Hi, All-- After consulting the master list of covered topics, it looks like this one hasn't been done yet.

 

It's no secret that Eclipse Comics was one of the most prolific independent publishers of the 1980's, and also one of my absolute favorites in terms of output. From their inauspicious startup in 1977 until their demise in 1994, Eclipse published well over 1000 individual issues and was a major player in the areas of indie publishing, creator ownership and giving break-in opportunities to up and coming new talent.

The cover artwork on Eclipse titles ranges from virtual unknowns to newer (at the time) artists like Dave Stevens, Timothy Truman, Scott McCloud and Will Meugniot, to established artists like Jack Kirby, Brent Anderson, Bill Sienkiewicz, Dan Spiegle, Doug Wildey and P. Craig Russell among others.

So this week, it's time to post your favorite cover from any Eclipse comic or comic magazine publication. The field is wide open and there are a multitude of genres and artists from which to choose!

Here are the rules:
-Post one, and only one, classic cover that fits the theme of the contest.
- Cover must be from a published comic book, comic-related magazine, or collected volume published before May 2013.
- Please also include the title of the comic and the issue number, in case some posters cannot see your image.
- Covers must be posted before voting begins.
- Voting takes place on Tuesday May 16, 2023, 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. Please 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.

Have fun!

Here's my choice to kick things off--