Cover Contest for Week of 8/4/10-8/10/10

[worstblogever]

BONJOUR! YE CHEESE-EATIN' SURRENDER MONKEYS!
http://simpsonitos.files.wordpress.com/2009/07/125-6-22-2f32-round-springfield08.jpg

This week's Cover Contest theme... once upon a time "England" was the theme, and I figure, why not go with their friends from across the channel this week...

FRANCE!

Let's see the best representations of covers of the country of France, French comic book characters, and all things Francais (I suppose French Canadians, or the freeze-dried French would apply).

All covers must be from published comics, graphic novels, collections, Jack Chick tracts, fanzines, price guides, yadda-yadda-yadda. One cover per entrant, no kibitzing from the peanut gallery, voting ends at midnight PST.

http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/fantastic-four-1998/20-8.jpg

[the4thpip]

http://i286.photobucket.com/albums/ll102/the4thpip/650907.jpg

[Ray R.]

I heart John Stanley.

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l67/rrivard/stanley3.jpg

[Sagafan]

http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/metamorpho/6-1.jpg

[Greg Hatcher]

Zee gladiator, zee girl, zee glory...

http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/kirby/wp-content/uploads/2006/12/TalesofSuspense76_389.jpg

....and zee MUSTACHE!

[Puma]

http://i744.photobucket.com/albums/xx90/Greymalkin63/paris_1cvr.jpg

[Mac Danny]

The Always Awesome Mike Wieringo

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a175/ripplepig/COMICS%20COVERS/12277.jpg

[Daniel Mengsk]

http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/action-comics/203-1.jpg

Yeah Lois, how did you manage to write that scoop before you accidently fell from the Eiffel Tower, huh?

[MWGallaher]

The Eiffel Tower's not the only landmark in France.
The Paris Opera House:
http://i444.photobucket.com/albums/qq168/MWGallaher/ps.jpg

[Ben Charles]

In with the Coneheads because...y'know...they came from France.

http://i4.photobucket.com/albums/y114/BDikman1/ConeheadsCover.jpg

[DonC]

Apparently in France, Luke Skywalker was a woman.

http://www.rebelscum.com/comics/fr/lug_titans_cover52.jpg

[Lone Ranger]

This is a terrific comic - cover to cover.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v471/scottandkat/CBR/joan-ME.jpg

[ChadH]

Here we are:
http://i749.photobucket.com/albums/xx133/ChadH_01/Lepew.jpg
He's really just a cat wit irritable bowel syndrome.

[Dizzy D]

A bit of Bilal then... so much choice.

http://img706.imageshack.us/img706/4688/3770430565.jpg

[DubipR]

Because Jerry's a God in France....

http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/adventures-of-dean-martin-and-jerry-lewis/18-3.jpg

[Schornforce]

Paris is so gay...

...

...
...for cats.

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v112/Schornforce/gayPurree.gif

[mattbib]

The Invaders battle it out at the Arc de Triomphe.

http://image2.milehighcomics.com/istore/images/fullsize/42731045816.1.GIF

[Donald M.]

http://i22.photobucket.com/albums/b322/donmilliken/309389.jpg

[Genocide]

http://r34v3r.webs.com/covercontest1.jpg

[thehod]

Straight from the warped mind of Mr Ennis, The Frenchman...

http://www.brokenfrontier.com/userfiles/images/headlines/2009/sep/Boys37Cov-Robertson.jpg

[thehod]

why not go with their friends from across the channel this week...

Friends??

I take it you've never read Crecy, then?

http://www.jlroberson.org/scansdaily/ellis_crecy_1.jpg

[howyadoin]

On a tangential note, there's Section 8's French hero, Jean de Baton-Baton:

http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/4/74496-5750-76437-1-hitman_super.jpg

[StoneGold]

Because Tintin is Belgian.

http://chaplin.bfi.org.uk/images/720/comic_charlot2.jpg

[StoneGold]

Also because this wasn't a cover.

http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/cross4.jpg

[the4thpip]

Also because this wasn't a cover.

http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/cross4.jpg

God, that joke is so 2002. Who wrote that?

[The Confessor]

From my collection, Amazing Spider-Man #143, which is set in Paris and features the French villain Cyclone.



http://i38.tinypic.com/2mcbor8.jpg

[Freakazoid!]

I suggest it was Sir Reginald, in Paris, with super-powered children.

http://www.absolutelypointless.net/comix/umbrella/umbrella1.jpg

[worstblogever]

God, that joke is so 2002. Who wrote that?

Mark Millar.

Also, glad to see Frenchie's cover on the Boys, Batroc the Leaper, and Jean de Baton all made it. Those were 3 that came to mind when I pitched this, so good times.

[Professor Moriarty]

http://media.comicvine.com/uploads/0/4/9585-2128-10567-1-avengers-the_super.jpg

[Drusilla lives!]

http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/4854/movieclassic850.jpg

[Paradox]

http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/153/76813_20061224000847_large.jpg

[benday-dot]

Vive La Resistance! Vive Mlle. Marie!

http://i297.photobucket.com/albums/mm207/libre_08/13722.jpg

[the4thpip]

Lone Ranger is my pick in another hard to decide week.

[Schornforce]

For me, it's down to Ray R., DubipR, and ChadH... hmm... lotsa last name initial choices...

...I'll go...

Ray R. Although Pepe Le Pew and Jerry Lewis were certainly inspired choices, I love that Little Lulu cover. I have that comic somewhere... I can't recall if I read it, though...

[howyadoin]

My vote goes to Ray R.:

http://i93.photobucket.com/albums/l67/rrivard/stanley3.jpg

[worstblogever]

mattbib, for being the guy who used the OTHER awesome French Landmark. That really is a great cover. (Kirby?)

[Sagafan]

I'll vote for benday-dot.

[Puma]

voting for Dizzy D

[Paradox]

Ray R.'s is a charmer, but there's just so much wrong about that Metamorpho cover that I have to vote for it. :smile:

Sagafan.

[i_mmmchocolate]

Professor Moriarty.

[Mac Danny]

Greg Hatcher for Batroc ze Leaper!

[ChadH]

Paradox with the classic Batman cover.

[Donald M.]

Ray R. nailed it this week, a beautiful cover, but everyone's entries were enjoyable.

[Ray R.]

benday-dot.

Honorable mentions to Freakazoid!, Professor Moriarty and mattbib.

[DubipR]

Tough choice this week. Great idea for the contest.
Between RayR, Puma, and BendayDot.....

I'll fling it to Benday Dot for going the Mdme Marie route. Great cover

RayR, you were so close..that John Stanley cover is killer
Puma, you like RayR...choosing Andy Watson, that's almost always a win in my book but Benday trumped it.

Great job everyone

[Ben Charles]

mattbib with another vote from me, but it was tough to call.

[Dizzy D]

mattbib for avoiding the Eiffel Tower.

[Daniel Mengsk]

Ray R. for me; Little Lulu is so sweet!

[Genocide]

mattbib was definitely the stand out in this one

[The Confessor]

benday-dot gets my vote this week.

[DonC]

benday-dot this week.

[The Beast Of Yucca Flats]

Don't exactly know the character, but I too am going with Benday-dot.

[thehod]

the4thpip for posting one of my favourite ever books.

[coveredinbees]

benday-dot

[MWGallaher]

DubipR...entering a Jerry Lewis cover was genius.

[Freakazoid!]

My vote is for mattbib.

[benday-dot]

Stonegold's cover was both obscure and offensive as hell; he gets credit for digging that out, but I'm voting for Sagafan, so I don't have to feel guilty.

[Puma]

and the votes are tallied:

with one each: Lone Ranger, Dizzy D, Professor Moriarty, greg Hatcher, Paradox, the4thpip, DupibR

with two: Sagafan

with four: Ray R

with five: mattbib

and our winner with eight: benday-dot