, & the debut of Spider-man's black costume. But this one was super cool. Dr. Doom went for broke in an all-out bid for capturing the Beyonder's power and got his butt thoroughly trounced. But it paid off for him and you get the frightening scenario of a godlike Doom that the heroes had to face down in the last two issues. This of course was followed by the lamest crossover ever, Secret Wars II, where the Beyonder decided to come and hang out on Earth, get a bad perm, and start wearing 80s jumpsuits that were so stupid-looking they would have embarassed Micheal Jackson. I'm not kidding. |
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Post by brigante133 on Jan 23, 2006 20:07:05 GMT -5
marvel> hurmm...  admittedly i never read the issue but c'mon, look at that! probably my favorite marvel cover for an issue i never read, but looking at the cover, i want to! I just remember seeing it in a wizard article about essential marvel and it always stood out to me. kingpin's quest to make DD's life utter hell. |
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Post by darkknightdetec on Jan 23, 2006 20:48:27 GMT -5
Ooo, good one! Some of these tie-in issues were actually the coolest part of Zero Hour I thought. This issue, the one where Tim Drake met young Dick Grayson, the pre-Crisis Superboy meeting Kon-el, etc. Those and the fact that the Jack Knight STARMAN series spun out of it. I think Charlie will agree with me on that one. The issue I posted the cover of (Man of Steel #37) actually isn't that great of a read, but the cover's AWSOME!! |
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Post by HoM on Jan 24, 2006 10:49:41 GMT -5
Ooo, good one! Some of these tie-in issues were actually the coolest part of Zero Hour I thought. This issue, the one where Tim Drake met young Dick Grayson, the pre-Crisis Superboy meeting Kon-el, etc. Those and the fact that the Jack Knight STARMAN series spun out of it. I think Charlie will agree with me on that one. I'm in debt to Zero Hour, Brandon  |
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Post by deadshot042 on Jan 24, 2006 23:30:19 GMT -5
I'll post my favorite Squad cover tommorow. It's so hard to decide!
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Post by Lantern Lad on Jan 25, 2006 0:07:58 GMT -5
This is one of my favorites... Chris Batista at his finest!  |
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Post by soulfly823 on Jan 25, 2006 12:46:16 GMT -5
 Rai #0 has always been one of my favorites. It is so simple for cover art (only 3 colors) but it so dynamic at the same time. |
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Post by deadshot042 on Jan 25, 2006 17:43:19 GMT -5
I couldn;t figure out how to post an image, so here's the link. www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=51114&zoom=4It's so simple and in my opinion the best cover featuring Deadshot. You just know the guy reflected in his eyepiece is unbelievably dead. |
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Post by Brandon on Jan 25, 2006 18:03:44 GMT -5
This is one of my favorites... Chris Batista at his finest! For the future FOREVER! ... OR until the next reboot. ;D That is a cool one, Scott. Also great Rai and Suicide Squad covers there guys! |
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Post by Dr Dread on Jan 25, 2006 19:58:03 GMT -5
I have to admit, I had to fight the urge to post a Rob Liefeld cover up here.
I mean really fight the urge.
...but I'm over it, for now.
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Post by brigante133 on Jan 25, 2006 20:37:27 GMT -5
just do it...
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Post by Brandon on Jan 25, 2006 21:02:52 GMT -5
Well, in the interest of compare and contrast I see no reason why we couldn't post our LEAST favorite covers as well.  (the one where Captain America has the breasts, that one, do it!) |
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Post by Dr Dread on Jan 25, 2006 21:34:24 GMT -5
 There's just something about this cover... I had to open it to find out what the f@ck was going through their heads. "You can't pin a medal on a Gorilla" I would've never though of that buyline. and a Joe Kubert cover at that! edit: had to move the cover so I could post it. |
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Post by brigante133 on Jan 26, 2006 10:10:08 GMT -5
ah boooo, joe kubert is a hack.
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Post by deadshot042 on Jan 26, 2006 23:56:48 GMT -5
Now I want to know what happens to Sgt. Gorilla!
Could he have his own mini series here? ;D
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Post by cheshire on Jan 28, 2006 18:50:37 GMT -5
Well I know it's not a 'classic' but I think that this Birds of Prey cover is awesome! Huntress has a new costume, there's two "mystery" characters and it's just like a new start!  |
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Post by Brandon on Feb 8, 2006 10:09:23 GMT -5
While doing research for this month's Flash, I ran across this cover to #276...  Hal is getting OWNED by Barry on this cover! Ha. Chalk it up to some butt kickin' yellow boots! |
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Post by Lantern Lad on Feb 8, 2006 11:12:04 GMT -5
Damn his yellow boots!!!
I'd like to see him try that now!
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Post by HoM on Feb 8, 2006 11:22:58 GMT -5
I'm assuming Barry/ Wally runs faster than Hal can think... And I still think a grown man to the face must hurt like the devil...
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Post by starlord on Feb 8, 2006 11:31:35 GMT -5
well Hal can be thankful that Flash doesn't wear cleats.
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Post by HoM on Feb 8, 2006 11:32:50 GMT -5
lmao!
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Post by Dr Dread on Feb 8, 2006 19:02:11 GMT -5
That's a cool Flash cover. I like the fact that Flash sucker punches Bats, kicks Hal in the face, yet just shoves WW out of the way. He may have gone psycho, but he's still a gentleman. ;D
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