CBR Cover Contest 2019 Grand-Master!!

[CaptCleghorn]

Shows that a lifetime of reading comics has not gone to waste.

That is an amazing power you have, my friend. Always use it only for good, but never for evil.

[Kirby101]

Well, with great power.....

[Shalla Bal]

Huh...looks like I have 10 wins overall, which really surprises me considering I typically submit old covers (I'm a Golden/Silver Age fan), and not the newer edgier ones.

2016 (I started participating in the contest around mid-year): 1
2017: 6
2018: 3


Anyway, thanks for keeping track Chad

[The Darknight Detective]

It appears I have won 9 contests since March of 2016 (I had 5 wins that year and two each the following two years - I guess I'm wearing out my welcome ).

[kjn]

I'm not sure the old covers really are at a disadvantage. While the newer ones might be of better technical quality, a lot of the old covers used are classics, have excellent composition, have been made by outstanding artists, or are just plain fun.

The covers that have a real disadvantage are probably rather those of non-US origin. We don't get many manga covers here (though I see that at least one has won), and while I and a few others post mainland European comics covers from time to time, I cannot see any win for any European comic.

[CaptCleghorn]

I've won three times overall. One with the famous twin frogmen cover (admittedly a pity-win), another with a Rich Buckler FF cover and a win with a Silver Age batman cover.

All in all, I do believe that although classic covers do have an overall advantage, there is a wide variety of styles and eras represented. However, the non-US covers rarely get the votes.

[Speed Force League Unlimited]

Well, with great power.....

Comes great hunger.

[MRP]

I've been participating in this thing since before the CBR reboot, the only time I missed was when I was laid up recovering from surgery and offline for a couple of months in 2017. According to Chad's list, I've won 12 times since the reboot... 2014-2, 2015-3, 2016-1 (an off year :P) , 2017-2 and last year with 4 was my best year yet (which means I am due to go 0 for '19 ) It's always fun and the best part is always seeing all the covers and discovering new ones I wasn't aware of. The voting/winning aspect of it is just the frosting on the cake.

So keep all those wonderful covers coming folks!

-M

[Jack Dracula]

The voting/winning aspect of it is just the frosting on the cake. So keep all those wonderful covers coming folks! -M

Well said. At the end of the day I just enjoy seeing what people bring to the contests. My knowledge and appreciation for cover art and artists has really been broadened over the last few years.

All in all, I do believe that although classic covers do have an overall advantage, there is a wide variety of styles and eras represented. However, the non-US covers rarely get the votes.

Unfortunately that seems to be the case, though I encourage people to not give up because the foreign covers submitted are always interesting and worth consideration.

[comicscollector]

The times i won are interesting!
I won first in 2010 before the Cbr reboot and just won again in 2014(!),and in 2017 and last year.
But hey,at least i seem to be getting better at wining the cover contest in the last years.
And i have read many comic books,but it´s incredible the comic books i found about that i did not knew just from participating in the Cover Contest.