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Post by kirby101 on Dec 29, 2018 18:29:44 GMT -5
Always a hard choice. Do we vote for the best cover, or do we take into account how we feel about that issue or series. I pare down the choices in this order: First, does it fully meet the criteria? (In this contest, is the entry really the final issue of a series that lasted no more than 24 issues?) Next, does it meet the spirit of the topic? (The topic post, in my interpretation, suggests comics that were cancelled, rather than those intended to run a limited number.) Then, do I find the cover appealing or interesting enough to consider it? And the final discriminator between those that made it this far: Which do I have the most personal affinity/affection for? "Please post the final issue of a run that didn't last more than 24 issues!"
I don't get that as being cancelled. Only that they run 24 issues or less. To me limited series fit. I think you are inferring something that was not implied.
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Post by Prince Hal on Dec 29, 2018 20:53:20 GMT -5
I pare down the choices in this order: First, does it fully meet the criteria? (In this contest, is the entry really the final issue of a series that lasted no more than 24 issues?) Next, does it meet the spirit of the topic? (The topic post, in my interpretation, suggests comics that were cancelled, rather than those intended to run a limited number.) Then, do I find the cover appealing or interesting enough to consider it? And the final discriminator between those that made it this far: Which do I have the most personal affinity/affection for? "Please post the final issue of a run that didn't last more than 24 issues!"
I don't get that as being cancelled. Only that they run 24 issues or less. To me limited series fit. I think you are inferring something that was not implied.
Oh, see, I interpreted it the way MWGallaher did. Not that it really matters, but "didn't last" meant to me that it was cancelled. A limited series, to me, does last... until its pre-ordained end. |
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Post by beccabear67 on Dec 29, 2018 22:28:27 GMT -5
I'd just like to note X-Men: Hidden Years was cancelled and was never intended to be limited to any number of issues. There've been a lot of last issues though were the creative team expected there to be a next issue or even had done one partly or entirely, and then suddenly there was no next issue. It's nice when they can at least know and say thanks to the readers they did have, which Hidden Years #22 did do, even if unhappy with the company's decision to cancel.
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Post by kirby101 on Dec 29, 2018 22:41:34 GMT -5
Well Mark Schultz just stopped Xenozoic Tales, so that would fit for those that interpret things that way.
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Post by MWGallaher on Dec 30, 2018 7:02:53 GMT -5
"Please post the final issue of a run that didn't last more than 24 issues!"
I don't get that as being cancelled. Only that they run 24 issues or less. To me limited series fit. I think you are inferring something that was not implied.
Oh, see, I interpreted it the way MWGallaher did. Not that it really matters, but "didn't last" meant to me that it was cancelled. A limited series, to me, does last... until its pre-ordained end. Better put, Hal. And of course, I didn't intend to criticize anyone's choice or imply that they weren't valid entries. I just meant that as a criteria for ranking my choices, I factor in how closely the cover matches the intention (which, indeed, I admittedly infer) of the original post. For example, I wouldn't have voted for my own entry last week, since a cover with an established character actually dressed as Santa better suits the topic than the permissible "established character acting as Santa." For the record, I tend to prefer broad, simple topics, such as "brains" or "robots" or "eyes", where inferences aren't usually needed and choice of companies, artists, genres, era, etc. is wide open, but it's also fun sometimes to really nail a very specific, restricted topic (or, to reward with my vote, someone else who nailed it)! |
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Post by Icctrombone on Dec 30, 2018 10:21:28 GMT -5
I purposely didn’t consider limited series because they usually have a beginning middle and end. It was planned to end when it did. There’s nothing wrong with using them, its just something I did.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Dec 30, 2018 13:15:12 GMT -5
I'm just curious who going to win this contest and frankly -- I'm having a hard time finding the best one. Always a hard choice. Do we vote for the best cover, or do we take into account how we feel about that issue or series. Personally I try and be objective and take only the cover and the criteria into account since this is a cover contest. That being said though I’m not always that objective when I see a comic I like. |
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Post by badwolf on Dec 31, 2018 15:21:17 GMT -5
I, too, thought the topic implied a prematurely cancelled comic.
Though the cover I intend to vote for is iffy (it was cancelled and then immediately restarted in a slightly different format.)
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Post by chaykinstevens on Dec 31, 2018 16:59:04 GMT -5
Prez #4 by Jerry Grandenetti  |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2019 3:13:29 GMT -5
outsider
Slam Bradley -- Honorable Mention
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Post by foxley on Jan 1, 2019 3:39:50 GMT -5
Icctrombone
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Post by EdoBosnar on Jan 1, 2019 4:23:54 GMT -5
badwolf
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Post by Deleted on Jan 1, 2019 5:21:56 GMT -5
EdoBosnar
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Post by tarkintino on Jan 1, 2019 5:33:25 GMT -5
brianf.
Honorable mention: Soren.
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Post by berkley on Jan 1, 2019 7:02:43 GMT -5
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