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Post by Action Ace on Oct 16, 2015 22:26:21 GMT -5
That was the special tribute to Jay Leno's chin issue. Ringo had a penchant for Jay Leno chins in a lot of his super-hero work. Wally West was the primary example of it for the length of Ringo's run in Flash with Waid. The exaggerated square jaw was stylistic quirk of his. -M Ringo wasn't responsible for this cover though. That was done by painter Daniel Adel. |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Oct 16, 2015 22:52:42 GMT -5
You can hate them all you want. But Ernie Chua's covers sold a WHOLE lotta comics to me in the late 70s.
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Post by Prince Hal on Oct 16, 2015 22:53:38 GMT -5
So is this epic battle taking place in the vast nothingness that is the phantom zone? Nope the blank background was the norm for dc covers at the time. Is that Hawkman or a Hawkmsn shaped growth coming out of Batman's left shoulder? Is Robin on his back or jumping on the Shade? Noice how the logo and all the other blurbs are crammed on the left side with all that open space above Hawkman.  Makes you realize how good Sekowsky was at doing covers (and panels) with so many figures. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2015 22:54:40 GMT -5
Ringo had a penchant for Jay Leno chins in a lot of his super-hero work. Wally West was the primary example of it for the length of Ringo's run in Flash with Waid. The exaggerated square jaw was stylistic quirk of his. -M Ringo wasn't responsible for this cover though. That was done by painter Daniel Adel. Ringo did the interior art and probably where the cover painter took his cues from. Ringo made it work, the problem was someone aping Ringo's style and not understanding really what Ringo was doing and not being able to pull it off. -M |
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Post by Ozymandias on Oct 17, 2015 4:32:02 GMT -5
I was in the action figure aisle of a Toys R Us, looking for the latest offering from DC or Marvel, when a little boy who was also in the aisle started talking to me about one of the toys. We spoke for a minute or two, but I was uncomfortable wondering if his mother would walk up and freak out that some guy was talking to her kid. Go to the last minute. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Oct 17, 2015 6:06:11 GMT -5
I was in the action figure aisle of a Toys R Us, looking for the latest offering from DC or Marvel, when a little boy who was also in the aisle started talking to me about one of the toys. We spoke for a minute or two, but I was uncomfortable wondering if his mother would walk up and freak out that some guy was talking to her kid. Go to the last minute. I find Sheldon to be such an annoying character , but I feel sorry for him in this scene. He's a genius but so innocent at the same time. |
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Post by Confessor on Oct 17, 2015 14:53:36 GMT -5
I hope you won't take this the wrong way, cooper, but I find your comment here saddening. There is absolutely nothing wrong with two grown men going for a swim with a bunch of teen or pre-teen boys, so long as that's all that's happening. That's as true today as it was when that comic cover was drawn. What's changed in the meantime is that the media have raised our awareness of and -- much more negatively -- our suspicion of child abuse to a level that, while helpful in some instances, is greatly out of whack with the potential for such incidents to occur in reality. Now, don't get me wrong, it's certainly healthy for society as a whole to be much more aware of the potential for child abuse, but it's a terrible shame when even the most innocent of scenarios causes people to leap to that kind of conclusion immediately. As you of course realise, that cover is as innocent as the day is long and, in the real world, such a scenario shouldn't be automatically construed as a situation where child abuse is obviously about to take place. The vast majority of grown men are not "kiddie fiddlers" and I, for one, think it's a shame that men these days are sometimes made to feel guilty or uncomfortable when interacting with youngsters of either sex. I realise that this is waaaaay off topic for this thread, but I just wanted to vent my frustration at society's ever more prevalent assumption that any grown man who interacts with children must be a pervert. Responding to your statement that I bolded, I had a situation a year or so back that relates to this. I was in the action figure aisle of a Toys R Us, looking for the latest offering from DC or Marvel, when a little boy who was also in the aisle started talking to me about one of the toys. We spoke for a minute or two, but I was uncomfortable wondering if his mother would walk up and freak out that some guy was talking to her kid. She didn't show up, and I left the store without incident, but it's a shame that I had to worry about that sort of thing. Yes, it's a crying shame that, in some way, society has made you feel guilty for something that was a completely innocuous interaction with a youngster. Your example rang bells for me too and is exactly the kind of thing that frustrates me so. Perhaps more importantly, it's also a real shame for children that adult males sometimes feel scared or hesitant about interacting with them for fear of those interactions being misconstrued. Interactions with adults of either gender are extremely important for all children as they grow up and I hate the fact that society's well intentioned heightened awareness of child abuse might, in some instances, prevent that from happening as much as it should. |
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Post by Action Ace on Oct 17, 2015 16:46:35 GMT -5
Ringo wasn't responsible for this cover though. That was done by painter Daniel Adel. Ringo did the interior art and probably where the cover painter took his cues from. Ringo made it work, the problem was someone aping Ringo's style and not understanding really what Ringo was doing and not being able to pull it off. -M Looking at the rest of Mr. Adel's work, that seems to be his style. I doubt he ever saw a Weiringo interior drawing. |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 17, 2015 17:19:16 GMT -5
Can never have enough Liefeld in this thread  |
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Post by Icctrombone on Oct 18, 2015 21:07:30 GMT -5
I don't get this cover. Does his hand have a mirror? Is he pointing the gun at himself? Surprised at Aparo for this horror.  |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2015 21:46:09 GMT -5
I don't get this cover. Does his hand have a mirror? Is he pointing the gun at himself? Surprised at Aparo for this horror. It's pretty easy to understand if you know the man on the cover..The Ten Eyed Man is blind and can only see through his fingertips and is pointing the gun at Man Bat who is in front of him. I like the cover. |
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Post by Icctrombone on Oct 18, 2015 21:47:57 GMT -5
Makes perfect sense. That means that the concept is a horror instead of the cover.
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2015 22:08:14 GMT -5
Makes perfect sense. That means that the concept is a horror instead of the cover. Yep I agree with your conclusion |
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2015 22:30:07 GMT -5
Icc and Cooper - you guys made me laugh today!
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Post by Deleted on Oct 18, 2015 22:40:28 GMT -5
Icc and Cooper - you guys made me laugh today! Thanks we'll be here all day  |
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