Oh, sorry. I posted the Captain America cover because of the angle at which it was drawn and w/ Falcon and Nomad standing to the side in dejection, giving centre stage to the battered body of Roscoe/'Cap'.
It is rather obvious when read in sequence that the Captain America on the cover is not Steve Rogers, because Steve had taken up the Nomad identity at that point; and I also find it a powerful cover because it has some foreshadowing in previous issues where several civilians (self-styled badasses) decide to become Captain America and end up badly bruised. But you still didn't know if Roscoe will actually kick the bucket, or if this is another exaggerated 'someone dies!' cover, until you read the issue.
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11-17-2012, 11:57 AM #31Rachel Summers fanboy
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Sign O the TIMES, mess with your mind, hurry before it's 2 late
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11-17-2012, 12:04 PM #32Junior Member
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Here's a comic I bought strictly for it's cover. Simple,well drawn and so wrong and weird
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11-17-2012, 12:57 PM #33FF purist-snob
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The best part for me is that the "villain" / "antagonist" looks to be the most scared character on the cover.
Originally Posted by Ish Kabbible
Here's a comic I bought strictly for it's cover. Simple,well drawn and so wrong and weird
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11-17-2012, 01:28 PM #34I say thee nay!
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Uh... it looks like a boy dressed in drag. Kind risque for that era, Isn't it? Originally Posted by Ish Kabbible
Here's a comic I bought strictly for it's cover. Simple,well drawn and so wrong and weird
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11-17-2012, 01:33 PM #35I say thee nay!
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Classic fetish cover from the big two
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11-17-2012, 02:00 PM #36Junior Member
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11-17-2012, 02:03 PM #37I say thee nay!
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I suppose that i could fill up an entire thread with just Neal Adams covers...
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utter genius Originally Posted by Ish Kabbible
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"...so Hitler sends Iron Jaw's son to America to get revenge on Crimebuster." S.H.
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11-17-2012, 02:13 PM #39Idaho Spuds
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Truly one of he greats. Originally Posted by Ish Kabbible
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Not to be too offtopic--
But are most of you scanning these covers yourselves, or are you aware (as I am not) of some vast treasure-trove of cover-scans that CBR will accept?
I know that when I go looking for cover-scans I can never find anything that will reproduce properly here.
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11-17-2012, 02:35 PM #41Rachel Summers fanboy
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Well, I use www.coverbrowser.com Originally Posted by Gothos
and sometimes also uncannyxmen.net when I'm looking for specific X-Men stuff, particularly more obscure titles.
And I also find that www.comicvine.com has a good collection of hotlinkable/uploadable cover scans and interior artwork scans.Sign O the TIMES, mess with your mind, hurry before it's 2 late
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11-17-2012, 02:45 PM #42I say thee nay!
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11-17-2012, 03:13 PM #43Junior Member
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Not a comic cover but a classic of the ages
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11-17-2012, 03:33 PM #44I say thee nay!
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11-17-2012, 05:09 PM #45Senior Member
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To my mind, Carmine Infantino was one of the greatest cover designers in the history of the medium. Not only did he do some very influential designs which we see still being referenced to this day (even if sometimes the artists don't even know it), but he also worked with and oversaw other artists on some spectacular covers (including masterpieces by Neal Adams and Nick Cardy).
This cover for me is one of the greatest of all for a multitude of reasons--both sentimental and intellectual.
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