|
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2015 0:04:06 GMT -5
Why is this cover bad? For one thing there are too many logos and whatnot blocking most of the cover. Where's the background? And the colors used...blah!  |
|
|
|
Post by MDG on Oct 14, 2015 8:34:36 GMT -5
I realise Rob Liefeld is low hanging fruit, but this monstrosity deserves some attention: With all that bulk, his hands look teeny-tiny. |
|
|
|
Post by Prince Hal on Oct 14, 2015 8:38:26 GMT -5
Why is this cover bad? For one thing there are too many logos and whatnot blocking most of the cover. Where's the background? And the colors used...blah! This type of bland, unimaginative design was essentially the house style for a batch of the DC superhero comics for a couple of years. Another example:  The best thing about this cover is the inset of Jay Garrick. Of course, critiquing a Mike Grell cover is a Sisyphean task. Just when you think you've noticed everything that's bad about it, you notice another whole level of badness. |
|
|
|
Post by MDG on Oct 14, 2015 11:33:39 GMT -5
Why is this cover bad? For one thing there are too many logos and whatnot blocking most of the cover. Where's the background? And the colors used...blah! This type of bland, unimaginative design was essentially the house style for a batch of the DC superhero comics for a couple of years. Another example: The best thing about this cover is the inset of Jay Garrick. Of course, critiquing a Mike Grell cover is a Sisyphean task. Just when you think you've noticed everything that's bad about it, you notice another whole level of badness. What's odd is the attention given to the carpet compared to the rest of the cover. Prince Hal is right about the superhero covers fom DC being pretty lame around this time, especially compared to the mystery and war books. www.dcindexes.com/features/newsstand.php?publisher=dc&type=cover&month=9&year=1975&sort=alpha |
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2015 12:24:36 GMT -5
What's up with Lois Lane's expression? (I assume it's Lois though she does look a bit asian) Shouldn't she be a bit scared having going butt first through a brick wall? Superman's chin looks a bit knobby too...kinda like Bruce Campbell. Superman's abnormally large fist. A yellow background? Really?  |
|
|
|
Post by Prince Hal on Oct 14, 2015 14:01:23 GMT -5
What's up with Lois Lane's expression? (I assume it's Lois though she does look a bit asian) Shouldn't she be a bit scared having going butt first through a brick wall? Superman's chin looks a bit knobby too...kinda like Bruce Campbell. Superman's abnormally large fist. A yellow background? Really? Lois woud be covered in plaster and bits of brick, too. And just try to pose your fingers like hers. Might work if you're double-jointed. |
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2015 14:18:16 GMT -5
What's up with Lois Lane's expression? (I assume it's Lois though she does look a bit asian) Shouldn't she be a bit scared having going butt first through a brick wall? Superman's chin looks a bit knobby too...kinda like Bruce Campbell. Superman's abnormally large fist. A yellow background? Really? His eye beams look photoshopped too. |
|
|
|
Post by the4thpip on Oct 14, 2015 14:28:56 GMT -5
What's up with Lois Lane's expression? (I assume it's Lois though she does look a bit asian) Shouldn't she be a bit scared having going butt first through a brick wall? Superman's chin looks a bit knobby too...kinda like Bruce Campbell. Superman's abnormally large fist. A yellow background? Really? Lois woud be covered in plaster and bits of brick, too. And just try to pose your fingers like hers. Might work if you're double-jointed. And I'm pretty sure if one would "unfold" her figure, she'd turn into a 10 foot snakewoman. |
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2015 16:12:21 GMT -5
Lois woud be covered in plaster and bits of brick, too. And just try to pose your fingers like hers. Might work if you're double-jointed. And I'm pretty sure if one would "unfold" her figure, she'd turn into a 10 foot snakewoman. She does appear to be...zig-zaggy. |
|
|
|
Post by pinkfloydsound17 on Oct 14, 2015 18:29:31 GMT -5
I have always felt that this is Byrne's worst work. All of the floating heads are just to bland for me. Spidey's head just looks too round and unrealistic. And don't even get me started on how horrible Scorpion looks. I don't mind the updated armour idea but here his face and everything about him is just so poorly executed. If I recall, the first 30 issues or so of this reboot were bland and unforgettable.  |
|
|
|
Post by chadwilliam on Oct 14, 2015 20:16:52 GMT -5
I don't know what was going on with the Superman titles after The Death of Superman, but once that mullet entered the picture, one bad cover after another just seemed par for the course over there.
|
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2015 21:06:48 GMT -5
I have always felt that this is Byrne's worst work. All of the floating heads are just to bland for me. Spidey's head just looks too round and unrealistic. And don't even get me started on how horrible Scorpion looks. I don't mind the updated armour idea but here his face and everything about him is just so poorly executed. If I recall, the first 30 issues or so of this reboot were bland and unforgettable. You are correct...the whole reboot with Howard Mackie and John Bryne were some of the worst issues of the title that I ever read and some of the worst comics ever. The only redeeming quality was the art by John Romita Jr. |
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2015 21:40:29 GMT -5
Hmmm...where to start? How about Green Arrow's witherly looking right hand. Is what happened to his beard the most important thing in the issue? According to the blurb on the cover I guess so. What about the gears Black Canary is bound to...talk about having no detail and not to mention a bland color. The villains word balloons also seem an afterthought. Don't forget the blurb at the top: Award Winning Comic! I don't think so!!!  |
|
|
|
Post by Prince Hal on Oct 14, 2015 22:14:30 GMT -5
Hmmm...where to start? How about Green Arrow's witherly looking right hand. Is what happened to his beard the most important thing in the issue? According to the blurb on the cover I guess so. What about the gears Black Canary is bound to...talk about having no detail and not to mention a bland color. The villains word balloons also seem an afterthought. Don't forget the blurb at the top: Award Winning Comic! I don't think so!!! Impossible to figure out what's going on. Although a "doom-button" am weally scawy-sounding. Perspective like a bad trip. Wonder if that ring is a subtle clue? Love the foot-long finger, too. No detail in the foreground, but it's very important to show us what's behind the doorful of giant gears. Blue for the names of the two "green" heroes? Mike Grell strikes again! |
|
|
|
Post by Deleted on Oct 14, 2015 22:20:10 GMT -5
Hmmm...where to start? How about Green Arrow's witherly looking right hand. Is what happened to his beard the most important thing in the issue? According to the blurb on the cover I guess so. What about the gears Black Canary is bound to...talk about having no detail and not to mention a bland color. The villains word balloons also seem an afterthought. Don't forget the blurb at the top: Award Winning Comic! I don't think so!!! Impossible to figure out what's going on. Although a "doom-button" am weally scawy-sounding. Perspective like a bad trip. Wonder if that ring is a subtle clue? Love the foot-long finger, too. No detail in the foreground, but it's very important to show us what's behind the doorful of giant gears. Blue for the names of the two "green" heroes? Mike Grell strikes again! I just noticed...Cananry's legs are a good distance into the room yet her hands are tied to the gears right behind her in the room through the doorway |
|
