FoggyNelson Posted September 15, 2021 Share Posted September 15, 2021 On 8/17/2021 at 5:39 PM, grendelbo said: I picked up this in Saturday for $1.50. I got is for the late-Bronze and Sword & Sorcery theme. The artwork inside is nice (Ernie Colon) but the cover looks like a hastily done sketch (Colon and Giordano). Horrible cover, I think a 12 year old could draw this good 1950's war comics and grendelbo 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post catman76 Posted September 16, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted September 16, 2021 Zoot Comics #2 is one of my favorite covers ever, there is nothing bad about it. I hate all phoro covers on comic books, but especially Tarzan ones... frozentundraguy, BigLeagueCHEW, Larryw7 and 3 others 2 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Microchip Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 On 7/6/2021 at 9:44 AM, Fisionbomb said: Certainly not THE WORST covers but here are a few that have really irritated me with their doofiness: Why do I think the artist just watched Team America when they did this cover? Otter1775, sergex23 and Fisionbomb 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ablation Steve Posted September 16, 2021 Share Posted September 16, 2021 When I look at these 13 pages of covers, I can't call something horrible if it's just the product of its time and lived up to the standards of the past. When it comes to those two horrible Adventures of Superman, I think it's a case of "well, it's bad, but the issue is already late so let's just ship it." And yeah, the Liefelds and World's Finest are super bad, but they're at least a style, one that some people obviously like because both of those artists have gotten work for decades. But the one below should have never left the Marvel offices, would have been better if they'd just used the logo and a blank cover. This isn't a style, it's representative of the unfortunate time that every artist goes through as they're trying to get good. This is your 15-year-old friend's work that you look at and say, "Oh, yeah, good," but you're lying through your teeth. This cover makes me feel physically uneasy. On 7/5/2021 at 12:52 PM, Mecha_Fantastic said: My entry: Microchip, KirbyJack and BigLeagueCHEW 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sigur Ros Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 On 7/5/2021 at 6:15 PM, catman76 said: He has no style,nothing. It all looks like just painted over photographs, no imagination, no creativity, all his expressions and poses are all way too realistic and booooooring.... I realize I'm late to the party here but you say he has "no style" then went on to describe his style. I'll take realistic, painted covers any time. In fact, I'll trade every Momoko and Young variant I can find for your Alex Ross's. B2D327, nines and onlyweaknesskryptonite 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oatcrunch Posted September 18, 2021 Share Posted September 18, 2021 On 9/16/2021 at 11:15 AM, Ablation Steve said: When I look at these 13 pages of covers, I can't call something horrible if it's just the product of its time and lived up to the standards of the past. When it comes to those two horrible Adventures of Superman, I think it's a case of "well, it's bad, but the issue is already late so let's just ship it." And yeah, the Liefelds and World's Finest are super bad, but they're at least a style, one that some people obviously like because both of those artists have gotten work for decades. But the one below should have never left the Marvel offices, would have been better if they'd just used the logo and a blank cover. This isn't a style, it's representative of the unfortunate time that every artist goes through as they're trying to get good. This is your 15-year-old friend's work that you look at and say, "Oh, yeah, good," but you're lying through your teeth. This cover makes me feel physically uneasy. I've been slowly collecting my favorite hip-hop variant covers, but this one will never be a part of my collection. I could at least understand why they went this route if the inspiration album had similar art, but the Grandmaster Flash album is a fairly un-stylized photo! sergex23 and Juno Beach 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ablation Steve Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 On 9/18/2021 at 12:20 PM, oatcrunch said: I've been slowly collecting my favorite hip-hop variant covers, but this one will never be a part of my collection. I could at least understand why they went this route if the inspiration album had similar art, but the Grandmaster Flash album is a fairly un-stylized photo! I will admit complete ignorance that the cover was an homage! But I still say the art on the comic cover is terrible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted September 20, 2021 Share Posted September 20, 2021 On 9/20/2021 at 2:11 PM, Ablation Steve said: I will admit complete ignorance that the cover was an homage! But I still say the art on the comic cover is terrible. Exactly. Could’ve been done better than that horrendous-looking effort. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 Ken Aldred, OtherEric and AJD 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 On 9/21/2021 at 8:47 PM, Larryw7 said: The concept is worse still than the cover. Larryw7 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larryw7 Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 I think the guy on the lower right looks like Stan Lee. Namtak, Ken Aldred and Stronguy 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s-man Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 Why would tinyman call his ray gun giant if its just normal sized? Larryw7, silverseeker and THE_BEYONDER 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 (edited) On 9/21/2021 at 10:31 PM, s-man said: Why would tinyman call his ray gun giant if its just normal sized? Relative to him, his gun is massive. Tough to avoid innuendo. Edited September 21, 2021 by Ken Aldred s-man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
s-man Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 On 9/21/2021 at 5:34 PM, Ken Aldred said: Relative to him, his gun is massive. Relative to him yes, but not to the person he points it at, so why not just call it a ray gun? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 (edited) On 9/21/2021 at 10:36 PM, s-man said: Relative to him yes, but not to the person he points it at, so why not just call it a ray gun? It sounds more intimidating. Tiny guy, overcompensating. Edited September 21, 2021 by Ken Aldred s-man 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D2 Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 John Romita JR should be ashamed... Cat, sergex23 and Ken Aldred 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onlyweaknesskryptonite Posted September 21, 2021 Share Posted September 21, 2021 On 9/21/2021 at 4:34 PM, Ken Aldred said: Relative to him, his gun is massive. KirbyJack 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigLeagueCHEW Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 (edited) On 9/21/2021 at 2:41 PM, D2 said: John Romita JR should be ashamed... Boring. If people think this is art, then buy it. I won't spend a dime on this drek, or this variant done to death era we are in. Edited September 22, 2021 by BigLeagueCHEW Ken Aldred 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ken Aldred Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 (edited) On 9/22/2021 at 9:23 PM, BigLeagueCHEW said: Boring. If people think this is art, then buy it. I won't spend a dime on the drek or this variant done to death era. Sums up exactly what I feel about his art now. I really liked JR JR’s art back in the 80s, but when he changed to this style in the early 90s, I just started to find it extremely boring and couldn’t engage with it at all. A shame. Edited September 22, 2021 by Ken Aldred Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigLeagueCHEW Posted September 22, 2021 Share Posted September 22, 2021 On 9/22/2021 at 1:32 PM, Ken Aldred said: Sums up exactly what I feel about his art now. I really liked JR JR’s art back in the 80s, but when he changed to this style in the early 90s, I just started to find it extremely boring and couldn’t engage with it at all. A shame. Early 90s is when I lost interest in anyone's art, and titles. I am stuck in the bronze age now, it's an addiction like crack Dave2739 and D2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
