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Post by kirby101 on Dec 7, 2022 13:54:00 GMT -5
The subject for this contest is Original Graphic Novel. The cover must be from an original work that is a self contained story in one book that is not a monthly floppie. No compilations, collected editions or omnibi. If there is any confusion on what I mean by Original Graphic Novel, please ask.
As a fun aside, I won this week here and on Comic Book Resources, so I am posting the same contest, it will be interesting to compare the covers posted.
My sample is what some consider the first graphic Novel. His Name is Savage by Gil Kane with a script by Archie Goodwin.
The Rules: - 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 December 2012. - Please include the title and the issue number of the comic in bold in case some posters cannot see your image. - Covers must be posted before voting begins. - Voting takes place on Tuesday, December 13, beginning at 12:01am PST and ending at 11:59pm PST. - Vote by posting the name of the poster whose cover best fits the theme or that you simply like the most 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 (currently Dec. 2012), kindly point it out to the poster, who may then choose an alternate before voting begins.
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2022 14:18:28 GMT -5
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Post by Prince Hal on Dec 7, 2022 14:41:38 GMT -5
Gotham By Gaslight, May 1989, DC Comics
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Post by EdoBosnar on Dec 7, 2022 14:47:58 GMT -5
Have to bring it back to Kane with the cover to my copy of the book... Blackmark, 1971
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Post by tartanphantom on Dec 7, 2022 15:02:09 GMT -5
Spider-Man: Spirits of the Earth-- 1990, Marvel Comics Group
Cover art by Charles Vess (who also scripted it)
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Post by james on Dec 7, 2022 15:17:54 GMT -5
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Post by pinkfloydsound17 on Dec 7, 2022 15:19:00 GMT -5
I will go with the book that officially expanded me from being an ONLY Marvel and 90% Spidey collector. This opened the door to so much more and I am happy it did. Plus....a floating cat head haha
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Post by Rob Allen on Dec 7, 2022 15:19:54 GMT -5
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Post by tarkintino on Dec 7, 2022 15:55:28 GMT -5
Alien: The Illustrated Story (Heavy Metal, 1979). Cover by Walter Simonson.
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Post by Farrar on Dec 7, 2022 15:57:48 GMT -5
St. John, from 1950
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Dec 7, 2022 16:09:42 GMT -5
Arena GN (1989)
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Post by MDG on Dec 7, 2022 16:16:13 GMT -5
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Post by Jeddak on Dec 7, 2022 16:17:56 GMT -5
Sabre 1978
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Post by badwolf on Dec 7, 2022 16:19:55 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Dec 7, 2022 17:15:38 GMT -5
I came really close to using that one myself, always loved that cover!
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