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Post by arfetto on Jul 27, 2022 11:20:45 GMT -5
In 1992, Image was formed. It is now 2022. It has been 30 years (somehow, haha).
My idea is for users to post covers drawn by the original Image Founders: Todd McFarlane Jim Lee Rob Liefeld Marc Silvestri Erik Larsen Jim Valentino Whilce Portacio
My current idea is that it does not have to be a cover from an Image Comic, as long as it is drawn by one of the original seven founders and fits the definition of a "classic" cover in terms of the year published (before 2012). If people feel that is too large in scope, then it can be reduced to just covers they drew for Image.
Example (if people are fine with the covers encompassing any comic company, otherwise I will edit it to be an Image-only cover):
Uncanny X-Men 281, Whilce Portacio, 1991
The Cover Contest Constitution:
-Post one, and only one, classic cover that fits the theme of the contest.
-Cover must be from a published comic book or collected volume published before August 2 2012.
-Please include the title and the issue number of the comic in case some posters cannot see your image.
-Covers must be posted before voting begins.
-Voting takes place on Tuesday, August 2, 2022, beginning at 12:01am PST and ending at 11:59am PST.
-Vote by posting the name of the poster whose cover best fits the theme or that you simply like the most.
-Put the name of your choice in bold.
-The winner of the contest is the entrant with the most votes after the voting period ends.
-The winner chooses the theme for the next week's contest.
-If you don't think the cover fits the theme, don't vote for it; please don't post disparaging remarks about it.
-If a cover is more recent than the classic time frame, kindly point it out to the poster, who may then choose an alternate before voting begins.
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Post by kirby101 on Jul 27, 2022 11:32:38 GMT -5
I am okay with comics from publishers besides Image. But will change my entry if the consensus is Image only.
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Post by EdoBosnar on Jul 27, 2022 11:44:24 GMT -5
Marvel Graphic Novel #17: Revenge of the Living Monolith (Marvel, 1985; art by Marc Silvestri) ...and I hope the consensus is a cover from any publisher...
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2022 11:48:44 GMT -5
Spider-Man #2 (1990, by Todd McFarlane)
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Post by MDG on Jul 27, 2022 12:08:35 GMT -5
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Post by badwolf on Jul 27, 2022 12:17:10 GMT -5
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Post by Prince Hal on Jul 27, 2022 12:39:45 GMT -5
Savage Dragon 137-E, August 2008
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Post by Icctrombone on Jul 27, 2022 12:39:50 GMT -5
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Post by kirby101 on Jul 27, 2022 12:42:53 GMT -5
What? No Leifeld??
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Post by Graphic Autist on Jul 27, 2022 12:52:53 GMT -5
Thanks to Kirby101 for the new image source. The one I posted was of the full wraparound cover, but this'll do (as it can be seen by everyone.) X-Force #1
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Post by Deleted on Jul 27, 2022 12:56:24 GMT -5
-M
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Post by codystarbuck on Jul 27, 2022 12:58:37 GMT -5
Hawk & Dove #4, 1988It-t-t-t-t's proportional! The perspective is correct! The guns are actual firearms! The vest is functional! Karl Kesel deserved 50% of Liefeld's earning, for the next two decades. This series did more to steer Liefeld's career in the course it traveled than anything else.
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Post by tartanphantom on Jul 27, 2022 13:00:04 GMT -5
Who's Who: Update '87 #4, Nov. 1987-- DC Comics, Inc.
cover art by Todd McFarlane
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Post by codystarbuck on Jul 27, 2022 13:00:46 GMT -5
ps Though, why does Hawk have a linked ammo belt when he has two magazine-fed submachine guns? Just in case?
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Post by kirby101 on Jul 27, 2022 13:01:18 GMT -5
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