tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992648596835959526.post5235528676523897054..comments2024-03-22T21:30:12.908-04:00Comments on Slay, Monstrobot of the Deep!!: Manic Monday--Those Goshawful January DC Coverssnellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06181997862745538999noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992648596835959526.post-20342754826774746792011-01-11T16:10:51.114-05:002011-01-11T16:10:51.114-05:00I'll admit it... I actually sort of like '...I'll admit it... I actually sort of like 'em.<br />And, hey, it's only for a month!<br />Now if we'd get a whole line for a longer period..ugh...<br />(anyone remember the Civil Wars issues at Marvel, with the awful split plain color/picture covers? it ruined a lot of books, for 3 to 4 months depending on the titles!!)Eyzhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05350758607787528425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992648596835959526.post-19251718250014194072011-01-11T08:31:41.989-05:002011-01-11T08:31:41.989-05:00I agree completely about the superiority of covers...I agree completely about the superiority of covers jam-packed with exciting incident, backed by balloons and blurbs. <br /><br />But I'm OK with this as a one-month thing - with luck it'll establish by default that the norm should be relevant covers.<br /><br />A lad can dream ...Martin Grayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09574149543260175962noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992648596835959526.post-54779847854503736122011-01-10T23:09:21.080-05:002011-01-10T23:09:21.080-05:00Is it wrong that Starman and Congorilla are now my...Is it wrong that Starman and Congorilla are now my favorite characters in the DCU?Danhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02232988950490016244noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992648596835959526.post-29278945533633959492011-01-10T11:06:28.430-05:002011-01-10T11:06:28.430-05:00Have to admit, I really like these covers from a d...Have to admit, I really like these covers from a design point of view. Crisp white with a big logo and characters surrounding it. Works a treat for me.<br /><br />Will they pull in new readers? No idea, but certainly not me. I'm getting the same titles I always get.<br /><br />As to the Legion cover - could they have simply gone for the lowest common denominator like so:<br /><br />"What'll attract new readers to this comic?"<br />"Cleavage."<br />"Yeah, but this issue's Mon-El heavy and he's, y'know, a guy."<br />"Who cares. Put that Phantom Lass and Shadow Lass on the cover."<br />"But they characters aren't in this issue..."<br />"Dawnstar's in it."<br />"She's comatose!"<br />"Don't care. Cleavage wins."<br />"But we want iconic characters on the cover!"<br />"Cleavage is iconic."<br />"Ah, crap...."Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16519816290322068250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992648596835959526.post-63569831642698184592011-01-10T08:56:27.202-05:002011-01-10T08:56:27.202-05:00I completely agree. Not only do generic covers suc...I completely agree. Not only do generic covers suck balls, but this particular cover idea is pretty poorly rendered. If only most of DC's starring characters HAD their own iconic symbols! Zatanna's top hat? That terrible flaming T? I don't recognize half of the ones that don't feature a bat or an S shield. Plus, the inelegant solution of putting villain logos on some books, like a red lantern crest on a book entitled Emerald Warriors.<br /><br />Lame.Siskoidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266365376486695812noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3992648596835959526.post-4931812388415912912011-01-10T08:41:50.811-05:002011-01-10T08:41:50.811-05:00Where are Nick Cardy, Neal Adams, Brian Bolland, a...Where are Nick Cardy, Neal Adams, Brian Bolland, and Joe Kubert when we need them? Those gentlemen probably sold more DC comics than anybody.notinthefacenoreply@blogger.com