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Post by Farrar on Dec 22, 2021 17:10:57 GMT -5
Oh, no, I think you bring up a good point. In checking, for instance, I also saw another possible problem, a cover penciled by Brown, but whose design is attributed to Infantino.
Yes, my Doom Patrol #119 cover and the other post-1966 DC covers, including the opening post example, were laid out by Infantino--he laid out the majority of the superhero DC covers during that time (except for Cardy's it seems; and eventually Infantino gave Adams carte blanche). Anyway, the indexers at GCD makes note of my cover in particular ("design" by Infantino, illustration by Brown); no doubt they could state that definitively because it's specifically mentioned in the DP #121 letter column: What do you all think? I will gladly cede this to Mister Spaceman, who came in second and whose cover is decidedly pre-1966 DC, so no cover sketch by Infantino.
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Post by Crimebuster on Dec 22, 2021 17:32:51 GMT -5
Infantino laid out so many covers that trying to parse it would be a mess, and possibly eliminate all sorts of covers by other artists from topics like this one. It also opens a pandoras box. Marie Severin did a lot of cover layouts at Marvel, for instance, where the finished art is credited to someone else. For me, I think it's fine as it is.
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Post by Prince Hal on Dec 22, 2021 18:18:09 GMT -5
Oh, no, Farrar! Ditto to what Crimebuster said. That’s a Bob Brown-drawn cover. Think of all the homage covers that were not designed by the artists who drew them... Looking forward to your topic!
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Post by kirby101 on Dec 22, 2021 18:20:37 GMT -5
The Infantino layout/sketch does not disqualify Farrar IMHO. Looks like Brown drew (and inked?) it. That should be enough.
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Post by Farrar on Dec 22, 2021 18:32:19 GMT -5
Guys, thank you for the feedback I initially concocted a long-ass post about Infantino and Severin and their cover sketches yadda yadda yadda...didn't post it so as not to muddy the waters further. Crimebuster put it much more succinctly than I was going to! I'll post a new contest shortly. Thanks again for weighing in.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 22, 2021 18:44:11 GMT -5
you won, period. if people voted for you? doesn't matter if you EXACTLY met the contest criteria or not. I had the exact same amount of "likes" as you, but didn't get one vote. . YOU got votes. you won just my 2cents
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Post by tartanphantom on Dec 22, 2021 22:21:17 GMT -5
you won, period. if people voted for you? doesn't matter if you EXACTLY met the contest criteria or not. I had the exact same amount of "likes" as you, but didn't get one vote. . YOU got votes. you won just my 2cents
Truth.
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