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Jason K Fulton
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| Posted: April 10 2024 at 3:16pm | IP Logged | 1
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So, I don't want this to be a morbid post, but it occurred to me while looking at the latest issue of FANTASTIC FOUR. There's a tribute to Paul Neary in the front, and they used six covers in the profile, as a celebration of his career.
JB, what six covers would you choose to sum up your career?
Everyone else - what six covers would you choose?
In the example, they used all Marvel books, but I think for this exercise, lets open it up to every company.
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Rebecca Jansen
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| Posted: April 10 2024 at 4:15pm | IP Logged | 2
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Well, I'll take a crack at John Byrne in six covers...
Doomsday +1 #4
Iron Fist #8
X-Men #114
Fantastic Four #236
Man Of Steel #1 (Special ed.)
X-Men: The Hidden Years #22
Totally my own biases reflected, and I didn't get a Spider-Man cover in (would have with seven covers but decided Superman had to be there).
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Craig Earl
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| Posted: April 10 2024 at 6:11pm | IP Logged | 3
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I'll stick with Marvel for my choices:
Alpha Flight 5 FF 236 X-Men 141 Peter Parker 101 Wolverine 17 Captain America 253
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Mark Haslett
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| Posted: April 10 2024 at 7:28pm | IP Logged | 4
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(Submitted with the understanding that JB does not consider covers to be such a big deal compared to the story-telling that goes on inside a comic book):
X-Men #141
Fantastic Four #243
Generations 3 #10
Blood of the Demon #4
Star Trek New Visions #14
X-Men Elsewhen Cover (a modied X-Men commission that JB said would serve well as a cover)
6 covers is not enough for a writer/artist who made giant breakthroughs on every book he touched! (And I find I do not know issue #s as good as I thought I did!)
Edited by Mark Haslett on April 10 2024 at 11:11pm
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Robert Bradley
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| Posted: April 10 2024 at 7:41pm | IP Logged | 5
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SILVER SURFER #1 (with Tom Palmer) X-MEN #135 (with Terry Austin) ALPHA FLIGHT #3 FANTASTIC FOUR #236 (with Terry Austin) X-MEN: THE HIDDEN YEARS #1 NAMOR #12
I would say the SILVER SURFER cover is my favorite overall.
Edited by Robert Bradley on April 10 2024 at 7:43pm
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John Byrne
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There’s much more Tom than me in that Surfer cover!
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Robert Bradley
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| Posted: April 10 2024 at 9:26pm | IP Logged | 7
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When I saw that Silver Surfer cover I knew it was you and I also knew it was him. He's a great inker, but like Sinnott, Nowlan and Janson, they can be overpowering. Some like Austin and Rubinstein don't "bury" the pencil art as much.
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Paul Wills
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So many.. just so many. but - X-Men 136 Fantastic Four 260 Daredevil 200 Alpha Flight 15 Peter Parker 101
I just stuck with Marvel
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Fantastic Four 243
The Uncanny X-Men 133/136 (tie)
Man of Steel #1 (Collector's Edition)
Alpha Flight #12
JBNM 1&7 (tie)
Batman/Captain America
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| Posted: April 10 2024 at 10:45pm | IP Logged | 10
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Basically just favorite covers for me, the ones I have most nostalgia combined impact on me.
Would be interested to hear what JB thinks. Summing up a career in covers is gotta be tough.
Hulk Annual #7 Marvel Team-Up #79 Avengers #187 X-Men #127 Captain America #254 Fantastic Four #232
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| Posted: April 10 2024 at 10:54pm | IP Logged | 11
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I was waiting for JB to respond before I jumped in. Since he's posted in this thread, here I go, but first a word of explanation. I included two covers from UXM because they are both so incredibly influential that it was inconceivable for me to leave out either. Obviously with only six covers, that really makes it difficult to properly cover such a long and illustrious career. I did my best to balance the impact and quality of the covers with simply representing important chapters of JB's career. Inevitably I've left out some big guns and a large stretch of years. Apologies in advance for the omissions...
Edited by Peter Martin on April 10 2024 at 10:55pm
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| Posted: April 11 2024 at 3:03pm | IP Logged | 12
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As much as I enjoy Tom Palmer's inks, I have to say I much prefer the uninked version of the Silver Surfer cover.
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