Popular Post mackenzie999 Posted November 21, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2017 badback83, Get Marwood & I, Knightsofold and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post mattn792 Posted November 21, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted November 21, 2017 I’ve always wondered where this fight was taking place in order for Beast to have that strategically placed swing available from which to mount his attack... Von Cichlid, Senormac, Greenlake and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted November 21, 2017 Share Posted November 21, 2017 7 minutes ago, mattn792 said: I’ve always wondered where this fight was taking place in order for Beast to have that strategically placed swing available from which to mount his attack... Professor X in a helicopter, out of picture, dropping The Beast down on a swing? MGsimba77 and Senormac 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan510 Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Maybe you can wonder if they all just went to the bathroom right before this shot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercury Man Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Probably not Jack Kirby's best inaugural issue cover. MGsimba77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Unca Ben Posted November 22, 2017 Popular Post Share Posted November 22, 2017 While I do find the comments humorous, I love the cover and I think it is brilliant. In one quick glance, Kirby is able to communicate all the essential elements of the new superhero team. The major characters, sans the Professor, are there and their powers clearly displayed (other than Marvel Girl - I've often wondered if that was an edit - there's space in the white background to show the wavy lines that Kirby often used to delineate her powers). The main villain and his powers are also clearly shown. All of this could have been taken in by the reader with a quick glance while perusing the magazine rack. The cover art was not meant to be a pinup with thoughts of after-market art resale value, its primary purpose was to clearly and concisely communicate character and story while enticing the reader into buying the issue. It admirably performs those objectives. Brandon Shepherd, Larryw7, Ken Aldred and 10 others 12 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ken Aldred Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 (edited) 23 minutes ago, Unca Ben said: While I do find the comments humorous, I love the cover and I think it is brilliant. In one quick glance, Kirby is able to communicate all the essential elements of the new superhero team. The major characters, sans the Professor, are there and their powers clearly displayed (other than Marvel Girl - I've often wondered if that was an edit - there's space in the white background to show the wavy lines that Kirby often used to delineate her powers). The main villain and his powers are also clearly shown. All of this could have been taken in by the reader with a quick glance while perusing the magazine rack. The cover art was not meant to be a pinup with thoughts of after-market art resale value, its primary purpose was to clearly and concisely communicate character and story while enticing the reader into buying the issue. It admirably performs those objectives. I'd never actually thought about any of the issues pointed out by the OP before joining the boards and seeing other threads like this one. More interested in reading the contents. On that basis, the cover works well enough. Edited November 22, 2017 by Ken Aldred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Greenlake Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 (edited) 1 hour ago, mattn792 said: I’ve always wondered where this fight was taking place in order for Beast to have that strategically placed swing available from which to mount his attack... It's at one of the millions of places in the world where there's a pure white background with no color variation or shadows. I've never liked that cover as much as I wanted to. X-men 12 is a similar composition but much better IMO. Edited November 22, 2017 by Greenlake Get Marwood & I 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jools&jim Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 24 minutes ago, Unca Ben said: While I do find the comments humorous, I love the cover and I think it is brilliant. In one quick glance, Kirby is able to communicate all the essential elements of the new superhero team. The major characters, sans the Professor, are there and their powers clearly displayed (other than Marvel Girl - I've often wondered if that was an edit - there's space in the white background to show the wavy lines that Kirby often used to delineate her powers). The main villain and his powers are also clearly shown. All of this could have been taken in by the reader with a quick glance while perusing the magazine rack. The cover art was not meant to be a pinup with thoughts of after-market art resale value, its primary purpose was to clearly and concisely communicate character and story while enticing the reader into buying the issue. It admirably performs those objectives. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Readcomix Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 I always thought Angel was trying to use that metal tube as a battering ram and was having trouble hefting it. Von Cichlid 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01TheDude Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 I was pulling for Magneto, personally bc 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ADAMANTIUM Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 (edited) Looks as though they were walking the red carpet and the bouncer wasn't letting them through! Edited November 22, 2017 by ADAMANTIUM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Von Cichlid Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 I've figured it out: Jean is mentally lifting the swing that beast is attacking from! Look at her eyes! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FineCollector Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Nothing turns me off to someone's opinions on X-Men faster than calling Cyclops a richard. The Professor was the jerk in the Silver Age, then Wolverine until they fleshed him out with Alpha Flight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisco37 Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Of the “mega key” covers, it’s one of my least favorite (ASM1, AV1, TOS39 are worse). A few bonus points for some Kirby dynamism. Not his best effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Logan510 Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 44 minutes ago, FineCollector said: Nothing turns me off to someone's opinions on X-Men faster than calling Cyclops a richard. The Professor was the jerk in the Silver Age, then Wolverine until they fleshed him out with Alpha Flight. Cyclops was always my favorite X-Man growing up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattn792 Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 1 hour ago, 01TheDude said: I was pulling for Magneto, personally I bet you wanted the Terminator to defeat Sarah Connor too... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MGsimba77 Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 This cover swipe is a more appealing rendition IMO DavidTheDavid and D-Optimist 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
01TheDude Posted November 22, 2017 Share Posted November 22, 2017 Not sure if Drunken Stagger properly describes Marvel Girl on this cover-- I was thinking she is dancing-- possibly the Watusi Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
