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

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Fri, 02 Nov 2007 07:21:41 +0000

Thanks for the heads up, Scott.

I didn’t know the colorists were responsible for all of the effects.

By: Annie Oakley

Annie Oakley — Mon, 08 Oct 2007 00:42:28 +0000

Hello, This is a pretty cool blog on Judging (DC’s October) Books By Their Covers! Thanks a lot and have fun!

By: scott gross

scott gross — Mon, 27 Aug 2007 22:42:28 +0000

I just discovered this site, and first of all I want to say what an honor it is to be mentioned alongside all of these fantastic artists. It really boosts me up to red your reviews. As an FYI though, I only do the black and white rendering for the Looney Tunes covers, not the colors.

By: Jon

Jon — Mon, 20 Aug 2007 16:27:09 +0000

FYI – You have two covers here, the Scooby and the CN Block Party, neither of them were drawn by Pope.

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:15:59 +0000

Thanks for the info, Robert!

It’s hilarious that there are actual guidelines on how to depict Ben 10 on covers.

That being said, I guess it really DOES make sense.

Glad you dig the feature!

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 09:13:57 +0000

Good point, Cliff. Well taken!

By: Cliffy

Cliffy — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 17:22:38 +0000

The Justice League is being forced to watch A Clockwork Orange, obviously. But it looks like someone beat me to it. So let’s revise that to “Oh, look, the Justice League is being forced to watch slides from Lex and Joker’s vacation to Ibiza.”

Brian, I think you meant that you were amused by the idea of a Starfire bust. Because while the idea’s inherent tautology brings a chuckle, it’s not very bemusing — she seems right in the statuette market’s wheelhouse, so to speak.

–Cliffy

By: Robert Pope

Robert Pope — Mon, 23 Jul 2007 14:56:48 +0000

Hey Brian;
I DIDN’T do this month’s Scooby cover. Every once in awhile the credits get goofed. Aaaaand, I didn’t do the Cartoon Network Block Party cover either! That was done by the folks that created “My Gym Partner is a Monkey,” which is the newest feature to the mag. It’s a special “premier” cover, so that’s why there’s no inset circles (same thing happened in ish #25 when Foster’s Home premiered.) I DID do the Action Pack cover with the Ben 10 creature “Cannonblast” or whatever the heck his name is…and whenever Ben is in his “monster” form, CN likes to see his face somewhere, so he ends up in one of those insets. Your reviews are lots of fun and I read ‘em every month!

By: Brian Cronin

Brian Cronin — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 19:22:41 +0000

About that Birds of Prey Cover and CalculatorÂ´s icon :
My first thought was, that it simbolised the moveable pieces of an Abakus. Which is a calculator.

Yeah, someone else mentioned that, and if that IS the case, then yeah, that’s a cool idea.

By: booksforlunch

booksforlunch — Sun, 22 Jul 2007 18:53:43 +0000

Here via When Fangirls Attack.

About that Birds of Prey Cover and CalculatorÂ´s icon :
My first thought was, that it simbolised the moveable pieces of an Abakus. Which is a calculator.

By: Tornado Ninja Fan #1

Tornado Ninja Fan #1 — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 19:42:33 +0000

I wouÃ¶d like to see a Robin cover with lots of flying robins instead of bats.

By: The Mad Monkey

The Mad Monkey — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 17:30:52 +0000

Crossing Midnight…
Taaaaaaaaaaaake Ooooooooooooonnnnnnn Meeeeeeeeeeeeee
Taaaaaaaaaaaake Meeeeeeeeeeeeee Ooooooooooooonnnnnnn

Oh yeah…definitely channelling A-Ha…

By: Derek B. Haas

Derek B. Haas — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 04:38:13 +0000

That Starfire bust’s face looks a lot like Jamie’s from So You Think You Can Dance?.

By: MarkAndrew

MarkAndrew — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 03:26:55 +0000

REALLY liked that Hellblazer cover. Probably my number one. So freaky.

For me, itâ€™s just nice to see Wonder Woman finally start to have a franchise of her own. Way past time.

Huh. Didn’t think of it that way, but I’d like to see this too. The Double DoubleU’s always been my favorite of the major DC heroes. And I think, in a weird sort of way, all the constant retcons and stuff have given her “world” a lot of scope.

By: Loren

Loren — Sat, 21 Jul 2007 02:26:44 +0000

is that what Iâ€™m going to have to go with – pet character? We donâ€™t have anything better than that? LAME!

And here I was rather proud of ‘Annie Oakley.’

By: Paul S.

Paul S. — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 20:25:53 +0000

Actually Ben 10 is the lead for October’s Cartoon Network Action Pack. He’s just in the form of “Cannonbolt” one of his monstrous alter-egos.

By: Anun

Anun — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:54:31 +0000

For me, it’s just nice to see Wonder Woman finally start to have a franchise of her own. Way past time.

By: DubipR

DubipR — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 16:46:23 +0000

Lots of Tie-In covers that I don’t care about, so their not on my Top 5. Boy, Cronin…we sure do have different tastes when it comes to our favorite covers.
My Top 5 (in no order):

1. Captain Carrot- Finally a light-hearted cover from DC that reminds me why comics are cool.
2. The Spirit- the Dia de los Muertos cover idea is clever, well executed, and another well done Cooke cover.
3. Booster Gold- Another humor cover, well done. Look at the facial expression of Booster, as he’s getting s-faced. Good work by Jurgens
4. Scalped- Strong Jock cover. Sure its basic, but sometimes basic works best.
5. Vinyl Undergound- Very cool Phillips cover.

By: Frank

Frank — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 15:14:07 +0000

I just wanted to point ut that i was the first to say the Sook cover kicked ass. Just for the record.

By: Paul

Paul — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 13:55:22 +0000

I know what it means, Brian. I just think it sounds dorky when you say it. But, then, my gripe about it above sounded kinda jerky when it wasn’t meant to be. It was just supposed to be ribbing. Sorry!