Favorite Comic Book/Graphic Novel cover
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1illustrationfan
For me it is John Buscema's Silver Surfer #4... Other's would be Iron Man #1,
Captain America #113 (Steranko), Cap America Annual #8 (Zeck), and House of Secrets #92 (Wrightson).... just to name a very few.... The rest is up to you!
Pick up a copy of Wizard #127 (April 2002) For a pretty decent and debatable list of the "Top 100 Covers of all Time"...
Captain America #113 (Steranko), Cap America Annual #8 (Zeck), and House of Secrets #92 (Wrightson).... just to name a very few.... The rest is up to you!
Pick up a copy of Wizard #127 (April 2002) For a pretty decent and debatable list of the "Top 100 Covers of all Time"...
2arthurfrayn
I going to stick to old school
Pound for pound, I think Neal Adams did some of the most memorable comic covers of all time. Here is a very personal, and non representative stash of some favorites:
Strange Adventures #218
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/98/52946_20060722203230_lar...
Lois Lane #81
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/35/22020_20051230160459_lar...
Adventure Comics #365
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/92/49824_20060709003128_lar...
Adventure Comics #378
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/92/49837_20060709005330_lar...
Superboy #160
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/100/53967_20060727001000_la...
Batman #221
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/143/68632_20061120145823_la...
And this is the most obvious pick I've made so far Batman #251
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/95/37176_20060714214950_lar...
Jimmy Olsen #115
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/165/52872_20070130222813_la...
Jimmy Olsen #135
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/31/20101_20051221210536_lar...
And here's some other stuff that still sticks in my mind :
Nick Fury Agent of Shield #7
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/83/44878_20060611134329_lar...
Nick Fury Agent of Shield #6
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/86/44877_20060619134859_lar...
Captain Marvel #36
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/60/27261_20060413182536_lar...
Weird Science #15
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/220/107671_20071029132956_l...
Weird Science #17
http://costa.lunarpages.com/ec/ws17.jpg
Weird Science #20
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/220/107674_20071029133325_l...
Zap #0
http://www.deniskitchen.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/C_ZAP.0.B.JPG
Zap #8
http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/zap/8-1.jpg
Pound for pound, I think Neal Adams did some of the most memorable comic covers of all time. Here is a very personal, and non representative stash of some favorites:
Strange Adventures #218
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/98/52946_20060722203230_lar...
Lois Lane #81
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/35/22020_20051230160459_lar...
Adventure Comics #365
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/92/49824_20060709003128_lar...
Adventure Comics #378
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/92/49837_20060709005330_lar...
Superboy #160
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/100/53967_20060727001000_la...
Batman #221
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/143/68632_20061120145823_la...
And this is the most obvious pick I've made so far Batman #251
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/95/37176_20060714214950_lar...
Jimmy Olsen #115
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/165/52872_20070130222813_la...
Jimmy Olsen #135
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/31/20101_20051221210536_lar...
And here's some other stuff that still sticks in my mind :
Nick Fury Agent of Shield #7
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/83/44878_20060611134329_lar...
Nick Fury Agent of Shield #6
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/86/44877_20060619134859_lar...
Captain Marvel #36
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/60/27261_20060413182536_lar...
Weird Science #15
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/220/107671_20071029132956_l...
Weird Science #17
http://costa.lunarpages.com/ec/ws17.jpg
Weird Science #20
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/220/107674_20071029133325_l...
Zap #0
http://www.deniskitchen.com/Merchant2/graphics/00000001/C_ZAP.0.B.JPG
Zap #8
http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/zap/8-1.jpg
3illustrationfan
Amen to your list arthurfayn!
4johnnyapollo
I'm not sure if I have a favorite and in any case it would change all the time as I revisit the covers. I'm very partial to covers showing lots of action rather than a pose (but it's hard to get away from those too as some are very good). The most memorable covers for me are those by my favorite artists growing up - Smith, Wood, Wrightson, Adams, etc. I've since discovered many Golden Age books that I think are quite beautiful like those done by Raboy and Kirby (for opposite reasons really).
5dinoboy
Here are just a few covers that made a particularly big impression on me when I first saw them (I still remember where I was when I saw a couple of these).
Now that I look at them...it seems I had a thing for covers with big full-figure drawings of superheroes.
Green Lantern Green Arrow #87
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/77/38057_20060523185705_lar...
Warlock #9
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/16/11381_20051122124321_lar...
X-Men #58 (bad scan)
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/15/3054_20051121102959_larg...
Micronauts #12
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/15/11148_20051121173004_lar...
New Mutants #22
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/107/4597_20060815130050_lar...
DC Specials Series #2 The Original Swamp Thing Saga
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/103/55941_20060804184535_la...
An Otomo cover for Action Comics (not the American one)
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Ginza/8126/otomoeast.jpg
And Nick Fury, Agent of Sheild #6 (already mentioned)
Now that I look at them...it seems I had a thing for covers with big full-figure drawings of superheroes.
Green Lantern Green Arrow #87
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/77/38057_20060523185705_lar...
Warlock #9
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/16/11381_20051122124321_lar...
X-Men #58 (bad scan)
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/15/3054_20051121102959_larg...
Micronauts #12
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/15/11148_20051121173004_lar...
New Mutants #22
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/107/4597_20060815130050_lar...
DC Specials Series #2 The Original Swamp Thing Saga
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/103/55941_20060804184535_la...
An Otomo cover for Action Comics (not the American one)
http://www.geocities.com/Tokyo/Ginza/8126/otomoeast.jpg
And Nick Fury, Agent of Sheild #6 (already mentioned)
6arthurfrayn
I forgot about that Havok cover-that's a good one!
7dinoboy
Some of these were the first time I'd ever seen the artist's work.
The Swamp Think reprint cover was the first Wrightson art I ever saw and Micronauts 12 was the first time I became aware of Michael Golden (though I must not have been paying attention, because I already had Micronauts #1 which, since it was inked by Rubenstein, probably had better interior art.)
The Swamp Think reprint cover was the first Wrightson art I ever saw and Micronauts 12 was the first time I became aware of Michael Golden (though I must not have been paying attention, because I already had Micronauts #1 which, since it was inked by Rubenstein, probably had better interior art.)
8arthurfrayn
I always liked Wrightson's interiors on the Swamp Thing books better than the covers (except for maybe #9 and #10), but here's a cover by Nestor Redondo on issue #12 that I think is enormous:
http://www.fortress-of-solitude.com/albums/wants/Swamp_Thing_12.jpg
http://www.fortress-of-solitude.com/albums/wants/Swamp_Thing_12.jpg
9arthurfrayn
Actually got some more-how about these Kevin Nowlan beauties:
Strange Tales #6
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/6/4705_20051013002737_large...
Strange Tales #7
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/6/4706_20051013002824_large...
Strange Tales #11
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/141/5418_20061116050330_lar...
Strange Tales #16
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/6/5652_20051021221315_large...
Strange Tales #18
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/6/5655_20051021221457_large...
Actually when you start with Nowlan, where do you stop? But these are some of the first I saw that pulled my eyeballs out...
Strange Tales #6
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/6/4705_20051013002737_large...
Strange Tales #7
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/6/4706_20051013002824_large...
Strange Tales #11
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/141/5418_20061116050330_lar...
Strange Tales #16
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/6/5652_20051021221315_large...
Strange Tales #18
http://www.comicbookdb.com/graphics/comic_graphics/1/6/5655_20051021221457_large...
Actually when you start with Nowlan, where do you stop? But these are some of the first I saw that pulled my eyeballs out...
10dinoboy
I agree about Nowlan...I was going to add this one...but then I kept finding more and more...and there was no way to choose
http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/alpha-flight/52-1.jpg
http://www.coverbrowser.com/image/alpha-flight/52-1.jpg
11illustrationfan
That is truly a great cover! Redondo was one of the best! Almost reminds me of Williamson