Comments on: Snark Blocker – Face Front, True Believers!

By: T. Seahorse

T. Seahorse — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 07:14:12 +0000

Yeah I can’t say anything about the quality of the book, but 1997. Superboy and the Ravers. That’s pretty much in line with “Kool-El.”

By: Vig

Vig — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 02:39:59 +0000

Just thought of 2 more Marvel face covers (from the same series!). Morbius #2 and #32

By: The Mad Monkey

The Mad Monkey — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 21:12:39 +0000

Normally, I don’t break the rules of snark here…
But, man…that Detective Comics cover…

FIBRE, BATMAN!!! MORE FIBRE!!!

By: Matt D

Matt D — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 19:48:35 +0000

i would imagine that Superboy and the Ravers is the most slept on title ever.

I’m trying to think of anything else that comes close. Maybe Young Heroes in Love.

By: Stephen

Stephen — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 17:24:08 +0000

“Holy cow, Chuck Dixon practically wrote the entire Batman line that year.”

To excellent effect, for the most part. Heck, I’d forgotten that he WASN’T writing Azrael at that point.

But, yes, this was one of DC’s higher points from a writer perspective, and that was WITHOUT Waid writing any of the titles (as I think, given the Morrison / Millar team on Flash, this is when he was on the JLA: Year One break). I’d also put 2004 ahead of it from an overall talent level perspective (especially as Johns was still more or less on top of his game on Flash), as I know that in spite of the very good writers on the Superman books in these covers… they weren’t producing good work. They really were about a year overdue for a wholesale change.

The Superman Adventures cover is particularly great, as you wouldn’t expect one of the animated tie-ins to be a part of this. Although I guess both Gotham Adventures and JL Adventures were part of the next one.

(Was there even a Batman animated book at this point? I can’t remember where this fits into the hiatus between B:TAS’ old and new runs)

By: jakob1978

jakob1978 — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:48:02 +0000

Rene, here’s the Snark Blocker from 2006 showing the Marvel covers

http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2006/09/05/special-edition-of-snark-blocker/

By: Scavenger

Scavenger — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:30:31 +0000

I was working at a store when these came out…we displayed them all on a wall in a big grid…and right in the center? Deadpool!

Deadpool came out durring the event….
Only thing sad about Priest on Steel was how little support it got from DC..it was awesome.
Superboy and the Ravers…never has such a “trying to be hip” name produced such a great book.

By: Chunk_McFat

Chunk_McFat — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 16:29:36 +0000

Entirely too much Moench for my tastes.

Urgh. And I must get that Morrison/Millar Flash issue, holy crap.

By: Brian

Brian — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 15:55:32 +0000

Holy cow, Chuck Dixon practically wrote the entire Batman line that year.

By: Squid Adler

Squid Adler — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 14:25:44 +0000

Wow, it’s like 2/3 of their books were either Batman or Superman.

- was there an event of some kind? Did it mark 10 years since Marvel did it?
- Priest on Steel? That’s hilarious and sad
- some of those are great, in some cases despite the book. Nowlan rocks the house
- Superboy and the Ravers?
- Deadpool is all sorts of brilliant

By: Rene

Rene — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 13:53:05 +0000

Yeah, Marvel did something like that in 1987. It would be cool to do a feature with those covers too.

By: Sleestak

Sleestak — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:58:56 +0000

Fate sucks

By: yo go re

yo go re — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 08:10:10 +0000

I’ve said before that with the Booster Gold book running through all DC’s old gimmicks like the #0 and #1,000,000 issues, I really want them to do an issue with a cover to fit in with this set…

By: stephen cade

stephen cade — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:54:23 +0000

Found some stuff here-(even has a link to a cover gallery)
http://www.deercrack.com/aem/
I forgot about these that I read:
-Bernie America (Not that great actually, as Cap’s old Girlfriend dreams of being a female Cap.
-Marvel Tales had the normal reprint of Amazing Spidey, but had a one or two page update of another issue where the kids at Peter’s school had mohawks, shaved heads, etc, and other references like that.
-The Avengers (mostly reserve members) went on Late Night With David Letterman (How could I have forgotten that one? It was one of my favorites!)
-Thunderbolt Ross considers suicide, while Bruce Banner ponders a decision with Assistant editor Ann Nocenti
-A group of kids in a club modelled on the Avengers kick out their Iron Man member who then hits the root beer pretty hard. (While Tony Stark was battling alcoholism, and not being Iron Man–he was also in a story where he bet a cop he could stay sober)

So some serious stories, but unusual ones, and some silly ones too.
I either didn’t read the others, or don’t remember them (I’m sure I read the FF issues–but I can’t remember it.
SO a review of these would be cool.

By: stephen cade

stephen cade — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 07:28:03 +0000

Yes–Assistant editor’s month–I’d like to see an index of those–covers + what they did for Assistnat editor’s month!
I liked the Marvel Team Up with Galactus & Aunt May, Fred Hembeck drew Spectacular Spider-Man, The Thing fought Goody-Two SHoes and went to complain to the editors about it, John Byrne left several panels of Alpha Flight White as white costumed characters battled in a blizzard, Spidey revealed his identity to a terminally ill kid, hmm that’s it for now off the top of my head. Maybe I’ll have to do a search for it!

By: wwk5d

wwk5d — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 05:17:36 +0000

The Deadpool one was the best. That’s how you take the piss out of something in a nice way.

By: Ã‡teve!

Ã‡teve! — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:43:44 +0000

That was a lot of fun! I called my girlfriend and, with all the links provided, we watched and compared these “Face Front” covers with Marvel 25th anniversary covers from 1987, and this other thread where DC’s titles were incorporated into the cover.

Didn’t Marvel had another cover-theme gimmick for the ‘NUFF SAID! month, with all the characters having their indexes covering their lips ? Has this been covered ? Is there a link ?

By: Annoyed Grunt

Annoyed Grunt — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 02:07:43 +0000

I think DC turned a few of these in to mouse pads later on.

By: chris w.

chris w. — Tue, 08 Jul 2008 00:40:56 +0000

I like gimmick months like that. I even liked Assistant Editor’s Month.

*dodges tomatoes*

By: sterg

sterg — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 22:40:11 +0000

The Kevin Nowlan “Tin Man” Batman cover is excellent!
(Is he part horned toad, too?)