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Some thoughts on the cover of X-Men 1
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32 minutes ago, mattn792 said:

And Doom is all like “person_without_enough_empathy please...”

He's judging the singing. Simon 'Cowl'! :D

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6 hours ago, marvelmaniac said:

Lets go back to the early 60's...

They Are Comic Books!!!

They were not printed to be fine works of art or New York Times bestsellers.

They were printed to grab the attention of pre-teen/teenage boys for reading entertainment only and considered throwaways...

Again...

They Are Comic Books!!!

Agreed.

My thoughts?

It's childish, cartoon art for kids.

 

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Doom is just having a huge sulk because Hawkeye is looking away and ignoring him.

Something more important than an egomaniacal dictator / super-villain has grabbed his attention.

I suspect it's someone selling top-quality Latverian Bratwurst hot dogs.

The word is they taste incredible.

 

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3 hours ago, Marwood & I said:

Shake it on baby yeah!

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Twist n shout!

Looking at it again, you don't think Victor has cracked one off and Cap is trying to waft it away do you? The Scarlet Witch is choking on it and Quicksilver is like "WTF has happened here!" Hawkeye is just stunned.

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Those lines of magnetic force around Magneto on the cover of #1 - I noticed that effect around him in X-Men: Apocalypse.  Thought that was a fun touch.  I don't remember seeing them in any of the other X-Men movies.

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I have a soft spot for X-men #1 as this was the run I was putting together when I got back into comics over 15 years ago.

I also have a soft spot for those barren landscapes of the 1960's. X-men #1, JIM #89 and other covers have them and they remind me of a more innocent time. I picture less population, open landscapes and highways and a more peaceful society.

I never questioned the cover composition to X-men #1. I was probably in single digits when I first saw and always felt like I had to have a copy (along with every other SA Marvel).

Sure, it's a little hokey in retrospect, but then so is the fashion, architecture and everything else from that era.

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On 11/22/2017 at 7:51 AM, Ken Aldred said:

I don't actually think that Jean Grey looks too bad there.

I mean, compare it to the three posers at the foot of this cover...

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I love that cover too.

And another barren landscape cover.

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On 11/22/2017 at 10:47 AM, Marwood & I said:

Shake it on baby yeah!

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Twist n shout!

Terrific cover showing how great Kirby was at capturing a mood.

Doom standing in royal glory and the Avengers taken aback by his presence.

You didn't see much of this back in the early SA.

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