Comments on: Judging (DC’s May) Books By Their Covers

By: MacQuarrie

MacQuarrie — Thu, 22 Feb 2007 21:37:45 +0000

Blue Beetle’s costume is as ugly as a hatful of rat’s asses.

And Michael Turner doesn’t know how to shoot a bow. sigh.

By: Apocalypse Throb

Apocalypse Throb — Wed, 21 Feb 2007 22:29:46 +0000

What’s up with Power Girl’s camel toe?

By: Robert R

Robert R — Tue, 20 Feb 2007 20:10:12 +0000

I’m surprised that nobody noted for the Amazons Attack cover, featuring what looks to be opposition to the Amazons, that there’s a big phallic symbol in the background.

I have to say that I really like that Spirit cover. The difference in energy and dynamism between that and what passes for superhero blowouts these days, see Civil War, is striking.

By: FunkyGreenJerusalem

FunkyGreenJerusalem — Mon, 19 Feb 2007 07:56:44 +0000

I don’t know about the Wildcat cover and the Spirit one being in the top 5.
Nice covers, but not great.

I much prefered the 100 Bullets and the DMZ covers than those two.

By: s1rude

s1rude — Sun, 18 Feb 2007 11:05:36 +0000

That’s Black Lightning? I just assumed Marvel 616 was going to part of the new multiverse and that was Patriot…

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 17:05:39 +0000

Man, you are really working hard to sell that â€œBlue Beetle costume is uglyâ€ notion. I just donâ€™t see whatâ€™s supposed to be so bad about it. Am I misremembering or did no one agree with you last time you said it either?

If you’re talking about the first time I talked about it (which was over a year ago), most of the respondents agreed that it was an ugly costume. But to be fair, it was closer than I thought it would be – as a decent amount of folks (you included) thought otherwise.

But beyond that, “worked hard to sell”? Have I mentioned it in months? The goateed Spectre, sure – but Blue Beetle’s fugly costume? Not so much.

By: T.

T. — Sat, 17 Feb 2007 06:55:22 +0000

Man, you are really working hard to sell that “Blue Beetle costume is ugly” notion. I just don’t see what’s supposed to be so bad about it. Am I misremembering or did no one agree with you last time you said it either?

By: Chris

Chris — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 22:08:03 +0000

Yes, you shoudl be watching Superntural. And I’m not sure, but I believe you’re referign to the woman in the center when you said “man”.

By: Ryan Day

Ryan Day — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:28:55 +0000

That D’Anda Deathblow cover’s got a strong Jock influence.

(god, that sentence just feels so wrong…)

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:24:18 +0000

huh?

It is showing a handprint contrasted against the rifle, as a symbol of the people getting killed BY the rifle.

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don’t feel bad about giving up explaining this, but i’m still in the dark. i can see the hand representing death (although the gun hovering over the people *almost* symbolizes this itself), but i don’t get the concept of “friendly fire” from it at all. either i’m looking at it way too hard to see the forest for the trees, or it’s way cleverer than i can grasp. oh well. its certainly striking and evokes death and the danger of death, so it works perfectly on a not-so-clever level too.

By: Ryan Day

Ryan Day — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 20:08:04 +0000

As in: Someone got shot by the rifle, and left a bloody handprint while trying to keep staunch the profuse bleeding.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 19:59:59 +0000

huh?

It is showing a haunting handprint contrasted against the rifle, as a symbol of the people getting killed BY the rifle.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 19:57:23 +0000

Okay, that makes more sense. (Although it seems most of the money goes to the cover artist, not the interior team. See also: Adam Hughes doing covers for the Superman prequels)

Oh totally it is mostly the cover artists.

Note the Serenity comic covers.

The cover art is the biggest promotional aspect of it.

By: Michael

Michael — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 19:48:56 +0000

DMZ is pretty striking, but whatâ€™s the handprint, there for? I donâ€™t get it.

The concept for the issue is â€œFriendly Fire,â€ so I guess the handprint on the gun is supposed to symbolize friendly fire.

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huh?

(I don’t know how to do the quote thingy, so I just copied.)

By: Ryan Day

Ryan Day — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 19:42:39 +0000

Okay, that makes more sense. (Although it seems most of the money goes to the cover artist, not the interior team. See also: Adam Hughes doing covers for the Superman prequels)

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 19:35:34 +0000

The difference here is that New Line Cinemas is the one pushing the license here, not the other way around. Cross-promotion money is good money. See any movie adaptation from Marvel and DC.

By: Ryan Day

Ryan Day — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:51:02 +0000

Really? I had got the impression recently that licensed comics aren’t really a license (ha!) to print money, since you’re paying money just for the rights to print the comic in the first place. And those Wildstorm horror books have sold pretty badly.

Either way, I’d rather see Sook on something more interesting.

By: Stressfactor

Stressfactor — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 18:16:17 +0000

Anybody else look at the Blue Beetle cover and think of the line from that old song… “You don’t tug on Superman’s cape.”

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:41:25 +0000

Yeah, why the heck is Sook doing covers for lame horror licenses?

I was actually being slightly facetious, as I am pretty sure I know the reason. Licensed comic work pays a good deal better than normal comic work.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Fri, 16 Feb 2007 17:19:42 +0000

DMZ is pretty striking, but whatâ€™s the handprint, there for? I donâ€™t get it.

The concept for the issue is “Friendly Fire,” so I guess the handprint on the gun is supposed to symbolize friendly fire.