I've always loved the dynamic nature of Matt Haley's art. It reminds me a lot of Adam Hughes (restrained Adam Hughes, that is - obviously, even Hughes, who is amazing, gets a bit carried away sometimes).

In an amusing bit, Haley actually has at least TWO homages of Kevin Maguire's awesome Justice League #1 cover (do note, though, that Primal Force #1 had a Maguire homage cover by Ken Hooper, so Haley was doing a callback to both the Hooper cover AND the Maguire cover)!

Pretty funny.

For more Matt Haley-goodness, check out his website, MattHaley.com!

4 Comments

• At May 29, 2009, Loren wrote:

  How cool is Matt Haley?

  So cool that he was able to make Cronin include a cover full of those stupid ...

• At May 29, 2009, Corey wrote:

  Huh. I would not have guessed all those covers are by the same artist. Not that there's a huge diversity ...

• At May 29, 2009, Scavenger wrote:

  Always liked Haley.

  Marvel needs to get him to replace Land on Uncanny.

• At June 1, 2009, Blackjak wrote:

  That WitchBlade cover is brilliant! So different to any other Witchblade cover I can think of!

Enjoy!

21 Comments

• At December 1, 2008, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:

  I guess after all the Super-man and Wonder Woman bashing, it's only right that Batman gets his @$$ handed to ...

• At December 1, 2008, Mike Loughlin wrote:

  Wait... wouldn't the best man win the Batman/ Wildcat fight, and therefore *not* die?

• At December 1, 2008, Matt Bird wrote:

  Speaking of fisticuffs, Brian, any chance of seeing the runners-up from the Top 25 Battles? I'm dying to know.

• At December 1, 2008, Carl wrote:

  Notice how the highest priced issue is $1.25? Hasn't he been hit on the cover in the last 15 ...

• At December 1, 2008, SallyP wrote:

  Maybe it's because Batman is so often portrayed as well-nigh omnipotent, but something inside of me always cheers...just a little. ...

• At December 1, 2008, Blackjak wrote:

  I remember Detective Comics #597!!

  Wasn't that some kind of Snuff movie ring that Batman was trying to break-up?

• At December 1, 2008, Annoyed Grunt wrote:

  Whatever happened to Metalhead? That one appearance had some minor importance to Knightfall so I figured he was someone's ...

• At December 1, 2008, Agent Cooper wrote:

  "Pow-Wow Smith, Indian Lawman"?!

  Awesome.

  Also, wow, I hadn't thought about Metalhead in at least a decade, and I'm pretty ...

• At December 1, 2008, Nitz the Bloody wrote:

  " Wait… wouldn’t the best man win the Batman/ Wildcat fight, and therefore *not* die? "

  We assume that whoever wins ...

• At December 1, 2008, Ryan wrote:

  Oh wow, I totally had a comic with Metalhead sulking in the shadows and being all caption box narrative-y from ...

• At December 1, 2008, Salamurai wrote:

  I love that style of Joker on the last cover. I miss it.

• At December 1, 2008, Lord Paradise wrote:

  I was gonna make fun, but then I imagined myself trapped in a plastic bag and being knocked around by ...

• At December 1, 2008, Stephen wrote:

  "Whatever happened to Metalhead? That one appearance had some minor importance to Knightfall so I figured he was someone’s pet ...

• At December 1, 2008, jazzbo wrote:

  Wow, 3 of these involve people bunching Batman with spiked knuckles. That's harsh.

  And how has no one mentioned the one ...

• At December 1, 2008, jazzbo wrote:

  Punching, not bunching. Covers of people bunching Batman belong in a whole seperate post.

• At December 2, 2008, JackKing wrote:

  Why did Batman turn the other cheek? Recently born-again?

• At December 2, 2008, Walid Koussa wrote:

  I wish Brian added notes so we know who all the people punching Batman are...like he did with the Superman ...

• At December 2, 2008, Dave Lane wrote:

  Re: Batman #174

  A: "These...light bulbs...keep going off...then on again. How...bizarre!"

  B: "Hey, I found a light switch!"

  A: "A light switch, hmm? ...

• At January 5, 2009, RichYan33 wrote:

  The second one... you'd think he would have a Bat-knife or a Bat-boxcutter or a Bat-pen or something Bat-pointy on ...

• At September 7, 2009, Kahramanlar Sinemada: Süper Sinema » BATMAN’? K?M DÖVDÜ? wrote:

  [...] kaynak: comicbookresources.com [...]

• At September 13, 2009, BATMAN’? K?M DÖVDÜ? | Bildimmi wrote:

  [...] kaynak: comicbookresources.com [...]

An amusing thing about it, though, is that it was NOT used for the first couple of decades of Superman's career - I think you could make the argument that this cover theme really does not work until Superman is COMPLETELY set as a paragon of strength and toughness - otherwise, it's seen as an ACTUAL sign of weakness, and not "Wow, that guy just punched Superman! What the heck is going on in THIS comic?!? I must find out now!"

In any event, here are ten cool comic covers of Superman showing off his "oh man, I just got punched hard" face

Enjoy!

This 60s cover is one of the first uses of the theme...

Jerry Ordway homaged it 20-odd years later...

Born on a Monday, Punched Superman on a Saturday...

Martian Manhunter? More like Martian SUPERManhunter!!

And now the rest of the League!

Not a good day for Superman!!

Obsession is supposed to love Superman! She shouldn't punch him!

Blockhouse was probably the greatest Superman villain creation of the 1990s...

That Kandorian packed a mean punch, too!

Et tu, Bibbo?!?!

Finally, "Why are you punching yourself? Why are you punching yourself? Why are you punching yourself? Why are you punching yourself? Why are you punching yourself? Why are you punching yourself? Why are you punching yourself? Why are you punching yourself?"

So there you go!

Ten cool comic covers with people punching Superman!

Yep.

That's it.

Okay, you know I couldn't do this without a "Batman punching Superman" cover!

So here it is...

Which of these covers is your favorites?

Any other cool comic covers with Superman getting punched that you like?

42 Comments

• At October 11, 2008, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:

  Not exactly a cover, but one of my favorites scenes is Batman kicking Superman in the face under green kryptonite. ...

• At October 11, 2008, joshschr wrote:

  "Get out of my cave." Heh. Classic Miller. "Get the hell out of my Goddam Batcave" would be ...

• At October 11, 2008, FD wrote:

  Wow. Some of the worst cover art I've ever laid eyes upon to boot!

• At October 11, 2008, Vincent Paul Bartilucci wrote:

  Of the covers you've posted I'd name the Jose Luis Garcia Lopez one as my favorite. Garcia-Lopez is just ...

• At October 11, 2008, Sijo wrote:

  I had that Solomon Grundy comic as a kid (in Spanish.) I remember being shocked because it was the first ...

• At October 11, 2008, T, wrote:

  An amusing thing about it, though, is that it was NOT used for the first couple of decades of Superman’s ...

• At October 11, 2008, T, wrote:

  Oops, hit "publish" too soon.

  Anyway, the point is that DC thought it knew what kids wanted...a uberpowerful good guy that ...

• At October 11, 2008, Ian A. wrote:

  My favorite cover gallery ever!

  Thanks, Brian!

• At October 11, 2008, MarkAndrew wrote:

  I agree it was a reaction to Marvel.

  EVERYTHING else T says... welllll, I think he's pretty far off.

  It's not that ...

• At October 11, 2008, stealthwise wrote:

  Wow, I both sort of agree with Mark Andrew AND T. The apocalypse must be here soon.

  And "Blockhouse was ...

• At October 11, 2008, Andrew H wrote:

  How about the All-Star Superman cover where Superman has just been punched and looks surprised as hell at the blood ...

• At October 11, 2008, GarBut wrote:

  Who wrote that World's Finest? And is it the first instance of bats (or anyone) KO-ing Supes w/kryptonite gloves?

• At October 11, 2008, Matt Bird wrote:

  Wow, that dubious comment criticizing T. was a great example of the sort of "drinking the kool-aid" pro-DC cult that ...

• At October 11, 2008, MarkAndrew wrote:

  Well, I admit I was a little direct, but I was HONESTLY curious to see if I'd get a "Waaaah! ...

• At October 11, 2008, David wrote:

  GarBut: WF #302 reprinted WF #176, The Superman-Batman Split by Cary Bates and Neal Adams, one of the more ...

• At October 11, 2008, GarBut wrote:

  When I don't know something, I try to make doubly sure that I don't know.

• At October 11, 2008, Anthony Strand wrote:

  Boy, that Ordway cover is hardly even an homage, is it? Homages, as far as I'm concerned, pay tribute to ...

• At October 11, 2008, Richard Pachter wrote:

  How about World's Finest 168?

  http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/worlds-finest/168-1.jpg

• At October 11, 2008, Dalarsco wrote:

  I agree with Anthony Stand. If anyone who wasn't an almost universally beloved artist did that there would be ...

• At October 11, 2008, T. wrote:

  First off, while I don't agree with MarkAndrew's sentiments, I don't think he did anything out of line or overly ...

• At October 11, 2008, T. wrote:

  So DC was less concerned with giving the Flash or whoever a physical threat than someone who could pose a ...

• At October 11, 2008, Dave Lane wrote:

  "Btw, what’s the story behind the Superman vs Superman cover? Post-Crisis, their only fight was in Infinite Crisis, and that ...

• At October 11, 2008, Daniel wrote:

  Conspicuous by its absence: Superman #164, October 1963, on the cover of which Lex Luthor is beating the snot out ...

• At October 12, 2008, buttler wrote:

  It looks like Batman and Wonder Woman are giving his hands a "rose garden," the way kids do to torture ...

• At October 12, 2008, marvelcomicsgroupy wrote:

  Gotta love that Martian Manhunter blow to the chops on the cover of World's Finest #112. You actually see blood, ...

• At October 12, 2008, Jono11 wrote:

  @Matt Bird: Have you zombies finally gotten tired enough of being the laughingstock of fandom that you're hitting back with ...

• At October 12, 2008, Mike Loughlin wrote:

  Did Superman comics become more Marvel-like when sales started slipping, or did sales start slipping because Superman comics became more ...

• At October 12, 2008, Bonnie wrote:

  There's just something really satisfying about seeing Superman get clocked by a girl!

• At October 12, 2008, T. wrote:

  Mike, the earliest of those covers is 1967. According to this site, 1966 ia the year where Marvel comics ...

• At October 12, 2008, Rene wrote:

  Both T. and MarkAndrew make interesting points (though T. does it with much less arrogance, Mark seems to be very ...

• At October 12, 2008, FunkyGreenJerusalem wrote:

  Jurgens and Thibert should work together more - I normally think of them as competent, but not flashy artists, but ...

• At October 12, 2008, T. wrote:

  Both T. and MarkAndrew make interesting points (though T. does it with much less arrogance, Mark seems to be very ...

• At October 12, 2008, Mike Loughlin wrote:

  T., thanks for the link. It's kind of sad to see how far down DC's sales slipped in the '80s, ...

• At October 13, 2008, T. wrote:

  DC, in general, had better plot-hooks, and was a hell of a lot more creative and varied. Plenty of man-out-of-time ...

• At October 13, 2008, Rene wrote:

  Yeah, Marvel was the king of "trapped in a world he never made" stories.

• At October 13, 2008, Mike Loughlin wrote:

  I find Silver Age Marvels a lot more readable than Silver age DCs (with a few exceptions). Kirby & Ditko ...

• At October 13, 2008, T. wrote:

  What I love about Silver Age DCs are their NON-superhero stories. THOSE are pretty great. I can read ...

• At October 13, 2008, Thomas wrote:

  Man of Steel #8 is the prefect example for why I don't like Bogdanove's art. I could/can read a most ...

• At October 13, 2008, Jeff R. wrote:

  I was always partial to the 'guess who's winning' Superman/Booster Gold covers...I believe the one in Action is the one ...

• At October 14, 2008, AERose wrote:

  "@Matt Bird: Have you zombies finally gotten tired enough of being the laughingstock of fandom that you’re hitting back with ...

• At October 27, 2008, David wrote:

  How about doing a follow-up to this - Superman punching someone else on a cover.

• At December 1, 2008, Comics Should Be Good! » Cool Comic Cover Gallery - Batman Gets Punched! wrote:

  [...] already seen Superman get punched, now check out these ten cool comic book overs depicting Batman taking his turn ...

So enjoy ten cool comic covers by a cool comic cover artist, Herb Trimpe!

As usual, I will try not to use covers of the same title, but I did have to make an exception for one title (and I'll admit it, I also cheated once).

Here is one of the many famous covers Trimpe drew over the years, the first issue of G.I. Joe!

Here is one of the many striking covers Trimpe did for the Killraven feature in Amazing Adventures...

Here's another famous cover from the book Trimpe is probably most known for, cover-wise, the Incredible Hulk...

Here, of course, is the MOST famous Hulk cover - I just couldn't let the Samson one and the Wolverine one go unmentioned!

Here's where I just totally cheat - a reprint of a Hulk issue - great cover though, eh?

The Joe Sinnott inks are a big part of this cover, but still, it's a sweet looking book.

Trimpe was a master of licensed products...

Here is a slightly later Trimpe cover, from the late 80s...

Trimpe did a lot of cool western covers - here's an example...

Finally, yet another licensed product...

Which one is your favorite?

Do you have a favorite Herb Trimpe cover that you think I should have put in the gallery instead of one of these ten?

What artists would you like to see featured in the future?

Let me know!

30 Comments

• At September 28, 2008, Rob wrote:

  This would probably be my all-time favourite (one of the most memorable covers from the SW series, really):

  http://www.haloink.com/comics/1979/Marvel/Shogun_Warriors/10cover.jpg

• At September 28, 2008, Anthony wrote:

  Foolish Female!! That's great, I am gonna have to start using that more in everyday conversation.

• At September 28, 2008, Derick wrote:

  This covers have more action/creativity than ANY cover of today. And i´m not a nostalgic person.

• At September 28, 2008, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:

  You're drooling.

  Wipe it off.

• At September 28, 2008, sgt pepper wrote:

  Someone's gonna get killed by friendly fire in that GIJoe cover. That's just not responsible soldiering.

• At September 28, 2008, Wraith wrote:

  Some of these look rather mediocre; some are pretty dang good. I suppose it would have been mean to throw ...

• At September 28, 2008, Alonso wrote:

  I think he might've been thinking "I need to pay some bills".

• At September 28, 2008, the Phantom-Longbox wrote:

  That wasn't HIS fault or choosing.

  Editorial will often dictate to artists to "ape" a popular artists style.

  Leifeld-esque was "hot" at ...

• At September 28, 2008, T. AKA Ricky Raw wrote:

  One thing I never understood about the Wolverine cover...where are the chains coming from? Is Wolverine breaking out of ...

• At September 28, 2008, Ethan Shuster wrote:

  I should maybe be noted that the G.I. JOE #1 cover from Trimpe has been mimicked and homaged many times ...

• At September 28, 2008, Ethan Shuster wrote:

  Oh, I forgot to add this link at YoJoe.com, showing the duplications of that cover:

  http://www.yojoe.com/comics/homages/

• At September 28, 2008, Matt K wrote:

  I have to say I really love that Marvel Team Up cover.

• At September 28, 2008, Ian A. wrote:

  Damn, that's some good stuff.

• At September 28, 2008, Daniel wrote:

  Marvel Super-Heroes #16, the first (and, I believe, only) appearance of the Phantom Eagle. Trimpe also did the interiors.

  http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=22174&zoom=4

• At September 28, 2008, Jack Norris wrote:

  Of course it's a Hulk cover:

  http://www.comic-covers.com/Marvel/MarvelF-J/IncredibleHulk/imagepages/image90.html

  (this issue was also a big deal when I was a kid, as it was ...

• At September 28, 2008, Random Stranger wrote:

  The cover selections are fine for the most part, but Trimpe never thrilled me. He always struck as a ...

• At September 28, 2008, DanLarkin wrote:

  These are great. Trimpe's not a spectacular artist, but he's extremely talented at designing dynamic, eyecatching covers.

• At September 28, 2008, T. wrote:

  Seriously, can anyone shed ANY light on the chains for me?

• At September 28, 2008, jazzbo wrote:

  I got it for you, T. At one point in the story, Wolverine is tied up in chains. Hulk picks ...

• At September 28, 2008, T. wrote:

  Ahhh, thank you jazzbo! Just curious, who put him into chains? Doesn't really seem like Hulk or Wendigo's ...

• At September 28, 2008, FunkyGreenJerusalem wrote:

  Seriously, can anyone shed ANY light on the chains for me?

  I'm still waiting on the Mr. Fantastic tied in ropes ...

• At September 29, 2008, jazzbo wrote:

  The sister of the guy who had become the Wendigo. She was trying to find another body for the Wendigo ...

• At September 29, 2008, jazzbo wrote:

  The whole story, originally in Hulk 180 and 181, were just recently reprinted in King-Size Hulk, in case you're interested.

• At September 29, 2008, T. wrote:

  Thanks Jazzbo, that makes sense now! Yeah, I really want to read the story affordably, but to buy King ...

• At September 29, 2008, Matthew wrote:

  Ah, I remember that Transformers cover from the UK version!

• At September 29, 2008, Agent_Torpor wrote:

  Da Trimpe!

• At September 29, 2008, jazzbo wrote:

  I don't think Jeph Loeb is that bad, even though the whole "the new Hulk uses a gun, despite being ...

• At September 30, 2008, Ganky wrote:

  Seriously, anyone who wants to read all these original Hulk stories should go to Amazon or eBay and pick up ...

• At September 30, 2008, Ganky wrote:

  Needless to say, there's a ton of tasty Herb Trimpe work to be had in these sets!

• At September 30, 2008, Andy Turnbull wrote:

  Loving the fact we get a Transformers cover in there, but I'd have picked the cover for Issue 12. ...

Not really so, oddly enough, so it was actually difficult to put together this list of ten covers featuring Superman lifting weird stuff.

Enjoy!

A lion....

A whale....

A Christmas...globe, I guess?...

A statue of Namrepus...

The key to the Fortress of Solitude...

The Superman logo....

A flying saucer...

Joseph Goebbels and the Liberty Bell?!?

The Daily Planet globe (happened a few times - this is probably the coolest looking one)...

And, finally, last but not least, Batman...

Did I miss any notable ones that you can think of?

24 Comments

• At September 15, 2008, The Mad Monkey wrote:

  This was the first one that came to mind...

  And, really, it should have been obvious...lol...

  http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=59583&zoom=4

• At September 15, 2008, Kryptaku wrote:

  I'm totally the one that dared them to print that imaginary epic of Superman's Perfect Crime.

• At September 15, 2008, Spiffy wrote:

  Poor Myx. Unaware that his NAME isn't "Superman"!

  The scariest thing he's lifting on any of these? That big ...

• At September 15, 2008, bryesque wrote:

  I love how it's Superman's "first crime," and he jumps right to throwing one of his best friends off the ...

• At September 15, 2008, Joe wrote:

  It may not be weird, but it sure is notable: http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/action-comics/1-1.jpg

• At September 15, 2008, "O" the Humanatee! wrote:

  It occurs to me: If no one has ever exploited the orthography-bending potential (sorry, I mean laitnetop gnidneb-yhpargohtro) of a ...

• At September 15, 2008, RAB wrote:

  Superman holding up the planet Krypton:

  http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=23928&zoom=4

• At September 15, 2008, Ben Herman wrote:

  Lifting an elephant...

  http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=45427&zoom=4

• At September 15, 2008, stephen cade wrote:

  Note to The Mad Monkey--are you calling Lois--"Weird Stuff"?

  Because the list is Superman lifting Weird Stuff

• At September 15, 2008, Grico wrote:

  I do love the whale lifting. And Superman meets Suzie in the issue! Who could ask for anything more?

• At September 15, 2008, T. wrote:

  I love Shuster (and his ghosts) but man, drawing animals really wasn't his bag, huh? The size perspective on ...

• At September 15, 2008, The Mad Monkey wrote:

  Note to stephen cade:

  One primate's weirdness is another's normalcy.

  That aside...

  The whole concept of Superman getting married is completely bizarre. ...

• At September 16, 2008, Paperghost wrote:

  The logo one is horrendous, he looks like Leo Sayer or something.

• At September 16, 2008, LordBuff wrote:

  I don't understand, how is looking like Leo Sayer a bad thing?

• At September 16, 2008, Dunc wrote:

  Hang on, hang on, hang on...

  Curt Swan month?

  Tell me more.

• At September 16, 2008, Manic wrote:

  Surprised no one has mentioned COIE #7.

  A dead cousin is kinda weird.

• At September 16, 2008, Rohan Williams wrote:

  What? I lift each of those things at least once a week. That's not weird, right? Right?

• At September 16, 2008, schmakt wrote:

  that was entertaining. :)

  I'm not going to look at it again b/c it hurt my eyes... but whoever drew that ...

• At September 16, 2008, Mike Loughlin wrote:

  Of course, now I want to read a comic in which Superman beats the hell out of Goebbels with the ...

• At September 16, 2008, Tekende wrote:

  That really doesn't look a good way to lift a whale. Looks sort of painful (for the whale, not Superman).

• At September 16, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:

  You gotta love the look on the whale's face, too.

• At September 16, 2008, Jbird wrote:

  THE PERFECT CRIME

• At September 16, 2008, Ryan wrote:

  Murdering Batman is the perfect crime? Hmm. Fun, yes. Perfect? Naw.

• At September 18, 2008, Dave Lane wrote:

  IIRC, the Action#68 whale cover was by Jack Burnley

Enjoy!

Speaking of Earth-B (which we just were, promise!)...

Perhaps the most famous superhero boxing comic book...

ANOTHER comic that I talked about recently, the first appearance of the split Spider-Man face on a cover!

The last Justice League America issue before Breakdowns began...

The SECOND most famous superhero boxing comic!

In the past, boxing and stuff like that appearing on a comic book cover would not be all that out of place, so here are five older comics with boxing themes...

Any other cool boxing covers that I missed?

Let me know!

21 Comments

• At September 6, 2008, Chris McAree wrote:

  Daredevil #164 was a classic boxing cover with battlin' Jack in Matt's arms.

  Just goes to show that there was a ...

• At September 6, 2008, Sean Whitmore wrote:

  Also Daredevil #43 and #289. The series had a cornucopia of boxing covers!

• At September 6, 2008, Ajit wrote:

  A couple of Weisinger era covers in which the Boyscout of Steel got his comeuppance:

  http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=17933&zoom=4

  http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=21689&zoom=4

  OK, these were more bare-knuckle bouts ...

• At September 6, 2008, kushiro wrote:

  JSA Classified has three or four boxing covers (all featuring Wildcat, natch). And there's a boxing-poster-style cover for Justice ...

• At September 6, 2008, Bully wrote:

  Here's some I came up with.

• At September 6, 2008, ThiefTMA wrote:

  Nextwave #2 has a boxing poster-themed cover, though there's no boxing/boxing gloves actually present.

  Good cover, though.

• At September 6, 2008, The Mutt wrote:

  The "star warriors" line on the Superman vs Ali comic cracks me up.

  Hmmm... I wonder what movie was #1 ...

• At September 6, 2008, Craig wrote:

  http://www.mycomicshop.com/res/unprocessed/fullsize/BA250014.JPG

  Not quite a boxing cover, but another "big event" poster, this time for professional wrestling (on a comic written by ...

• At September 6, 2008, Remi wrote:

  Silver Surfer #33 has a sort-of boxing themed cover:

  http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/silver-surfer-1987/33-1.jpg

• At September 6, 2008, Gabriel Mckee wrote:

  I don't think I would call it a "cool" cover, since it's a pretty bad comic, but Captain America Annual ...

• At September 6, 2008, Dizzy D wrote:

  I actually never read this one, but it seems to fit the theme:

  http://img221.imageshack.us/my.php?image=superboxers01pi0.jpg

• At September 6, 2008, Martin O. wrote:

  Boxing and superheroes! The two most awesome things in the world(at least that I can think of right now)! Why ...

• At September 6, 2008, Andrew-TLA wrote:

  Unfortunately, this was when Ted was going through his chubby phase, so he wasn't at the top of his game. ...

• At September 6, 2008, wwk5d wrote:

  It may be "The SECOND most famous superhero boxing comic!", but that was a pretty bad story...

• At September 7, 2008, edc wrote:

  can't look at those wf pics without hearing thin lizzy's 'boys are back' in my noggin.

• At September 7, 2008, Rich wrote:

  I don't box or anything, but I'm pretty sure the guy on the cover of Adventure Comics #83 is cheating.

• At September 7, 2008, Blackjak wrote:

  Have to admit, the Silver Surfer cover that Rene listed was the first to pop into my head...

• At September 7, 2008, DubipR wrote:

  Punisher (1st Series) #21 has Frank coming out of the corner at you.

  I think it was an Eric Larsen cover.

• At November 2, 2008, Alternating Reality Bookstore » Blog Archive » Lycra Woman and Spandex Girl wrote:

  [...] Cool Comic Cover Gallery - Boxing for Dollars! [...]

• At December 7, 2008, Superman Shirts | A Blog About Anime wrote:

  [...] Cool Comic Cover Gallery - Boxing for Dollars! [...]

• At May 5, 2009, Michael S. wrote:

  Huge fan of both Boxing and Comics here;

  I figured a good place to post my idea of a boxing ...

4 Comments

• At July 7, 2008, Pete wrote:

  Quesada wouldn't let that pass these days...

• At July 7, 2008, T. wrote:

  I'm sure Quesada would. Why wouldn't he?

  I truly don't get why Lee Weeks is not a bigger deal. ...

• At July 7, 2008, Pete wrote:

  Cos he's smoking.

  Just looking at how b@dass Nick Fury looks with his cigar, makes me want to smoke as well.

• At July 8, 2008, Patient Boy wrote:

  I can't believe how versatile this guy is. If you'd asked who the artist was for this I'd probably have ...

So enjoy ten cool comic covers by a cool comic cover artist, Lee Weeks!

Remember, the shtick is that I don't take more than one cover per title, or else certain books might pile on!

Which one is your favorite?

Do you have a favorite Weeks cover that you think I should have put in the gallery instead of one of these ten?

What artists would you like to see featured in the future?

Let me know!

25 Comments

• At July 6, 2008, buttler wrote:

  Nice variety of styles there. But man, that Wolverine costume from his first appearance was uuuugly. No matter ...

• At July 6, 2008, Greg Burgas wrote:

  Looks like ya got yourself two Batman Chronicle covers there, son. I know the second one was a stand-alone, ...

• At July 6, 2008, Eric wrote:

  Maybe not in lieu of the covers you've chosen, but I like the covers to Daredevil #285:

  http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=48594&zoom=4

  and #287:

  http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=48844&zoom=4

  But I love ...

• At July 6, 2008, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:

  I remember him doing a bunch of Daredevil books (& covers).

  Certainly there must have been a few you could have ...

• At July 6, 2008, Anthony Strand wrote:

  Hey, I own that Scooby-Doo comic, which I bought when it came out. I'm guessing it was 1997 or so, ...

• At July 6, 2008, Joel wrote:

  Lee Weeks is such an under-appreciated artist. He's one of the consistently solid pencilers in the industry alongside Braithewaite, who ...

• At July 6, 2008, Cass wrote:

  Weeks is deeply and openly religious, which (while not particularly devout myself) I find pretty refreshing, given how skeptical and ...

• At July 6, 2008, Derek J. Goodman wrote:

  That Spider-man's Tangled Web cover is really great. There is a lot of variety there. I would never ...

• At July 6, 2008, Greg Hatcher wrote:

  That Shadows & Light cover is excellent. What the heck is that comic? It costs $2.99, so it can’t be ...

• At July 6, 2008, Eric wrote:

  If I'm not mistaken, that Shadows & Light series also had a Ditko Iron Man story....

• At July 6, 2008, Skemono wrote:

  Y'know, on the second cover, I thought it said "by Bruce Campbell."

  And I thought the title of the last one ...

• At July 6, 2008, Salamurai wrote:

  I've never seen that Spider-man cover of Carnage before. It's really cool.

• At July 6, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:

  Looks like ya got yourself two Batman Chronicle covers there, son. I know the second one was a stand-alone, larger-format ...

• At July 6, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:

  I remember him doing a bunch of Daredevil books (& covers).

  Certainly there must have been a few you could have ...

• At July 7, 2008, Andrew Collins wrote:

  TwoMorrows is going to make Weeks the focus of the next book in their Modern Masters series. When I first ...

• At July 7, 2008, wwk5d wrote:

  Weeks is definitely an underrated artist. This is a good showcase for his diversity. What's he up to these days?

• At July 7, 2008, J to the AAP wrote:

  That Tangled Web cover uses the Spidey silhouette very smartly, that Gauntlet cover is pretty amazing too. Though the design ...

• At July 7, 2008, avengers63 wrote:

  Shadows & Light looks like he was channeling JRJR.

• At July 7, 2008, tk. wrote:

  @avengers63: exactly what I was thinking, as with the Spider-Man #13.

• At July 7, 2008, Teebore wrote:

  Man, I loved that Shadows and Light Marvel series. At the time, it was like nothing I'd ever seen before. ...

• At July 7, 2008, ykw wrote:

  The SCOOBY cover has to go. There's a serious printing error at the bottom. Right between Velma and Shaggy. The ...

• At July 7, 2008, Mike Loughlin wrote:

  Simple as it is, I liked the Daredevil 300 cover, with the Kingpin looking defeated.

  In one of those Shadows & ...

• At July 8, 2008, Valmurph wrote:

  Heres another classic Weeks cover you may have overlooked - Marvel Age #106.

  http://www.milehighcomics.com/cgi-bin/backissue.cgi?action=fullsize&issue=51393527306%20106

  (Marvel Age isnt indexed on comics.org so the ...

• At July 8, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:

  By the 90s, yeah, Marvel Age had fallen a bit by the wayside (not due to the efforts of the ...

• At January 29, 2009, The Rear wrote:

  Weeks did an amazing run of issues in vol.4 of Captain America. I'm pretty sure he did the covers for ...

Enjoy!

First, here's the statue...

Now, the covers!!

Here is probably the most famous one, by George Perez!

Perez cited this Kirby cover as his inspiration...

This classic Batman cover currently factors into Grant Morrison's Batman run...

John Byrne contributed this classic cover to the Dark Phoenix Saga...

Here's an odd, but cool, one by Frank Miller...

Uh oh, Sgt. Rock sure stepped in it!

Tomahawk wants a piece of the child-killing action, too!!

Here's a funny Doug Mahnke cover...

Here is a trippy Flash cover...

And of course, the clearest, most famous Pieta cover!

That was my ten picks!

Who would your ten picks be?

What theme should I do next?

32 Comments

• At June 23, 2008, Chris wrote:

  There's also the cover to Hellblazer # 217; the artist's name escapes me, but he was the short-lived cover artist ...

• At June 23, 2008, FunkyGreenJerusalem wrote:

  Maybe next up do 'Ten best covers where the logo is part of the art'... or have you done that ...

• At June 23, 2008, DanCJ wrote:

  There was a great homage to the CoIE cover in the Panic in the Sky Superman crossover with Supergirl and ...

• At June 23, 2008, Matt Beahan wrote:

  Incidentally, that Daredevil cover was inked by Wally Wood, his last work for Marvel....

• At June 23, 2008, Tom Fitzpatrick wrote:

  God, I miss MAJOR BUMMER. That series was a classic.

  I agree with "The Death of Captain Marvel", another classic, ...

• At June 23, 2008, Jaap! wrote:

  I want to know why Rock killed the boy if he didn’t know that he was a sniper in the ...

• At June 23, 2008, Brian Mac wrote:

  Hey, Tom, Mar-Vell isn't back...it was a Skrull. No, really, I know that's the second most popular snarky reply ...

• At June 23, 2008, Craig wrote:

  I think Harbinger 14 would've been included on my list.

  http://www.valiantcomics.com/valiant/issue.asp?cn=264

  It's a lot clearer than the Batman and Robin one, in ...

• At June 23, 2008, Vincent J. Murphy wrote:

  The two Captain Atom pietas were cool:

  http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=48280&zoom=4

  http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=43417&zoom=4

• At June 23, 2008, OTL wrote:

  Captain Atom #8 (from 1987) is a fairly blatant one as well, although I don't know that I would include ...

• At June 23, 2008, Jeff Ryan wrote:

  How many of these are just tributes to Crisis #7?

• At June 23, 2008, John Stanshall wrote:

  I forget the issue number, but Jim Lee actually did an homage with Superman and Wonder Woman during the "For ...

• At June 23, 2008, SanctumSanctorumComix wrote:

  While not "top 10" worthy, Paul Smith also did this riff on the cover of X-MEN # 167 (Cyclops holding/carrying ...

• At June 23, 2008, Ralph wrote:

  The last Uncle Sam mini had one, with the american flag instead of someone. Could it be considered a Pietà?

• At June 23, 2008, Rob M wrote:

  How about this Conan cover, by Buscema and Chua (or Chan -- I forget which name he was using then) ...

• At June 23, 2008, Kelson wrote:

  @Jeff, seeing as how most of the covers on this list appear to pre-date COIE #7... probably not many.

  Covers done ...

• At June 23, 2008, Craig wrote:

  John Stanshall is referencing this one:

  http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=203857&zoom=4

  ...which, while being Pieta influenced, does bring a new interpretation to the pose and changes ...

• At June 23, 2008, Michael wrote:

  Fun Art History Fact: While Michelangelo's Pieta statue is one of the most famous uses of the motif, it's hardly ...

• At June 23, 2008, Matt wrote:

  A better Batman: Death in the Family TPB

  http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=95718&zoom=4

• At June 23, 2008, Bill Reed wrote:

  This was a fun idea for a gallery.

• At June 23, 2008, Das wrote:

  [quote]John Stanshall is referencing this one:

  http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=203857&zoom=4

  …which, while being Pieta influenced, does bring a new interpretation to the pose and changes ...

• At June 23, 2008, Das wrote:

  Crap! didn't mean to put in bb code for the St. Theresa link. And it's "Bernini".

  http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m262/phryneateleusis/CBR/06_Bernini_Ecstacy_of_St_Theresa.jpg

• At June 23, 2008, sterg wrote:

  More accompaniment to Crisis #7, but it's Mighty Mouse by George Perez. And that's one ripe pun on the cover...

  http://comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=49131&zoom=4

• At June 23, 2008, Billy K wrote:

  How about a 10 best cover collage covers, like this one from B & B #150 http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/187/50958_20070517170020_large.jpg

• At June 23, 2008, SanctumSanctorumComix wrote:

  A cover concept SO good that the original MAN-THING series did it TWICE!

  # 5 by Mike Ploog

  http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=27403&zoom=4

  and # 22 ...

• At June 24, 2008, yo wrote:

  I'd go beyond calling Death of Captain Marvel the "most famous" Pieta cover and say it's the only Pieta cover ...

• At June 24, 2008, matt wrote:

  i agree with yo. Standing and holding a fallen character is not enough to really make it a Pieta cover.

• At June 25, 2008, Kirayoshi wrote:

  Here's another X-Men riff, UXM #167, by Paul Smith

  http://1407graymalkin.com/Images/uxm167lg.gif

• At June 25, 2008, jazzbo wrote:

  Yo and Matt are right. The only Pieta cover here is the Captain Marvel one. I know that holding a ...

• At June 26, 2008, Rob M wrote:

  I can think of one other "Pieta cover" under Yo's more restrictive definiton -- Captain Atom #44 by Pat ...

• At August 28, 2008, billy k wrote:

  how about another Mike Ploog cover from Monster of Frankenstien #2

  http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/168/85291_20070217133648_large.jpg

• At January 5, 2009, Meander wrote:

  Funny thing about "Pieta" - Michaelangelo deliberately made the two figures out of scale - The Mary figure is HUGE ...

Enjoy!

A cool point to the first person to name all ten identities that are being revealed on these covers!

Name some other cool comic covers featuring the revelation of hidden identities!

Also, what theme should I feature next?

21 Comments

• At June 15, 2008, Sprout wrote:

  I think it's :

  1. Jason Todd (The Red Hood)

  2. Princess Projectra (Sensor Girl)

  3. Ned Leeds (Hobgoblin)

  4. Dallas Riordan (?) (the ...

• At June 15, 2008, Sprout wrote:

  found it !

  the 6th is Sting from the Harbingers (a future Peter Stanchek / Sting)

• At June 15, 2008, Batmite79 wrote:

  Are the characters on the West Coast Avengers shocked at the identity, or because they have a naked man flashing ...

• At June 15, 2008, The Mad Monkey wrote:

  Missed the first one, Sprout :-(

  1) Stephanie Brown

  2) Jason Todd

  3) Princess Projectra

  4) Ned Leeds

  5) Dallas Riordan

  6) Jack Monroe

  7) ...

• At June 15, 2008, Sprout wrote:

  didn't want to spoil the Spoiler ;-)

• At June 15, 2008, Thok wrote:

  You didn't include 52 week 37?

• At June 15, 2008, Omar Karindu wrote:

  There are so many good ones that picking just 10 would be hard for anyone.

  But if I might humbly suggest ...

• At June 15, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:

  You didn’t include 52 week 37? Good eye!

• At June 15, 2008, Omar Karindu wrote:

  Hm -- I was trying to post a very link-heavy response, but I think it got swallowed. Any suggestions?

• At June 15, 2008, Skemono wrote:

  Name some other cool comic covers featuring the revelation of hidden identities!

  "Cool" is kinda subjective, but I liked Supergirl 25.

• At June 15, 2008, Anonymous wrote:

  Spider Man #12! That's one of the best... Dr. Octopus unmasking Spidey.

• At June 15, 2008, wwk5d wrote:

  Next theme: Best Comic Book Deaths with the character returning? You have to identify who died and when they returned...or ...

• At June 15, 2008, buttler wrote:

  So who did Spidey turn out to be? It seems like we knew his identity at one point but ...

• At June 16, 2008, J to the AAP wrote:

  ^ If I could award cool points buttler's comment would get one!

• At June 16, 2008, Sprout wrote:

  one of my favorites :

  http://www.dcindexes.com/database/comic-details.php?comicid=8582

• At June 16, 2008, ultraaman wrote:

  A good choice would have been Justice League of America #172

  http://comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=33823&zoom=4

  Especially considering that DC put the "villain" on the cover ...

• At June 16, 2008, John Trumbull wrote:

  There was a George Perez Legion of Super Heroes cover where they unmasked Reflecto. I remember that one as ...

• At June 16, 2008, John Trumbull wrote:

  Legion of Super-Heroes #279. Can't find a good scan of it online, though.

• At June 16, 2008, joshschr wrote:

  Watchmen could have used the idea to reveal Ozymandais, although I suppose there were clues throughout the series so it ...

• At June 16, 2008, Skemono wrote:

  Mr. Trumbull: how about this?

• At June 17, 2008, Kelson wrote:

  Omar beat me to posting Flash v.2 #154, but there's also Flash v.2 #144, with Cobalt Blue. Flash v.1 ...

Enjoy!

And, just for good measure, Lois showing Superman that two can play at that game...

A cool point to the first person to name all ten women Superman is kissing on the above covers! One of them is extremely creepy!

Did I miss any covers? Is there a cover out there with Superman kissing Lori Lemaris?

What theme should I feature next?

28 Comments

• At May 17, 2008, Sallyp wrote:

  Wait, isn't one of them his cousin? Oh, those wacky Kryptonians!

• At May 17, 2008, wwk5d wrote:

  Hmm, someone should tell Lois that dating a guy who juggles women but doesn't want any of them to be ...

• At May 17, 2008, Greg Burgas wrote:

  Action Comics #600 shows him kissing Wonder Woman. It's not the whole cover, so maybe it doesn't count?

• At May 17, 2008, Johnny Bacardi wrote:

  That first one, besides being a really poorly posed Adams cover (she looks like she's slipping out of his arms!) ...

• At May 17, 2008, Dave Ziegler wrote:

  Actually, the creepy one is the Action #512 cover. I'm doing this from my hotel at Super-Con, so I ...

• At May 17, 2008, GarBut wrote:

  Action Comics 568 --ACTION, indeed: "It's romance for Superman, Jimmy & Lois..."

• At May 17, 2008, Tom Russell wrote:

  Mighty Maid, if I'm not mistaken, is Supergirl, making # 260 the creepy one.

• At May 17, 2008, The Mutt wrote:

  How about ten covers of superheroes fighting dinosaurs?

• At May 17, 2008, MasonK wrote:

  Here's a challenge... 10 covers featuring Lois kissing someone other than Superman... when she *isn't* trying to make him jealous!

• At May 17, 2008, Johnny Bacardi wrote:

  How about ten covers of superheroes kissing dinosaurs!

• At May 17, 2008, edc wrote:

  supermack!

  clark kent is a bad ass P.I.M.P.

• At May 17, 2008, Mark Engblom wrote:

  Here's my list:

  http://comiccoverage.typepad.com/comic_coverage/2008/02/to-all-the-girl.html

• At May 17, 2008, CBrown wrote:

  Action Comics #593 is pretty creepy, too ... Superman and Big Barda get mind-controlled into becoming porn stars. For real.

• At May 18, 2008, Sam wrote:

  Its Romance for Superman, Jimmy & Lois when Jimmy becomes CONAN O' BRIEN

• At May 18, 2008, Bernard the Poet wrote:

  Yes, I'm with CBrown. The really creepy one is when Superman and Big Barda become porn stars.

  What were DC ...

• At May 18, 2008, Ken wrote:

  >> Mighty Maid, if I’m not mistaken, is Supergirl, making # 260 the creepy one.

  "Creepy"? Or "hot"?

• At May 18, 2008, Superman besando a...: Nuestros comics wrote:

  [...] Comics should be good, una curiosa galería de portadas en las que aparece Superman besándose con otra mujer que ...

• At May 19, 2008, ninjawookie wrote:

  Superman! You big Hussey!

  Lois! The whole Justice League! What a Tart!

  That island romance looks more like a Robert Crumb drawing.

• At May 19, 2008, wwk5d wrote:

  Between kissing his cousin and playing the field, he could almost be on Jerry Springer...hell, you could almost photoshop him ...

• At May 19, 2008, Ken Lowery wrote:

  Hey, these are great! Bully does these all the time.

• At May 19, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:

  Yeah, I actually felt a bid odd when people began asking for themed galleries (as opposed to specific artists), BECAUSE ...

• At May 19, 2008, Lewis wrote:

  There's tend kinds of offensive things going on in that "Blackout" cover.

  And who was the Super-Woman in the Super thong ...

• At May 19, 2008, Daniel O' Dreams wrote:

  Lois: "Sob.... It's the unhappiest story of my life."

  Perry: "FINALLY He's found a woman WORTHY of him..."

  Great consoling job chief.

  Jeez ...

• At May 20, 2008, ninjawookie wrote:

  Hey the new solits have catwoman kissing Superman!

  What happened to judging comics by their covers?

• At May 20, 2008, John Chidley-Hill wrote:

  I think that the really shocking one is the third scan.... they actually had an Air Wave comic?!

• At May 20, 2008, Apodaca wrote:

  Actually, I think the posing on the Adams cover is fantastic. It looks (appropriately) like she's melting in his arms.

  I ...

• At May 20, 2008, Lorendiac wrote:

  The scary thing is that I think I own copies of most of those, if we include at least one ...

• At May 20, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:

  Yeah, ten covers of Superman kissing other women.

  The eleventh is Lois Lane evening the score. ;)

Enjoy!

Which cover do you dig the most? Can you think of a cool cover that featured them playing sports that I didn't use? What future themes do you think I should do? Let me know!

17 Comments

• At April 27, 2008, stealthwise wrote:

  No hockey? Those damned racists!

• At April 27, 2008, Justin wrote:

  They're all awesome. The roller-skating one is especially nifty, though.

  Personally, I always liked #3, although you have to wonder who's ...

• At April 27, 2008, Adam Jones wrote:

  Surfing.

  No doubt.

• At April 27, 2008, John Trumbull wrote:

  Always had a soft spot for the baseball cover, but the one with Robin winning the race is excellently drawn.

• At April 27, 2008, Dan wrote:

  What the hell are they supposed to be doing in that last cover?

• At April 27, 2008, Derek J. Goodman wrote:

  I think maybe that's supposed to be them cheerleading.

• At April 27, 2008, GarBut wrote:

  SURFING looks like not just surfing, but surfing over a waterfall. Of course, I'm in Canada, so what would I ...

• At April 27, 2008, wwk5d wrote:

  Oh. my. God. They're like a happy little family in spandex...

• At April 28, 2008, Carl wrote:

  So who's pitching?

• At April 28, 2008, Tomer S wrote:

  "So who’s pitching?"

  The reader, I guess.

  -------

  The only thing missing in the first one is a hot kiss.

• At April 28, 2008, Luis wrote:

  When I see covers like these I wonder why it was called "The Golden Age" of comics.

• At April 28, 2008, Dan Felty wrote:

  The cover to World's Finest #29 looks very contemporary, and in my opinion is of much better quality than the ...

• At April 28, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:

  Yeah, Burnley was a great artist (also, before he did superhero comics, he WAS a sports cartoonist, which makes the ...

• At April 28, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:

  When I see covers like these I wonder why it was called “The Golden Age” of comics. The comics here ...

• At April 28, 2008, Rob Gardiner wrote:

  One of my favorites:

  http://www.comics.org/coverview.lasso?id=30476&zoom=4

• At April 28, 2008, buttler wrote:

  Robin's a catcher. Who woulda thunk it?

• At April 29, 2008, Chris wrote:

  These make me feel nostalgic for the good ol' days, and I'm only 24.

  Remember when comics used to be ...

Enjoy!!

Which cover do you dig the most? Can you think of a Silver Age cover that inspired Morrison's current runs that I didn't feature? What future themes do you think I should do? Let me know!

31 Comments

• At April 20, 2008, Alonso wrote:

  Great gallery Brian! This is somewhat tangential (but somewhat not, so I thought I'd ask): Do you know if the ...

• At April 20, 2008, sleeper wrote:

  Grant Morrison is going through the least creative phase of his career. I know it's anathematic to criticize ALL-STAR ...

• At April 20, 2008, Blake wrote:

  Great selection! There's only one other that I can think of, the infamous Superman's Brand New Power issue, with ...

• At April 20, 2008, Alonso wrote:

  I'd say that Action Comics #320 (http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/01062288700.320.GIF) and #387 (http://image.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/01062288700.387.GIF) also fit the criteria. The formers got a nice Superman/Atlas/Hercules ...

• At April 20, 2008, T. wrote:

  Whatever happened to the iconoclast who wrote THE INVISIBLES?

  He cut back on the drugs.

• At April 20, 2008, GarBut wrote:

  On a side note, I'd love to see a gallery of all the covers inspired by ROBIN DIES AT DAWN. ...

• At April 20, 2008, sleeper wrote:

  To say that drugs equal creativity is a pretty strong endorsement for LSD.

  Could Bill Hicks have been right ...

• At April 20, 2008, Jake wrote:

  There were people who thought Bill Hicks was wrong?

• At April 20, 2008, The Mutt wrote:

  Robin Dies at Dawn is the first comic book I have a vivid memory of reading. I was five.

  What about ...

• At April 20, 2008, Stefan wrote:

  How could anyone be an iconoclast and a comic book writer at the same time? Comics is all about ...

• At April 20, 2008, Dan Felty wrote:

  sleeper, Seven Soldiers was a great example of how Morrison can use existing comics properties to spark his own creativity.

• At April 21, 2008, Tomer S wrote:

  What about All Star Superman #4 and its homage to Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen? I know that there are 2 ...

• At April 21, 2008, wwk5d wrote:

  Wow, this is the era wants to bring back? I know the Silver Age was all about silliness and cute, ...

• At April 21, 2008, Jesse Reese wrote:

  The point Morrison is trying to make is that this era, while silly on the surface, can be intense if ...

• At April 21, 2008, sean wrote:

  "Whatever happened to the iconoclast who wrote THE INVISIBLES?"

  I know it’s anathematic to criticize 'The Invisibles', but I find that ...

• At April 21, 2008, stealthwise wrote:

  Do the people who criticize All-Star Superman for being too Silver Age actually read the book, or do they just ...

• At April 21, 2008, wwk5d wrote:

  But Jesse, some of us don't see it that way...we just see it as silly. Like Superman with a lion's ...

• At April 21, 2008, Lynxara wrote:

  Some people see everything in a comic book as silly. I find the Brian Michael Bendis and Mark Millar writing ...

• At April 21, 2008, wwk5d wrote:

  To be honest, I neither want to nor care if I change people's minds...just stating my opinion on the subject. ...

• At April 22, 2008, Jesse Reese wrote:

  wwk5d,

  Maybe you need to widen your scope a little then. I'm not defending silver age stories here. I can't really ...

• At April 22, 2008, wwk5d wrote:

  Or just plain shit. Actually, my scope is pretty wide, thank you very much. I have read a lot of ...

• At April 22, 2008, wwk5d wrote:

  I will say, the Lana/Lois cover is somewhat refreshing...at least they're not having a bitch-slapping catfight over Superman.

• At April 22, 2008, Jesse Reese wrote:

  You're not getting my point or really listening. As I said before, "I’m not defending silver age stories here. I ...

• At April 22, 2008, wwk5d wrote:

  And you're not getting mine...even through Morrison's eyes, I still don't care for them. He can try as much as ...

• At April 22, 2008, Mark_Andrew wrote:

  I agree completely.

  I don't see how people could POSSIBLY think that stories involving impossibly muscled (or chest-area endowed) ...

• At April 22, 2008, wwk5d wrote:

  It is if it is done well.

• At April 22, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:

  The problem, wwk5d, is that you keep mixing in between subjective and objective points. You keep making objective points like ...

• At April 22, 2008, wwk5d wrote:

  I don't see a distinction between the 2, as all comments were made with regards to my own opinions. I ...

• At April 23, 2008, roger rabbit wrote:

  grant morrison is one of the greatest comics minds of our time, and you are just a guy with a ...

• At April 23, 2008, wwk5d wrote:

  What the hell does that mean?

• At May 15, 2008, Charlotte wrote:

  I loved the cover with superwoman bursting in.... so many underlying social truths in that one...kind of prophetic.... I think

All Easter-themed covers!

Enjoy!

Happy Easter!

24 Comments

• At March 23, 2008, KingGoose wrote:

  Maybe it's just me - but whatever's happening to that fella on the lower left of that Archibald cover looks ...

• At March 23, 2008, Greg Burgas wrote:

  I like how only one has any relation to the real reason Easter exists.

• At March 23, 2008, Tomer S wrote:

  [quote]Maybe it’s just me - but whatever’s happening to that fella on the lower left of that Archibald cover looks ...

• At March 23, 2008, Jason wrote:

  Do you think Easter doesn't get the comics treatment these days because it adheres to religion, or because it never ...

• At March 23, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:

  Do you think Easter doesn’t get the comics treatment these days because it adheres to religion, or because it never ...

• At March 23, 2008, Graeme Burk wrote:

  I like how only one has any relation to the real reason Easter exists.

  I actually find it funny that the ...

• At March 23, 2008, muldertp wrote:

  "I think it was more that Easter just isn’t much of a visual - not like Christmas."

  Really? Easter has ...

• At March 23, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:

  Really? Easter has the most powerful visual images in all of Christianity. Maybe not the most pleasant, but definitely the ...

• At March 23, 2008, John Trumbull wrote:

  Made a heck of a Green Lantern/Green Arrow cover, though. :)

  http://www.adherents.com/lit/comics/image_cover/GreenLantern_Arrow_Jesus.jpg

• At March 23, 2008, poser, the wrote:

  once again, yawn. also, I was under the assumption that "cool covers" would yield something "cool". huh

• At March 23, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:

  Yeah, I'm done with the poser, too. :)

• At March 23, 2008, Rob M wrote:

  No Treasure Chest? http://dspace.wrlc.org/view/ImgViewer?url=http://dspace.wrlc.org/doc/manifest/2041/28282

• At March 24, 2008, Bic wrote:

  I quite like how Jesus has shoulder pads built into his robe.

• At March 24, 2008, Daniel O' Dreams wrote:

  Yeah Rose petals aren't really appropriate for the time and place.

  When did Marvel do Jesus comics?

  and is it just ...

• At March 24, 2008, TimGunn wrote:

  oh man i thought we were going to get the cruicified wolverine cover when I first saw the link

• At March 24, 2008, Rhod wrote:

  "I like how only one has any relation to the real reason Easter exists. "

  Actually considering that the name Easter ...

• At March 24, 2008, Vert wrote:

  You beat me to it, Rhod! Good call.

• At March 25, 2008, StoneGold wrote:

  What the hell is Marvel Nelson, as seen in the corner box on the last cover?

• At March 25, 2008, Rob Peters wrote:

  StoneGold, Marvel/Nelson was a very short-lived partnership between Marvel Comics and Christian book publisher Thomas Nelson Publishing. It resulted in ...

• At March 25, 2008, SanctumSanctorumComix wrote:

  MARVEL teamed up with NELSON to produce religious comics.

  They had;

  THE LIFE OF POPE JOHN-PAUL II

  THE LIFE OF MOTHER THERESA

  THE LIFE ...

• At March 25, 2008, SanctumSanctorumComix wrote:

  Oh. There was also a graphic novel "IN HIS STEPS" that was based on a novel (of the same name, ...

• At March 25, 2008, Anonymous wrote:

  "I like how only one has any relation to the real reason Easter exists."

  ?

  I didn't see that cover, Easter is ...

• At March 25, 2008, Rhod wrote:

  Hey I was gonna say that! Oh wait, I already did...

• At March 25, 2008, Anonymous wrote:

  "Hey I was gonna say that! Oh wait, I already did…"

  sorry

  I thought i read all the way down.

  But hey...in that ...

So enjoy ten cool comic covers by a cool comic cover artist, Mark Bagley!

Which one is your favorite?

Do you have a favorite Mark Bagley cover that you think I should have put in the gallery instead of one of these ten?

What artists would you like to see featured in the future?

Let me know!

39 Comments

• At March 20, 2008, john zurick III wrote:

  3 people that should have their own top 10 covers.

  brian bollan

  adam hughes

  and the almighty simon bisley

• At March 20, 2008, Dan wrote:

  Tony Harris would be a good one, too.

• At March 20, 2008, Kane wrote:

  My favorite is Ultimate Spiderman's Spidey-chomp cover.

  My least favorite is the Amazing Spiderman from the "Media Blizzard" bit...something about the ...

• At March 20, 2008, Patrick wrote:

  Amazing Spider-Man 373 is my favorite, and Bagley even used this design theme on another one of his covers for ...

• At March 20, 2008, GarBut wrote:

  What a difference pre- and post-MEDIA BLIZZARD.

  For pure quality of art, I'm with Patrick's suggestion for the (unposted) USM 74, ...

• At March 20, 2008, Alex wrote:

  I absolutely love Daredevil #283, it has fantastic art by Mark in that issue.

• At March 20, 2008, Rob Gardiner wrote:

  I like AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #413 the best. How on earth did he channel both Will Eisner and Art Adams in ...

• At March 20, 2008, David wrote:

  Favoritie of these is Amazing Spider-Man #352. I still remeber when I first saw that one on the stands.

  Not ...

• At March 20, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:

  A theme is a great idea, David.

• At March 20, 2008, Brian Cronin wrote:

  My least favorite is the Amazing Spiderman from the “Media Blizzard” bit…something about the cover looks off. I first I ...

• At March 20, 2008, Michael wrote:

  Oh, come *on*. Spider-Carnage?

• At March 20, 2008, SanctumSanctorumComix wrote:

  Media Blizzard cover = NOT on his back.

  His butt is face-up in that Ben Reilly Spider-outfit.

  Of THESE, I'll vote for:

  1st: ...

• At March 20, 2008, TGR wrote:

  Bagley is my least favorite artist in Marvel history.. just below Al Milgrom.

• At March 20, 2008, Richard wrote:

  I don't like Bagley either. His work is an odd mish-mash of the realistic and the cartoony that just doesn't ...

• At March 20, 2008, Bryan Levy wrote:

  I have Amazing 352. It's Bagley's first issue as regular penciller. It's in horrible condition, but I hold ...

• At March 20, 2008, John Mihaly wrote:

  I had no idea that was Bagley on Daredevil #283. That was the first issue of DD I ever bought. ...

• At March 20, 2008, David wrote:

  Bryan -

  Amazing Spider-Man 352 was Bagley's second issue of his run. The first was 351 with the Tri-Sentinel on ...

• At March 20, 2008, Mike Loughlin wrote:

  I'd add New Warriors #11- yes, it has Wolverine (who's in the comic for maybe 3 pages), but 13 year-old ...

• At March 20, 2008, Mr. Chris wrote:

  "Two Against the Tri Sentinel!"

  Now THAT brings back some memories!

• At March 20, 2008, Alex_W wrote:

  Wooo! Spider-carnage!

  Ha ha! You made my day Mr Cronin!

• At March 20, 2008, Brian Smith wrote:

  I don't think the cover of New Warriors #10 is better than any of the above suggestions, but when I ...

• At March 20, 2008, JC wrote:

  James Jean.

  Phil Noto.

• At March 20, 2008, Jason wrote:

  Humberto Ramos, if only for the excuse of showing ten Impulse covers.

• At March 20, 2008, ninjawookie wrote:

  Graham Nolan top ten pls

• At March 20, 2008, Rebis wrote:

  Some good suggestions for other artists here — like Romita Jr. and Harris, and especially Bisley! (Wow, I'd forgotten about ...

• At March 20, 2008, poser, the wrote:

  yawn

• At March 20, 2008, John Trumbull wrote:

  Honestly, none of these covers really grab me. But then, I've never cared for Bagley's work that much.

• At March 20, 2008, alistairw wrote:

  Bagley draws some pretty compelling action, but his faces are consistently horrible - particularly his females.

• At March 21, 2008, Jbird wrote:

  Amazing #352 was one of my first comics. What a weird little story.

• At March 21, 2008, StoneGold wrote:

  I was hoping that issue of New Warriors was going to be in there. Bagley's Thing always looked like he ...

• At March 21, 2008, Dan Bailey wrote:

  Geez.

  No wonder I completely skipped the '90s.

  And the early '00s.

  (And the entirety of the '80s, too, but ...

• At March 21, 2008, Mike Loughlin wrote:

  Suggestions:

  Nick Cardy

  Steve Rude

  Michael Golden

• At March 21, 2008, Ben Herman wrote:

  that picture of the White Queen surrounded by defeated Warriors stopped me in my tracks

  Of course, as soon as you ...

• At March 21, 2008, Transmetro1980 wrote:

  The Morbius cover is my choice from the ten.

  My fav Bagley cover is probably USM 44(?) I think. Spidey's ...

• At March 22, 2008, Sam Bambino wrote:

  It's good to see even Bagely got sucked into the 90s hangup of drawing huge guns. :D

• At March 24, 2008, Chris Griswold wrote:

  Good lord, I hate seeing comicbook characters chewing bubblegum. It always looks weird. Rob Liefeld was ig on that bullshit. ...

• At March 24, 2008, Chris Griswold wrote:

  Note: I do not condone violence against non-fictional women.

• At March 25, 2008, R wrote:

  Well, I like that Eisner-esque one, but that's all.

  Howzabout some Aragones covers?

• At April 7, 2008, C. Adams wrote:

  Am I the only one that thinks the Ben Riley/Spider Girl costume was awesome?

So enjoy ten cool comic covers by a cool comic cover artist, Massimo Carnevale!

His biggest American comic work has been on Y the Last Man, where he's been doing the covers since JG Jones left the title.

Here are my two favorites, one showing his comedic side and one his dramatic side...

He's also doing covers for Northlanders. I love his use of negative space...

Carnevale is a notable cover artist in Europe.

Here is the book he got started on, in the early 90s...

As well as Lanciostory...

Since then, Carnevale has done a number of covers for various comics...

Carnevale won an award for the following cover in 2006...

Which one is your favorite?

Do you have a favorite Massimo Carnevale cover that you think I should have put in the gallery instead of one of these ten? He has done a TON of covers in Europe, so I am sure you European readers out there have a favorite that I have missed. Let me know, and maybe I'll do a follow-up - "European Readers Choice" or some such thing...

What artists would you like to see featured in the future?

Let me know!

8 Comments

• At December 20, 2007, Nils wrote:

  Y - The Last Man, #57. It's kinda corny, but I like it. :-)

• At December 20, 2007, Jack Fear wrote:

  What in God's name is going on with that DAGO cover? I mean, aside from the fact that it's a ...

• At December 20, 2007, joshschr wrote:

  I loved his covers on Y because he seemed to incorporate Y into his covers more than anyone else. ...

• At December 20, 2007, Ian Astheimer wrote:

  Has he done any interiors?

• At December 21, 2007, piccio wrote:

  Yes, he has done interiors, too. Mainly serialized stories on the two magazines featured in the gallery above (Skorpio and ...

• At December 21, 2007, Massimo Carnevale wrote:

  aaaaah! Where you found the cover of lanciostory and skorpio?

  the Lanciostory over cover it is before published here in Italy ...

• At January 22, 2008, sherlock wrote:

  Looks like Massimo Carnevale may improve his P.R. skills (painting skill is great already). :-)

  He has written his website, but ...

• At March 21, 2008, Brian wrote:

  Okay, I've been a comic reader/collector for well over 20 years now. I've seen a lot of covers and I'd ...

So here are ten more Jock covers, but only Losers ones!

Enjoy!

20 Comments

• At December 16, 2007, Michael wrote:

  You're from Albany. Stop saying "y'all."

• At December 16, 2007, Doodlebob wrote:

  I'd not seen those before so thanks for posting them. Those are some absolutely stunning covers, really imaginative and a ...

• At December 16, 2007, Brian Cronin wrote:

  You’re from Albany. Stop saying “y’all.” I'm not from Albany.

  And "y'all" is a great expression!! "You all" is unacceptable!

• At December 16, 2007, Brian Cronin wrote:

  I’d not seen those before so thanks for posting them. Those are some absolutely stunning covers, really imaginative and a ...

• At December 16, 2007, Rick wrote:

  I'm from Alabama. My boss is from Boston. We both live in Utah and say "ya'll". Instead of being regionalized, ...

• At December 16, 2007, Omar Karindu wrote:

  There's a good argument to include "ain't," really -- "am not" is the only case of "to be + negator" ...

• At December 16, 2007, Tom from West Chester wrote:

  "Amn't" would seem to be the logical contraction. It fits the scheme better than "ain't."

• At December 16, 2007, Ian Astheimer wrote:

  Pretty much every Losers cover was a cool cover, worthy of a slot on the list.

  That said, #25 was definitely ...

• At December 16, 2007, Ryan H wrote:

  'am not' doesn't have a contraction because of "I'm". As a first person statement, it is almost always going ...

• At December 16, 2007, Derek B. Haas wrote:

  "Amn't" is physically difficult to pronounce. "Ain't" is quite possibly a form of it--I'd have to check the OED to ...

• At December 16, 2007, SonTenks wrote:

  Leaving the contraction debate aside, those covers are all absolutely fantastic.

• At December 16, 2007, Patrick C. wrote:

  Did Jock ever take home an Eisner for these covers? I seem to remember him getting continuously beat out by ...

• At December 17, 2007, jock wrote:

  just wanted to say thanks for the support brian - so glad you enjoy my work.

  if anyone's interested, you can ...

• At December 17, 2007, Stephane Savoie wrote:

  "Amn't" is considered an acceptable contraction, although unpopular in north america. (It's used in Scotland, for example).

  Those ...

• At December 17, 2007, Dan (other Dan) wrote:

  I never read Losers, but I've been close to trying it. Are Jock's interiors similar to his covers?

  I hear ...

• At December 17, 2007, Apodaca wrote:

  "You guys" has become an equivalent for "ustedes".

  And yeah, Jock's pretty awesome.

• At December 17, 2007, lauren wrote:

  Losers is a pretty good series. I got it in the trades. The covers here look lovely.

  Jock definately ...

• At December 18, 2007, Rusty Priske wrote:

  I'm from the west coast of Canada and I say y'all.

  That's just the way it is. :)

• At December 18, 2007, Brian Cronin wrote:

  just wanted to say thanks for the support brian - so glad you enjoy my work.

  if anyone’s interested, you can ...

• At December 19, 2007, Matthew J. Brady wrote:

  Beautiful stuff; I loved these when the book was coming out. And yes, the interiors were every bit as ...

So enjoy ten cool comic covers by a cool comic cover artist, Jock!

Please note that part of this bit is that I try to be as diverse as possible with the different titles. Otherwise, I would probably just use all Losers covers, as Jock is so awesome on them.

Still, I couldn't pick JUST one, so instead, enjoy this tasty twosome - the covers of the first AND the last issue of Losers.

Cool, huh?

Which one is your favorite?

Do you have a favorite Jock cover that you think I should have put in the gallery instead of one of these ten?

What artists would you like to see featured in the future?

Let me know!

15 Comments

• At December 13, 2007, Andrew wrote:

  The Scalped and 2000AD ones are my LEAST favourite. Picking the best of the lot is harder though...

  Possibly a toss-up ...

• At December 13, 2007, Scott MacIver wrote:

  The Nightwing one is awesome. More artists should play with space like that.

• At December 14, 2007, Vig wrote:

  The Green Arrow Year One cover. It's a thing of beauty. You can just feel the salty sea and GA's ...

• At December 14, 2007, Vig wrote:

  My mistake. The shadow creates the number 1 actually. I always thought it looked like an arrow.

• At December 14, 2007, JG wrote:

  It bears repeating: that Nightwing cover is awesome.

• At December 14, 2007, Brian Cronin wrote:

  I did not use it, because it was too similar to the Nightwing and the Catwoman cover, but if you ...

• At December 14, 2007, Andrew wrote:

  Oh yeah - nice!

• At December 14, 2007, Rusty Priske wrote:

  Yeah, the space covers are great: Catwoman, Nightwing and the added Batman.

  Green Arrow is nice too.

• At December 14, 2007, Vincent J. Murphy wrote:

  The Nightwing cover is great. Too bad that people enticed by it would be reading pure crap.

  Still, pretty cover. ...

• At December 14, 2007, Laurie wrote:

  The Nightwing one is utterly beautiful. I think I own it, (much to my shame, the story was craptacular).

• At December 14, 2007, joshschr wrote:

  Loved the Batman cover you posted above. That's Batman!

  And the title always gives me chills.

• At December 14, 2007, Eric wrote:

  Great use of nagative space. Also like his Scalped cover. The thing is, he is great at ineriors as well!

• At December 14, 2007, GarBut wrote:

  Gonna have to go with (unposted) FAKER #2 on this one:

  http://www.newsarama.com/dcnew/aug07/8_vertigocovers/FAKR_Cv2.jpg

  Otherwise, GA:Y1, for sure.

• At December 14, 2007, Brian Cronin wrote:

  Yeah, when they each came out, GarBut, that Faker cover was the highest ranked one in my Judging Books By ...

• At December 14, 2007, Ian Astheimer wrote:

  The cover to Batman #648 used to be my desktop background. It looks so good without the trade dress and ...

So enjoy ten cool comic covers by Leonardi!

Again, I try not to take more than one cover from a single title (unless the artist has only worked on a few titles)...

Which one is your favorite?

Do you have a favorite Rick Leonardi cover that you think I should have put in the gallery instead of one of these ten?

What artists would you like to see featured in the future?

Let me know!

24 Comments

• At November 23, 2007, T Allen wrote:

  That last cover is actually by Patrick Olliffe. Thanks, T! - BC

  My favourite Leonardi cover is probably that Spider-Man/Thanos one ...

• At November 23, 2007, Scott wrote:

  Leonardi's always been a talented and over-looked artist. I think his Cloak and Dagger cover is my favorite.

  Speaking of ...

• At November 23, 2007, Matthew Lazorwitz wrote:

  Hmm, it's either the Thanos/Spidey one or the Hulk. That's a great looking Hulk.

• At November 23, 2007, Brian Cronin wrote:

  You should check out Leonardi's other covers for that series, Matthew! Some really nice stuff.

• At November 23, 2007, Brian Cronin wrote:

  Here they are!

• At November 23, 2007, Mike Valiqutte wrote:

  X-Men 212 is actually a Bary Smith cover and I think that Hulk cover might be Quesada. Thanks, Mike! Stupid ...

• At November 23, 2007, Johnny Bacardi wrote:

  Whatever happened to this guy, anyway? Has he done anything comics-wise in the last 10 years or so?

  I remember ...

• At November 23, 2007, Scott Cederlund wrote:

  Didn't Leonardi just do a 3 or 4 issue run on Superman with Busiek?

• At November 23, 2007, Brian Cronin wrote:

  He is still working - he just never seemed to get the high-profile gig everyone figured he would (well, I ...

• At November 23, 2007, Punch wrote:

  Leonardi is an artist that I didn't like at first but have since grown to appreciate. I don't think anyone ...

• At November 23, 2007, Ian Astheimer wrote:

  He JUST finished an arc of JLA Classified

  Yeah, Sean Phillips inked him on that, and, damn, did those pages look ...

• At November 23, 2007, Brian Cronin wrote:

  Man, I dread when I come to guys like Adams, Phillips, etc.

  So hard to pick just ten!

• At November 23, 2007, Ryan Day wrote:

  That cover Mike mentioned is one of my favourites, too:

  http://milehighcomics.com/cgi-bin/backissue.cgi?action=fullsize&issue=97792366288%20231

• At November 23, 2007, Apodaca wrote:

  I have to say, I'm not really seeing it. His art looks very stiff and mediocre to me. A couple ...

• At November 23, 2007, DubipR wrote:

  This is one of my favorite Leonardi covers

  http://comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/101/54804_20060730122856_large.jpg

• At November 24, 2007, Chris Simpson wrote:

  I must admit I was surprised that you picked Leonardi for this profile. Never one of my favourite artists.

• At November 24, 2007, Scott MacIver wrote:

  New Mutants #78 is pretty awesome. But I have a soft spot for that book.

  A suggestion I should have made ...

• At November 24, 2007, "O" the Humanatee! wrote:

  I tried making this suggestion after the first Cool Comic Cover Gallery, but some problems I have posting from work ...

• At November 25, 2007, jmacleodpc19 wrote:

  How about a Joe Quesada list? Some of his old covers (like Ghost Rider 21) were great.

• At November 25, 2007, Salamurai wrote:

  That Thanos/Spidey cover is a fistful of awesome.

  I thoroughly enjoyed Leonardi's 2099 stuff. I should go dig those out.

• At November 25, 2007, Ryan Day wrote:

  I think it's a neat idea to go with cover galleries by some of the lesser-known artists. Sure, you could ...

• At November 26, 2007, Chris wrote:

  I loved his run on Spidey 2099, and picked up the recent JLA Classified arc just for his art, which ...

• At December 20, 2007, The Dane wrote:

  You know what? Leonardi is easily one of my top 5 favourite interior artists but his covers never really sang ...

• At April 7, 2008, C. Adams wrote:

  I had somewhere close to 20 copies of that Vision and Scarlet Witch comic. It was always the middle ...

This week's artist is Seth Fisher!!!

Enjoy!

Which one is your favorite?

Do you have a favorite Seth Fisher cover that you think I should have put in the gallery instead of one of these ten?

What artists would you like to see featured in the future?

Let me know!

43 Comments

• At November 15, 2007, Pete wrote:

  This Seth Fisher coverage has inspired me to pick up 'Big in Japan'. If I can find it.

  Absolutely stunning work. ...

• At November 15, 2007, Jordan D. White wrote:

  Legends of the Dark knight 192, of those ones.

  Also, that was a very good story arc, if I remember correctly.

• At November 15, 2007, avengers63 wrote:

  His art looks French. If he is, isn't that a reason to hate him out of principle?

• At November 15, 2007, Ninjawookie wrote:

  The tokyo pop issue with the japanese lunchbox.

  http://www.floweringnose.com/cgi-floweringnose/gallery/gallery.cgi?func=show&file=200503&Category=100000&Page=1

  I liked the mr freeze cover of that legends of dark knight run ...

• At November 15, 2007, DanCJ wrote:

  His art looks French. If he is, isn’t that a reason to hate him out of principle?

  There's no reason to ...

• At November 15, 2007, Mr. Chris wrote:

  I would have put up one of his Doom Patrol covers.

• At November 15, 2007, Scott MacIver wrote:

  Wow.

  That first GL cover with him in flight is awesome. As in, full of awe am I. Easily my ...

• At November 15, 2007, Rob Schamberger wrote:

  Carmine Infantino

• At November 15, 2007, Sluggo wrote:

  "His art looks French. If he is, isn’t that a reason to hate him out of principle?

  There’s no reason to ...

• At November 15, 2007, ChrisT J. wrote:

  I'll wager that it was only a joke (a French joke). But if by accident he was French then I ...

• At November 15, 2007, avengers63 wrote:

  It certainly was a joke. As are the French. At least they have same interesting cuisine. Too ...

• At November 15, 2007, Shawn wrote:

  The Doom Patrol cover is really great, as was the interior art. The Legends of the Dark Knight story was ...

• At November 15, 2007, avengers63 wrote:

  And if he did just die, that doesn't mean his art doesn't look French. I don't like the French ...

• At November 15, 2007, BenD wrote:

  Fantastic Four/Iron Man: Big in Japan #2! I love the perspective with the giant ape as the focal ...

• At November 15, 2007, Brian Cronin wrote:

  Did I miss an issue of Doom Patrol?

  I thought the regular series artist drew the covers for Fisher's two fill-in ...

• At November 15, 2007, Sluggo wrote:

  "And if he did just die, that doesn’t mean his art doesn’t look French. I don’t like the French cartooning ...

• At November 15, 2007, chris wrote:

  Fisher didn't do the covers for his Doom Patrol issues, which were done by that series' regular artist (who also ...

• At November 15, 2007, avengers63 wrote:

  You just don't get it, do ya Sluggo. It's like I'm talking to my ex-wife. You're refusing to ...

• At November 15, 2007, Cat Skyfire wrote:

  What's with the 'karate chop' hands?

• At November 15, 2007, Sluggo wrote:

  "You just don’t get it, do ya Sluggo. It’s like I’m talking to my ex-wife. You’re refusing to acknowledge that ...

• At November 15, 2007, Mullon wrote:

  That second Legends of the Dark Knihgt cover is just plain creepy.

• At November 15, 2007, manunited wrote:

  Love Big in Japan #2! Great perspective!! and LOTDK # 193!

  Can anyone give me the history on this artist and ...

• At November 15, 2007, Derick wrote:

  "There’s no reason to hate all French people. Just Parisians - because they’re rude."

  That´s a big cliche.

  I´ve already went to ...

• At November 15, 2007, joshschr wrote:

  What a way to go. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seth_fisher

  I've always liked the Willworld covers to GL, and I just picked up the ...

• At November 15, 2007, Colossus 2000 wrote:

  I hadn't heard of this guy until 365 Reasons, so am still unsure of his dpeth of work, but I ...

• At November 15, 2007, Eric wrote:

  Frank Quietly!

• At November 15, 2007, Apodaca wrote:

  Am I supposed to not voice my opinion because he is no longer with us?

  If your opinion's rude, then maybe, ...

• At November 15, 2007, Lucion wrote:

  Based on Bill's "365 Days" article yesterday I was inspired to order "Big In Japan" and "Snow" from Amazon. ...

• At November 15, 2007, Greg Burgas wrote:

  I was going to do this when Bill featured him as a reason, but if you go to this post, ...

• At November 15, 2007, Apodaca wrote:

  I didn't realize that Laura Allred did work outside of Mike's stuff.

  Cool.

• At November 15, 2007, Vig wrote:

  I always loved that tradepaperback cover for Green Lantern Willworld. It's just surreal in it's detail.

  Unfortunately, we won't see more ...

• At November 15, 2007, ChrisT J. wrote:

  Maybe French jokes are old but the will always be funny. I've never been in France and never thought much ...

• At November 15, 2007, Wish wrote:

  It was never really about "the French joke" thing, it was just rude, tts all, joke or not.

  Anyway, Seth ...

• At November 15, 2007, Wow! wrote:

  MY god. AMAZING art. I can't stop looking at it. That Green lantern cover. WOW. What an amazing ...

• At November 16, 2007, J to the AAP wrote:

  It certainly was a joke. As are the French. At least they have same interesting cuisine. Too bad about their ...

• At November 16, 2007, J to the AAP wrote:

  Anyway, great covers, the Seth Fisher coverage makes me wanna track back a copy of the Willworld paperback.

• At November 16, 2007, avengers63 wrote:

  Call me rude if you want, but I honestly didn't know he was dead. It was never my intention, ...

• At November 16, 2007, JG wrote:

  I miss this guy. So sad.

• At November 18, 2007, Felipe wrote:

  "And France has a long history of giving us reason after reason to hate them. So there."

  Yes. Like helping you ...

• At November 19, 2007, Biggles wrote:

  Brian I'd just like to say thanks for introducing me to an amazing artist i knew nothing about. I really ...

• At November 22, 2007, DanCJ wrote:

  “His art looks French. If he is, isn’t that a reason to hate him out of principle?

  There’s no reason to ...

• At November 30, 2007, Daniel O' Dreams wrote:

  "That second Legends of the Dark Knihgt cover is just plain creepy."

  What's so creepy about a guy in a mask ...

• At December 17, 2007, thor99 wrote:

  Well obviously avengers63 is such an expert at art (as well as history) that everything that has no spotted blacks ...