New Trade Dress for INVINCIBLE IRON MAN [Archive]

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10-05-2009, 09:15 AM

Via Robot 6 (http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/10/straight-for-the-art-the-new-invincible-iron-man-trade-dress/) (via Matt Fraction (http://mattfraction.com/?p=2389)):

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/iron-man-covers.jpg

Stylish, isn't it?

coconutphone

10-05-2009, 09:22 AM

Oooh I really likesy.

Sighphi

10-05-2009, 09:26 AM

They look like 80's covers for sci-fi books.
The Hamlet and Vitruvian Man homage dont help.

Jake V

10-05-2009, 09:31 AM

Really good looking. Will definitely stand out on the shelves.

Did Larocca do the art for these? Because the shot of Tony in the first one looks like Sean Phillips drew it.

Fatguy

10-05-2009, 10:01 AM

I really love these. The colors are great.

Will.S

10-05-2009, 10:04 AM

Really good looking. Will definitely stand out on the shelves.

Did Larocca do the art for these? Because the shot of Tony in the first one looks like Sean Phillips drew it.
Yeah, it's Larroca.

These look very similar in style to Millar and Hitch's FF trade dress in it's simplicity. But I'm digging it since it gets rid of that movie style logo.

JurassicParkIsAnAwesomeMovie

10-05-2009, 10:10 AM

Very cool looking, a like the covers that are different than the average "superhero posing" covers.

YouthofToday

10-05-2009, 11:09 AM

Very cool. Looks like something you'd see on an Indie book.

I guess the cover that Patch did for #20 with Tony and Thor is the variant?

artiepants

10-05-2009, 11:33 AM

Via Robot 6 (http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/2009/10/straight-for-the-art-the-new-invincible-iron-man-trade-dress/) (via Matt Fraction (http://mattfraction.com/?p=2389)):

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/iron-man-covers.jpg

Stylish, isn't it?

holy crap, those freakin' RULE!!!

coconutphone

10-05-2009, 11:36 AM

So are these for trades or the individual issues because they have the issue numbers (20 and 21) on them.

artiepants

10-05-2009, 11:40 AM

They look like 80's covers for sci-fi books.
The Hamlet and Vitruvian Man homage dont help.
pretty sure that's VERY intentional.

Yeah, it's Larroca.

These look very similar in style to Millar and Hitch's FF trade dress in it's simplicity. But I'm digging it since it gets rid of that movie style logo.

now, i really liked that they used the Movie logo, but i am just loving this. I think it OWNS all over what they tried (but failed from a design standpoint imho) on FF.

really glad to see Marvel experimenting a bit though with cover design on this, the aforementioned FF (hey, i didn't like it but am always happy to see them try things) and Secret Warriors.

Will.S

10-05-2009, 11:47 AM

now, i really liked that they used the Movie logo, but i am just loving this. I think it OWNS all over what they tried (but failed from a design standpoint imho) on FF.

really glad to see Marvel experimenting a bit though with cover design on this, the aforementioned FF (hey, i didn't like it but am always happy to see them try things) and Secret Warriors.
What I find odd is that I expected Hickman to redesign the FF trade dress in the way it was during Millar's run. But it kind of reversed to make the FF book have more retro elements than a contemporary style.

coconutphone

10-05-2009, 11:51 AM

I love what they did with FF in the current run. That style is the kind I was introduced to the FF with (the bubble heads) so it's a nice treat. Secret Warriors has my favoruite cover style though.

Oh and a special nod to X-Factor. Consistent since #1 and identifiable and ties nicely with the lead character.

PympMyQuinjet

10-05-2009, 11:53 AM

I love the actual cover images, but I don't like the simplistic lettering for the title. I wish that would have remained the same. Otherwise, looking classy.

arp2008

10-05-2009, 12:09 PM

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ljacone

10-05-2009, 12:22 PM

An interesting direction. I don't know how well those are going to age but they certainly look very distinctive.

arp2008

10-05-2009, 12:25 PM

The new dress seems tailored for the more mature audience Marvel knows comprises their fandom these days, and for that I couldn't be more pleased. However, the composition and design of it all is nothing extraordinary. Nonetheless, it will stand out on the shelves as one of the better looking covers. Kudos to all involved in its creation.

Thursaiz

10-05-2009, 12:25 PM

Can't wait.

IronMagnus

10-05-2009, 12:41 PM

Those look great!

JumpingJupiter

10-05-2009, 01:57 PM

http://robot6.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/10/iron-man-covers-700x533.jpg

AAAAAAAHHAHAHHHAAAAAHAAAA!!!!

P.S: That is awesomeness is comic form.

Spidey616

10-05-2009, 02:01 PM

Very nice new Trade Dress. :cool:

Can;t wait what's next post TSD

dewey412

10-05-2009, 02:01 PM

I like them...Really gives the book a techno feel......

Should be a great story as well...

JumpingJupiter

10-05-2009, 02:04 PM

Those aren't for the trade, they're for the ongoing!

Exo

10-05-2009, 02:05 PM

Doesn't look like the front cover of a comic book.

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Now I won't feel embarrassed reading it on the buss! :rolleyes:

JumpingJupiter

10-05-2009, 02:06 PM

They are for the ongoing. You can see the numbering on those images.

JumpingJupiter

10-05-2009, 02:06 PM

Doesn't look like the front cover of a comic book.

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Now I won't feel embarrassed reading it on the buss! :rolleyes:

Look closely, you can see the numbering.

carabas

10-05-2009, 02:09 PM

It looks very Fraction. Awesome.

FlyingFox

10-05-2009, 02:18 PM

Hmm, I see, so whats the inside going to look like?

carabas

10-05-2009, 02:32 PM

Well, the artist hasn't changed, so I reckon more or less exactly the way it looks now?

Spidey616

10-05-2009, 02:58 PM

Those aren't for the trade, they're for the ongoing!What I meant

=Trade Dress

http://mattfraction.com/?p=2389

To celebrate the off-to-the-printerness of IIM #19 and the end of WORLD’S MOST WANTED, here’s the premiere of the new trade dress for the book starting with IIM #20 and our new arc, STARK: DISASSEMBLED. Cover by Salva and Frankie; Design by the inimitable Rian Hughes:

JumpingJupiter

10-05-2009, 03:32 PM

What I meant

=Trade Dress

http://mattfraction.com/?p=2389

Oh I thought it meant trade as in TPB. Forgive my ignorance.

mindcrime

10-05-2009, 05:39 PM

very tech looking....and they will stand out for sure. very nice.:smile:

James Conniff

10-05-2009, 06:45 PM

That's f#cking gorgeous. Looks like a SciFi magazine with a cool bit of art on each cover.
I can't wait to see how the deconstruction of Stark happens when Worlds Most Wanted wraps, and await the begining of the reconstruction of Tony Stark here.

SquidSquod

10-05-2009, 07:18 PM

Iron Man now look like Science mag of old time. Alright.

bulbasteve

10-05-2009, 07:55 PM

Wow, that's damn cool.

Fraction better not screw this up with the whole "story" thing on the inside.

Global Honored

10-06-2009, 02:09 AM

These look great.

Karl H

10-06-2009, 03:18 AM

wow 10101010101

rogerio

10-06-2009, 07:51 AM

Very cool.

remember some Hickman books...:smile:

SpideyZERO

10-06-2009, 08:51 AM

Wow, that's different. But good