CBI Archive
Judging (DC’s November) Books By Their Covers
Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007 at 4:37 AM EST
Updated: Wednesday, August 22nd, 2007 at 5:05 PM EST
DC’s November Solicitations are up, so now is as good a time as any for us to make prejudgments based just on the covers (as we all love to make prejudgments, don’t we?).
Let’s begin!
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“Thank you, Superman! Now I will never have to read Countdown ever again!!”
The name change is a great idea, by the way!
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Nice cover by Pete Woods.
Then again, it is a cover by Pete Woods, so the “nice” part is usually implied.
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What a weird looking Andy Kubert Action Comics cover.
It’s not bad, probably one of Kubert’s stronger covers, layout-wise, but those are some weird-looking Legion of Superheroes designs, even if they ARE supposed to be adult versions of the Legion.
By the by, it happened awhile ago (during the Lightning Saga), but I am already way disinterested in the whole, “Why do we have different Legionnaires?” storyline.
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I can say, with about 87% certainty, that whatever costume this mysterious character is wearing, it is going to look bad.
That is one bruuuuuuuutl silhouette right there.
Otherwise, nice Superman cover by Jesus Merino.
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I like this Merino cover for the Superman Annual even more.
Nice cover design with a real “pop” to the characters.
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Yes, Supergirl! Use fire to cleanse yourself of the first two years or so of your title!!
Drew Johnson is a good pick-up for a new ongoing artist for Supergirl.
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Another strong Dustin Nguyen cover for Superman/Batman.
I especially enjoy his depiction of Darkseid. It has a real classic Kirby feel to it.
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Intriguing Mike McKone Superman/Batman cover.
The solicitation scares the bejeesus out of me, though - “Identity Crisis showed how evil Dr. Light could be, but writers Dan Abnett and Andy Lanning and fan-favorite artist Mike McKone take him to a new level in this stand-alone special issue guest-starring Steel!”
Identity Crisis showed Dr. Light RAPING Sue Dibny! Do any of us REALLY want to see the next level?
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Very nice, understated Denys Cowan cover for Batman Confidential.
I think I’ve asked this question before - but those little credit boxes - does the penciler draw that, or the inker? I just wonder whether Cowan thought to include his inker in the credit, or if Floyd did that himself.
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Interesting Tony Daniel Batman cover.
Batman’s costume is beyond bizarre, though. It’s like Daniel was only allowed to SORTA redesign the costume for this storyline - I dig the idea of adding chain mail, but the overall look just seems weird.
Especially the belt just hanging out like that - that seems like a fashion decision, not something Batman would do.
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Simone Bianchi’s finest Detective Comics cover in months.
Surprisingly (okay, not surprisingly at all), it is when he added a little dash of color to the proceedings.
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I like this Andy Kubert Robin cover.
I especially enjoy the way he actually has the fight seem somewhat realistic. They look like they are actually in a real fight.
And I can’t even begrudge him for making Tim look a bit old, because I have no idea how Tim is supposed to be nowadays anyways.
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Nice Tony Daniel cover for Nightwing.
Daniel is impressing me with the fluidity of his pieces.
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Strong Adam Hughes drawing of Catwoman.
Bit routine for an actual cover, though.
Still, a strong drawing.
You could argue that Hughes just set such a high standard with some of his other covers. That’s a fair point.
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Interesting idea by Lee.
Show a cover of All Star Batman that depicts how a lot of fans seem to view the book, through crimson red with rage glasses.
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I’ll give Koi Turnbull this much - his covers certainly are packed with energy.
Not much MORE than that, but at least they’re packed with energy!!
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Sooo…Gotham Underground is a tie-in to Salvation Run, which is a mini-series tie-in to Countdown?
How can it NOT be good, then?!!?
Seriously, decent Calafiore cover. I love the little Bat-Mite bit.
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Well, as I said before, it was right sporting of DC to put both Judd Winick AND Ian Churchill on the same book.
I think people are making too much out of Power Boy being on the Teen Titans East. Winick is no fool, he will certainly address Power Boy’s Supergirl situation in the comic book.
Who is the blond woman, by the way?
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Nice Sanford Greene Wonder Girl cover.
I especially love the vacuum effect he has going on with her fingers. Very smooth.
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Is this the cover?
Or is it a page from the comic?
Either way, it is a bit less energetic than a typical Ale Garza drawing.
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Who drew this Ion cover?
It’s a decent cover - a little too laid back looking, though, for what the cover appears to be depicting.
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A very strong cover by Mauro Cascioli for Trials of Shazam.
Sabina actually looks pretty darn imposing on this cover, doesn’t she?
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Thankfully, Al Barrionuevo hides the stupid goatee quite nicely on this collection of the Spectre stories from Tales of the Unexpected.
They were all unexpectedly bad, as David Lapham is way too good of a writer for such bad comics.
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Simon Dark is described as “The most offbeat superhero in the DCU.”
“Offbeat,” sadly, in superhero comics, is usually just a synonym for “noncommercial.”
Nice Scott Hampton cover, though!
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Interesting Phil Winslade cover for Shadowpact.
The figures seem to fade to the background a bit too much, I think.
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Another good Denis Calero Supergirl and the Legion of Superheroes cover.
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Kinda creepy for Dustin Nguyen to have to ape Mike Mignola. And what the heck is up with Donna Troy’s face?
Still, it was QUITE classy of DC to hire Brian Augustyn to write this one-shot.
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It was similarly classy to have Kelley Jones draw this issue, where they visit the Red Rain universe.
Odd that Moench didn’t want to do it (I presume they offered it to him, right? I mean, why would they offer it to Augustyn and Jones and not Moench?).
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Nice, solid cover by Sean Chen for Salvation Run, a goofy sounding concept involving supervillains being stranded on an alien world, Secret Wars-style.
Still, it’s Bill Willingham, so it might not be as bad as it sounds.
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Nice Kevin Nowlan Metamorpho cover.
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Suitably disturbing Lord Havok and the Extremists cover by Liam Sharp.
While I don’t like how it looks on Kyle in this drawing, on the whole, I approve of Kyle’s new costume.
Anything beats a dog collar, though, I guess.
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Wow, impressive Alex Sanchez work here.
It evokes Seth Fisher SO much to me.
I’d have it ranked a lot higher, but while it is DRAWN quite well, it doesn’t do much of a job of storytelling.
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Nice Rafa Garres Jonah Hex cover.
Nice and imposing.
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Besides the weird head in J’onn’s stomach, this Walt Simonson JLA Classified cover is note perfect.
I miss the old style J’onn.
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Pretty decent Julian Lopez cover for JLA Classified.
It reminds me a bit of Tom Derenick, before Derenick cleaned up his style a bit (and became awesome).
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Why, exactly, does Luthor not have hands with his armor?
He can blast Superman, but he can’t pick anything up. That seems like shoddy design.
Overall, this Ian Churchill Justice League cover has some nice moments to it (I like the Green Lantern and Red Arrow bits), but as a whole, it seems a bit lackluster.
Still, it’s a great concept for a cover. Really draws in the reader’s attention.
Famous superheroes fighting famous supervillains.
Wow, what a concept!
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Interesting cover layout for Infinity Inc. by Max Fiumara.
The smoke effects are quite nice.
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Sinestro’s haircut makes me laugh.
Another one of those “what are they trying to do” fight covers which I dislike, but otherwise, it is a nice idea for the close of the Sinestro Corps War storyline.
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I agree with my pal, Cay.
It is adorable the way Cliff Chiang uses partial noses for effect.
Nice Black Canary/Green Arrow cover.
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That’s one weird looking Flash cover by Manuel Garcia
He does a good Acuña impression!
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Pretty cool New Gods cover by Starlin.
He, too, has a nice classic feel for Darkseid.
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Nice John Van Fleet cover for the Crime Bible. Gives it a nice, old-fashioned noir feel, with a twist, of course.
Also, kudos to Greg Rucka for these names from the solicits - “the Daughters of Lilith” trying to convert people to “the Religion of Crime” via “the Lesson of Lust.”
It seems like Rucka took a class in cool comic names!!
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Good Gene Ha cover.
I love how he conveys such emotion in one simple drawing.
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Fun Scott Shaw! cover for the Captain Carrot comeback.
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VERY impressive Kalman Andrasofszky cover for Checkmate!
Nicely turned.
Oh, in case I didn’t make it clear these last few months - I dislike the idea of a storyline where the coolest character in the book gets “taken down” by the lamest character in the book.
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Not a fan of this Eddy Barrows cover for Countdown to Adventure.
Seems waay too busy.
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Old fashioned, but quite strong George Perez cover for Brave and the Bold.
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Nice Dan Jurgens cover for Booster Gold.
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Interesting Rafael Albuquerque cover for Blue Beetle.
I like the use of Ted Kord technology.
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Good Ladronn cover for the Atom, but it seems like Ladronn almost kinda rushed it.
It’s definitely GOOD, but doesn’t seem quite finished.
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I think the 4 Horsemen on this 4 Horsemen cover by Ethan Van Sciver are a bit Ron Frenz Rule Violation.
Well, except that I don’t think they look particularly good drawn by Van Sciver either, so I guess that’s a bit of an exception.
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Oh yeah, reissuing old Elseworlds tales as “Tales From the Multiverse”?
Pretty goofy.
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The concept behind this Stephanie Gladden Cartoon Network Block Party cover is awfully cute, but I don’t think she does a good enough of a job making the concept clear.
I think the figures should be bigger.
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Wow, a Cartoon Network Action Pack cover with not only not Ben 10 as the feature cover bit, but no Ben 10 on the cover at ALL!
That is amazing!
Nice Scott Gross Maurice Fontenot cover.From now on, if one of the cartoon artists is credited with drawing more than one cover, I will just automatically be suspicious! Bad solicits!! They also had the wrong covers up for Justice League Unlimited AND Teen Titans Go!
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Another nice Scott Gross cover, this time with a cute Daffy Duck superhero parody.
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It’s Sanford Greene, with three e’s, right? Earlier, in the Wonder Girl solicit, they only have two e’s.
Weird.
In any event, this Batman Strikes cover is a bit weird.
I don’t know what he is trying to get across here.
That Batman is dejected? I guess so, but it doesn’t come across that way. It almost looks like Batman is asleep.
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Pretty forgettable Jim Le cover for the first issue of World of Warcraft.
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This Samwise Didier cover is a step up over Lee’s, but even it is no great shakes.
I know that Walt Simonson is writing them, and he is awesome, but man, I find it hard to believe that there is enough story here to maintain an ongoing series.
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This Whilce Portacio Wetworks cover is actually pretty clever.
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Likewise, this Neil Googe Welcome to Tranquility cover, featuring a stand-off between a hero and dead comrade, is clever and just enough sweet.
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Pretty good C.P. Smith cover for The Programme.
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Again, this Chris Sprouse cover has Midnighter just posing, but wow, WHAT A POSE!
That is some nice artwork there by Sprouse. It’s like Midnighter is coming right at you!
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I’m just impressed that this Carlo Barber Gen 13 cover has something actually happening other than just a pose-off.
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Carlos D’Anda sure likes using blood to contrast stuff.
He sure is good at it, though, and it helps this Deathblow cover.
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Ah, so THAT’s why it’s called Authority: Prime, because it involves Stormwatch Prime!
Clever.
Nice superhero vs. superhero cover by Darick Robertson.
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Hehe…Armageddon: Wetworks.
What ever will happen in the future to characters no one cares about?!?
Please! I need to know!
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By the by, were these originally going to be called Apocalypse? Because the codes all say “Apoc_” rather than “Armag_”
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I love the idea of Armageddon: Tranquility.
Can anyone come up with a better oxymoron comic book title?
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I see that in the future, each member of Gen 13 is basically the same…just goofier looking (save fairchild).
All in all, though, Mike McKone did a nice job on these covers, and the cover theme was pretty well done, really.
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Clever cover concept by Massimo Carnevale.
The audience will always be worried about the pet monkey being killed!!
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So wait, each cover is going to feature a record like that?
That’s kinda boring.
You got Sean freakin’ Phillips drawing the cover for you! I think you can have him do something more interesting than that!
“Watching the Detectives” is a cool touch, though, I will admit.
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Nice enough Tomer Hanuka cover for The Un-Men.
The problem is, once you’ve committed to a book about freaks, you have to do something more than just showing us freaks in different situations.
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Well, Liam Sharp has boils down pat, at least!
All the people at least look really gross on this Testament cover!
That’s something!
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A nice piece of artwork by Jock for this Scalped cover, as we examine the death of the character featured on the cover.
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Nice looking Fables cover by James Jean.
Thank goodness for the convenient waterfall, though! Think of the children, James Jean! Think of the children!!
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This Glenn Fabry Exterminators cover is strange.
The guy is actually weirder looking than all the bugs crawling around him!
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It’s just what DMZ has been lacking…
Bootsey Collins.
Bring on the Funk, Brian Wood!
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Very strong Celia Calle cover for American Virgin.
It seems like a lost art to have the cover design draw the readers attention where the artist wants it.
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A GREAT piece of drawing by Dave Johnson, but I think it is a bit too subdued to be a good cover.
Still, that is some awesome artwork there.
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I like the nice touch of having Cheetah claw at the base of the statue.
That being said, why the heck does a Cheetah statue exist?
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I am totally digging DC’s “base figures on the work of cool artists” toy line idea.
Matt Wagner’s Trinity looked beautiful - and the toys look just as good.
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These New Gods toys based on Jack Kirby’s artwork look great, too.
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And DC continues with the strong 13 inch toy line.
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Is this Batman sculpt by Colby Jukes based on any particular artist’s work?
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Sadly, this Supergirl might be actually classier looking than DC’s actual version.
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Not so for Power Girl, though!
Why do her boots have handles?!?!
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HONORABLE MENTIONS!!
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Very strong Scooby Doo cover by Robert Pope.
Beyond the cleverness of the design, I like the moody detail, as the reader’s eye is drawn to see what Shaggy sees, and it is not obvious at first.
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A great cover design by Alexander Serra, and he executes the design quite well, as well.
The Legion of Superheroes in the 31st Century has had some nice covers recently.
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COVERS THAT LOOK LIKE PROPAGANDA!!
First, we have this John K. Snyder Suicide Squad cover…
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Next, we have this strong Patrick Gleason Green Lantern Corps cover.
By the way, where’s Dave Gibbons?!!? What is he doing now?!?!
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Kinda creepy, but ultimately awesome Dave Johnson cover for Uncle Sam and the Freedom Fighters.
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Great Stephane Roux Birds of Prey cover.
Wasn’t Sean McKeever taking over this comic, by the way?
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Doug Mahnke does a beautiful job of expressing Black Adam’s mindset on this Black Adam cover, and just so luckily, Adam’s weird mindset fits Mahnke’s art style perfectly!!
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Very amusing Brian Bolland Jack of Fables cover.
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A very strong JH Williams Crossing Midnight cover.
It’s like the cover to a children’s novel!
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A VERY strong cover for Faker by Jock.
This was a strong top five week, or else this would definitely be in there.
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TOP FIVE!!
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5. We say farewell to Darwyn Cooke on the Spirit with this lovely cover.
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4. Duncan Rouleau once again works in the number into the cover, and just when I thought it would look silly, he manages to make the idea work.
It would be better if more stuff was happening in the background panels that make up the four, though.
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3. A clever idea for a story by Andy Diggle, and a clever approach to the cover by Lee Bermejo.
It’s a winning combination!
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2. You just don’t get much more clever than this Rick Veitch Army@Love parody.
Scathing and brilliant.
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1. Brilliant also describes Ryan Sook’s cover work at times.
That times includes this Jimmy Olsen Countdown special cover.
That is absolutely brillaint looking.
I love how the background stone carving is even worked into the story of the cover!
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Well, that’s it for me this month! Feel free to share YOUR prejudices (and your Top Fives)!
44 Comments
Bully
August 22, 2007 at 4:59 am
I wish DC would identify the titles of the books in the artwork the way Marvel has started doing.
Would you ever consider listing the book titles in your round-ups, Brian? Sometimes knowing that a cover is for a specific title rather than wondering which is it makes all the difference in figuring out if it’s effective or if I want to buy it.
(Yes, I know I should just look at the original solicitation, but I prefer seeing them first here!)
Bully
August 22, 2007 at 5:00 am
A PS: I do notice and realize you ID the comics much of the time but not every time.
LanghorneFats
August 22, 2007 at 5:36 am
After being called out for relying too heavily on the one word dismissal “lame” I notice that you do not use it in that context at all during this post. This must have been very hard for you, and I applaud you for the effort!
Vinyl Underground, GL Corps, and Uncle Sam were my favorites this month.
tom fitzpatrick
August 22, 2007 at 5:40 am
I don’t know, … , the words “sodomy and bestiality” comes to mind on the Superman annual cover.
Evan Waters
August 22, 2007 at 6:08 am
Regarding the “what are they trying to do” fight cover for Green Lantern, I think it’s obvious that Hal is trying to punch Sinestro in the junk.
T.
August 22, 2007 at 6:27 am
It’s strange, in the 90s there was a period where a write, no matter how good he normally was, would produce dreck when working for Marvel. I think at the time Marvel’s editorial policies and corporate environment must have been incredibly stifling or horrific or something. It only really started turning around slightly before Heroes Return and the creation of Marvel Knights, and even then it was a slow climb upwards.
I notice now that DC currently has this effect. No matter how much I like a writer, I know that the moment Didio snatches them up they will be doing crap, unless they get lucky enough to do Verigo, creator-owned or All-Star, where I think his influence is considerably less.
Michael
August 22, 2007 at 6:58 am
There is a very obvious reason for why Power Girl has handles on her boots, but this is a family blog.
Joel
August 22, 2007 at 7:11 am
I have to admit, Tony Daniel has come a LONG way since his “The Tenth” days. It’s great to see artists evolve and improve like he has.
On an unrelated note, Kevin Nowlan can do no wrong by me. His covers are just consistently gorgeous, much like Bolland and Hughes in that regard.
Matthew
August 22, 2007 at 7:18 am
I must admit that I find that cover for The Batman Strikes! hilariously sweet. I may well be picking it up for the first time, whatever the subject matter.
The Dane
August 22, 2007 at 7:51 am
So with that Metamorpho cover, is the robot thingy halted midstride or something? Is that why the oil is dripping straight down and forming a pool? It just looked really odd to me since the way Metamorpho’s body is being tugged implies movement (I mean, it’s not just hanging limp), and the robot is obviously running, but the oil drip is pretty darned static and he seems be pulling the drill out at this point, but then agan, it’s an oil leak from robot-thingy’s forearm (would that stop a robot thingy? Or are we depending on the lightning strike to do that job and Metamorpho was just drilling for fun?).
Omar Karindu
August 22, 2007 at 9:24 am
– Forgive me if I’m wrong, but wasn’t the Crime Bible stuff in 52 Morrison’s idea? And if so, mightn’t those cool names be from Grant’s notes rather than Greg’s?
— I’d wager good (if nonexistent) money that the Brave and the Bold cover will have word balloons on it.
— Hokey smokes, do I detect hints of Sienkewicz in that Bianchi cover for Detective Comics?
— Holy Crow, Nightwing seems to be using those three obscure villainesses from the first-eve Poison Ivy story!
— I’ve been rather critical of Cooke’s writing on The Spirit, but there’s simply nothing but praise possible for his art. And the covers have been no exception.
— Not only does the Justice League of America cover play classic, it even manages to run with the old-school “heroes vs. archfoes” pairing off notion! If McDuffie does nothing more than run through versions of the animated series plotlines, he’ll improve the book tremendously.
— I must say that I’m impressed with the way Dave Johnson’s Freedom Fighters cover manages to use Steranko design elements from the covers of SHIELD #1 and #4 without lapsing into lazy “homage.”
buttler
August 22, 2007 at 10:06 am
I’d like that Detective Comics cover a lot more if the artist didn’t seem to forget that it isn’t actually a Wolverine book.
And yeah, taking Dr. Rape to a new level of evil in a book with short-pantsed teenagers on the cover is just disturbing.
The best thing about the Salvation Run cover is how the raygun-wielding villains have all adopted the Harvey Birdman “back off!” pose.
Mer
August 22, 2007 at 10:20 am
There certainly are some nice covers this month.
My favorites:
Birds of Prey
Ha’s Dr. Fate
Trials of Shazam
Also, I wants the Ra’s figure!
GarBut
August 22, 2007 at 10:51 am
I am so disappointed to have the word-perfect title/imprint/designation ELSEWORLDS replaced with the beyond average TALES FROM THE MULTIVERSE. Yawn.
Mullon
August 22, 2007 at 10:53 am
Well I’ll take the step that Michael’s afraid to do.
“Why does Power Girl have handles on her boots?”
For leverage of course!
And I didn’t know Ra was a falconer.
Dan K
August 22, 2007 at 11:19 am
That Bolland cover would have definitely made my top five. That Scooby cover is also very nice. Surprisingly creepy!
Andrew Collins
August 22, 2007 at 11:39 am
I think McKeever takes over BoP with the next issue.
Jack Potts
August 22, 2007 at 11:51 am
“Is this Batman sculpt by Colby Jukes based on any particular artist’s work?”
I don’t know, but it looks like John Kerry under the mask.
Morten Pedersen
August 22, 2007 at 12:00 pm
If Moench had written, that Countdown spin off, people (me) would have bought it.
ATOM HOTEP
August 22, 2007 at 12:04 pm
I am ridiculously giddy for more UNCLE SAM AND THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS stuff.
Bill Reed
August 22, 2007 at 2:13 pm
That Batman Strikes cover… Is Batman sad that someone else beat up all his villains? Or… what’s going on there?
Authority: Prime has that one dude from Empire Strikes Back. You know, the white dude with the tech thing on the back of his head. The anti-Levar-Burton-in-Star-Trek dude.
On his blog, Sean Phillips shows his cooler Vinyl Underground covers that were rejected by editorial. I will pick up the series on a trial basis, at least, and yes, mostly on the strength of Cam Stewart’s name (and he’s only inking it!). It does have a fun premise, though. I am intrigued.
I kinda want that Kirbyesque Mister Miracle figure.
Your top five is pretty solid, though I would’ve found a way to fit Birds of Prey into mine.
Bill Reed
August 22, 2007 at 2:14 pm
It *could* be Peter Weller, who put a Batman suit on instead of his Robocop outfit. Maybe. If his jaw was broken.
Patrick
August 22, 2007 at 3:00 pm
Also a weird note about that “Dr. Light needs to be more hardcore” issue of Superman/Batman is that.. well, um, neither Superman nor Batman are in the cover. Nor in the solicitation text. As far as I can tell the story has absolutely nothing to do with them.
Which is weird, seeing as how it’s their book.
Maurice Fontenot
August 22, 2007 at 3:04 pm
I did the cover for CARTON NETWORK ACTION PACK #19. They got the solicitation wrong. Thanks for the good words, though. Love your blog!
sgt pepper
August 22, 2007 at 3:27 pm
Bootsy Collins? I was thinking more Benicio Del Toro.
Ian Astheimer
August 22, 2007 at 3:36 pm
Three “e”s in Sanford Greene.
Brian Cronin
August 22, 2007 at 4:21 pm
Phew! You were freaking me out for a sec there.
Yeah, I know people like to know the title names, and I try my best to work the names in, but sometimes it gets quite awkward to work the name into conversation, especially when the name is something like Countdown The Search for Ray Palmer: Red Rain, or whatever that comic is called!
But it is a fair point, and I will do my best to work the title into each piece.
Brian Cronin
August 22, 2007 at 4:22 pm
Ha!!
I didn’t even notice that! You sure I didn’t use it?
But I will take the applause.
Brian Cronin
August 22, 2007 at 4:24 pm
My apologies - in retrospect, it is obvious!!
Sean Whitmore
August 22, 2007 at 4:36 pm
Jesus, what is it with DC these days? Half of these stories sound like horrible crap, and the other half sound like they might be halfway decent if they weren’t so heavily tied in to the rest of the horrible crap.
Hard as it is to believe, the multi-part Batman crossover is the most interesting thing out of all the solicitations.
Brian Cronin
August 22, 2007 at 4:37 pm
Only to you sick deviants!!!!
Brian Cronin
August 22, 2007 at 5:00 pm
Hmmm…there may be something to this theory…
Brian Cronin
August 22, 2007 at 5:01 pm
Yeah, I mentioned that last month - I totally agree.
Great to see.
Brian Cronin
August 22, 2007 at 5:05 pm
Darn you, Omar!
I was trying to PRAISE Rucka for once!
There IS a strong chance.
I can see that.
Is THAT who they are?
Yeppers.
I was thinking that, too.
Such a simple concept, yet it works so well.
Totally agreed.
Brian Cronin
August 22, 2007 at 5:07 pm
Yeah, it’s an awfully weird decision.
Brian Cronin
August 22, 2007 at 5:08 pm
Yeah, I don’t get it.
Oh really?
Thanks, Bill! That explains so much.
Brian Cronin
August 22, 2007 at 5:09 pm
Corrected!
Thanks!
Brian Cronin
August 22, 2007 at 5:10 pm
Thanks!
Bad solicits! Bad!
Brian Cronin
August 22, 2007 at 5:11 pm
Yeah, tie-in mini-series that tie-in to other tie-in mini-series!!!
So absurd.
Mullon
August 22, 2007 at 6:11 pm
What, you can’t comment on my comments?
Brian Cronin
August 22, 2007 at 6:14 pm
Ha!
Fair enough!
He was in Trinity!
Tom Fitzpatrick
August 22, 2007 at 8:32 pm
I might be a “sick deviant”, but at LEAST I’m not the one who’s drawing the cover and publishing it!
Kind of hypocritical of them, isn’t it? To print a cover like that and then not publish issues like Ellis’ Hellblazer “Shoot” and Veitch’s story about Swamp Thing meeting Jesus on a walk in the swamp.
Paul
August 22, 2007 at 9:58 pm
“But it is a fair point, and I will do my best to work the title into each piece.”
Why do you need to work it in awkwardly? Just list it at the top in uppercase or something.
Por ejemplo:
BATMAN/SUPERMAN #42
Pretty creepy facial expression on Aqualad in this Jesus Saiz cover.
((Image))
It is almost as though he wants to make out with me. Creeeeeepy! Thanks, but no thanks, Aqualad. I would not be “into” that. I wish you were real.
I mean–!!! CREEPY! So creepy.
Flint Paper
August 23, 2007 at 5:59 pm
Pretty sure Omar’s spot on about the three ladies Nightwing’s fighting. Beat me to the observation, too! Dragon Fly, Silken Spider, and Tiger Moth — the three deadliest women in the world according to the issue where Poison Ivy first showed up to demonstrate that those chicks weren’t all that at all.
Also, on the JLA Classified cover — I could not be happier about the prospect of Justice League Qward. Now I want to see them supplementing the Sinestro Corps to crush all and sundry in their paths. And I know I can’t be the only one!