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Post by hondobrode on Oct 22, 2015 1:32:03 GMT -5
 Classic retro-style Superman and Krypto looking at the real heroes of 9/11 by Alex Ross There's nothing about this cover I don't love. It still sends chills down my spine. |
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Post by foxley on Oct 22, 2015 1:48:04 GMT -5
I'm not a butcher, I'm not a Yid,
Nor yet a foreign skipper,
But I am your own light-hearted fiend,
Yours truly, Jack the Ripper
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Post by Arthur Gordon Scratch on Oct 22, 2015 5:34:35 GMT -5
As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words.  Andy Kubert used to be a brilliant artist with his own flow before he got tainted by 90ies super-heroes. On this he choses to abstract his topic from any background as it is pretty obvious what it is about, it shouldn't be distracted with the well crafted background he was very competant at drawing. Yet, what is really good on this cover is that he let's you make your mind : the weapon pointing guy doesn't have a typical evil grin, the captive's face is off page, you don't see the expresion on the photographer's face, basically, this could be a few very different scenarios, quite opposite ones might I add. All in all a quite interesting composition IMHO, and very good drawing. |
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Post by Rob Allen on Oct 22, 2015 7:31:46 GMT -5
From the serious to the silly:  |
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Post by DubipR on Oct 22, 2015 8:35:37 GMT -5
The Marquis de Sade in comic format!  |
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Post by Paradox on Oct 22, 2015 9:45:20 GMT -5
As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. Andy Kubert used to be a brilliant artist with his own flow before he got tainted by 90ies super-heroes. On this he choses to abstract his topic from any background as it is pretty obvious what it is about, it shouldn't be distracted with the well crafted background he was very competant at drawing. Yet, what is really good on this cover is that he let's you make your mind : the weapon pointing guy doesn't have a typical evil grin, the captive's face is off page, you don't see the expresion on the photographer's face, basically, this could be a few very different scenarios, quite opposite ones might I add. All in all a quite interesting composition IMHO, and very good drawing. Many people will also resonate with the fact that it's the flip-side of this very famous photo from the era.  |
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Post by tingramretro on Oct 22, 2015 9:49:21 GMT -5
OK, I guess the historical accuracy of this one is debatable, but here goes...  |
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Post by Hoosier X on Oct 22, 2015 10:03:38 GMT -5
From the serious to the silly: They should bring in young James Bowie and young William B. Travis to star with young David Crockett in a back-up called Alamo Babies. |
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Post by Arthur Gordon Scratch on Oct 22, 2015 10:13:21 GMT -5
Many people will also resonate with the fact that it's the flip-side of this very famous photo from the era. Hence why it is indeed a cover of historical character instead of just a war story cover  Sorry BTW, I thought the photo was so universally famous I didn't need to give the context myself...  |
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Post by Slam_Bradley on Oct 22, 2015 10:34:22 GMT -5
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Post by Deleted on Oct 22, 2015 10:47:09 GMT -5
As they say, a picture is worth a thousand words. Andy Kubert used to be a brilliant artist with his own flow before he got tainted by 90ies super-heroes. On this he choses to abstract his topic from any background as it is pretty obvious what it is about, it shouldn't be distracted with the well crafted background he was very competant at drawing. Yet, what is really good on this cover is that he let's you make your mind : the weapon pointing guy doesn't have a typical evil grin, the captive's face is off page, you don't see the expresion on the photographer's face, basically, this could be a few very different scenarios, quite opposite ones might I add. All in all a quite interesting composition IMHO, and very good drawing. others have given the historical context of the cover. still. . it's a very striking cover, and one I've not seen before. |
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Post by MatthewP on Oct 22, 2015 18:00:48 GMT -5
Cover text confirms this was the Civil War, not the recent ruckus at the South Carolina capitol.  |
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Post by Paradox on Oct 22, 2015 21:42:28 GMT -5
Many people will also resonate with the fact that it's the flip-side of this very famous photo from the era. Hence why it is indeed a cover of historical character instead of just a war story cover Sorry BTW, I thought the photo was so universally famous I didn't need to give the context myself... Heh, I guess I'm just too used to dealing with young people who think the world began when they were born. Your "I thought that was a given" noted.  |
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Post by tingramretro on Oct 23, 2015 1:14:56 GMT -5
Hence why it is indeed a cover of historical character instead of just a war story cover Sorry BTW, I thought the photo was so universally famous I didn't need to give the context myself... Heh, I guess I'm just too used to dealing with young people who think the world began when they were born. Your "I thought that was a given" noted. You get that, too? Annoying, isn't it? I had to explain to a 27 year old recently that we didn't have email in 1981... |
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