http://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/1/12/MarvelUS-01.jpg
Damn, that thing looks cool as hell! Simplistic, inaccurate, and dated, yes. But there's no denying that Optimus Prime looks super badass there, it's dark and a little scary, and he's crushing enemies in his bare hands! They shouldn't have old guys and kids on the covers, unless they're being killed by our heroes, but whatever. That cover looks more like pop art than a mere comic book, it looks like a twisted, slightly abstract, artistic interpretation! In a good way!
Oh, and look, a proto-Dom posted a Usenet review about it way back in '84!
http://groups.google.com/group/net.comi ... df610e0376
See? The internet WAS made for this shit!!!
TF comics should look more like this again
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TF comics should look more like this again
See, that one's a camcorder, that one's a camera, that one's a phone, and they're doing "Speak no evil, See no evil, Hear no evil", get it?
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That cover was hideous. It was like Bill Seinkewitzsp?) said, "Well, I finished 'New Mutants' for the month, now to do that favor for the boss, right after I get drunk."
A later version of that cover cleaned up the image quite a bit. But, the early one is awful.
I like abstract looking TFs. But, there is a different between "abstract" and "sloppy".
Those first few issues of TF are painful to read. (I often forget how bad Macchio was, in light of Budiansky's strong early showing.) Early issues were not even at the "workman like" level. The roll-call scenes made even the most tedious "assembly sequence" in anime look graceful.
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A later version of that cover cleaned up the image quite a bit. But, the early one is awful.
I like abstract looking TFs. But, there is a different between "abstract" and "sloppy".
Those first few issues of TF are painful to read. (I often forget how bad Macchio was, in light of Budiansky's strong early showing.) Early issues were not even at the "workman like" level. The roll-call scenes made even the most tedious "assembly sequence" in anime look graceful.
Dom
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That cover is rad! (not to be confused with the TF character of the same name) Sure, the pants are a little Shogun Warriors, but it's epic and emotive! Prime looks wild!
See, that one's a camcorder, that one's a camera, that one's a phone, and they're doing "Speak no evil, See no evil, Hear no evil", get it?
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People spend so much time worrying about whether a figure is "mint" or not that they never stop to consider other flavours.BWprowl wrote:The internet having this many different words to describe nerdy folks is akin to the whole eskimos/ice situation, I would presume.
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Yissss...Onslaught Six wrote:No. That cover sucks.
http://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/7/7d/MarvelUK-1.jpg
'This' cover rules.
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Painted art is lovely. That cover image is iconic, if strange to look at now. My vote goes to this, though:
http://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/d/d8/MarvelUS-05.jpg
http://tfwiki.net/w2/images2/d/d8/MarvelUS-05.jpg
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Well, I stuck with UK #1 to go with the first-issue theme. Clearly, Number Five is the coolest cover 'ever.' And then there's that G2 one with Bludgeon's head and Megs is holding it.
People spend so much time worrying about whether a figure is "mint" or not that they never stop to consider other flavours.BWprowl wrote:The internet having this many different words to describe nerdy folks is akin to the whole eskimos/ice situation, I would presume.
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And Britain hits an incredible opening pitch...!
...Yeah, I'm not really sure about the OP cover up there. It's a nice piece of art, but it wouldn't make me buy the first issue of a long-running comic.
Not that I do that much *anyway*, but, well, you know!
...Yeah, I'm not really sure about the OP cover up there. It's a nice piece of art, but it wouldn't make me buy the first issue of a long-running comic.
Not that I do that much *anyway*, but, well, you know!
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The problem with US issue 5 is that it is so distinctive that it has an unfair advantage. Those lovely early UK covers were just average for when they came out, while US issue 5 was able to shine with the same standard.
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If there's one TF comic cover I want in poster, coffee mug, t-shirt, and just about every form possible, it's #5. Ahh, Shockwave. Surprises me that they've not milked that image yet..