Cover Contest Nov 11-17: CONFLICTED

[Conn Seanery]

A deep thinker once observed that "Even the sun shines on a dog's ass some days." Yet another said "Even a stopped clock is right twice a day." That didn't stop people from looking at those clocks for the time, nor did it stop people regarding dog's asses...just because.

This week's theme will require you go against your instincts, swallow your pride, and perhaps need some deep soul searching to muster up some grudging acceptance:

CONFLICTED

Choose a comic book cover from an artist whose work you don't usually like, possibly even hate, but this one time...it's kind of allright. Good, even.

This one requires we all work on the honor system. Like, it'll be hard to believe someone says "I don't like Alex Ross' work" and then posts the most gorgeous Ross cover we've ever seen and brings us all to tears. (I'm not saying it's impossible to dislike his work but, c'mon, play fair. Challenge yourself!)

And now for the RULES:
1) Post One (& ONLY ONE) Cover that fits the theme of this Week's Contest!
2) Cover must be from a Published Comic Book, Graphic Novel, or Collected Volume!
3) Covers must be Posted before Voting Begins!
4) Voting Begins 12 AM Tuesday PDT (3AM EDT) and Runs Until 12 AM Tuesday PDT (3 AM EDT)! (This is in US time)
5) Vote by Posting the name in BOLD of the Poster whose cover best fits the theme or that you simply like the most! A vote need not be in bold, but it does make it easier to Count-The-Votes!
6) The Winner of the Contest is the Entry with the MOST Votes after the Voting-Period!
7) It's Okay to Discuss the Covers but if you Think Someone's Entry Doesn't Fit the Theme or Violates the Rules, you Don't need to Argue it in the thread, Simply Don't Vote for It!
8) Plus: Occasionally Voting will Result in a Tie! The Person Who Started the Thread will do the Counting that Week will Usually call for a TIE-Breaking --Vote from Someone who has Not Yet Voted!
9) AFTER the Tie-Breaker Vote, Voting Ends and the Winner is Declared by The One Who Started the Thread (or assigned surrogate) and Thus will do the Counting.
10) HAVE FUN!

(I will post my entry later.)

[LordMikel]

I despise Michael Allred's work. The color never looks right. But he does a good job with Batman 66 covers.

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[foxley]

I am constantly conflicted and I care what you think
I want my independence but I still want you with me
Consistent contemplation like it is a new job
I'll voice my own opinion just to prove that I'm never wrong

I've never been a huge Todd McFarlane fan, despite him having worked on some of my favourite titles like Infinity, Inc.. But I do have a soft spot for this particular cover:

[Kirby101]

The question is how many Liefield covers will be posted.

[Nschornhorst]

The question is how many Liefield covers will be posted.

That was totally who I searched for first. I actually found one where you can see feet, there weren't excessive lines, and it wasn't a disproportionate mess. However, it featured a character VERY similar to one of his and was pretty standard. I wonder if anyone will post it...

[Tami]

Sometime ago, through a previous Cover Contest Thread, I was introduced to Underground Comics. Some were okay, many I really didn't like the artwork. In particular, the works of Gilbert Shelton.

So I wondered, is there any cover art that he did that wasn't all that bad?

Well, here is one

[WestPhillyPunisher]

The question is how many Liefield covers will be posted.

Liefeld is way too easy a target, and deservedly so, but, I'll go in a different direction with my entry. This might be seen as heresy, but I never much liked Gil Kane's artwork which, for reasons I can't quite explain, was a turnoff for me, however, this cover has always been a favorite of his, probably because of the inking of Dave Cockrum.

[Zelena]

I never liked Vance’s style: the characters always felt too stiff, too stereotypical, not enough lively to me…

But I liked this cover, maybe it was the colors:

[Nschornhorst]

Okay, almost went with a Liefeld one I found 'okay.' But Kelley Jones wasn't really my cup of tea as his Batman covers always looked really weird to me and not in a way that I enjoyed. Some things he's done were cool, but even then, I found his characters weren't really on-model from one cover to another or from panel to panel in interiors. His work is very atmospheric though and during a quick search, I saw this one and totally love it.

[Shalla Bal]

This one requires we all work on the honor system. Like, it'll be hard to believe someone says "I don't like Alex Ross' work" and then posts the most gorgeous Ross cover we've ever seen and brings us all to tears. (I'm not saying it's impossible to dislike his work but, c'mon, play fair. Challenge yourself!)

LOL, well I truly can't stand his work. The baggy costumes, the immobile faces--when I read comics, and to quote Blanche DuBois, "I don't want realism, I want magic!"

I won't even pick a cover of his for this, because I just don't like them. I'll have to think of someone else...

[Conn Seanery]

LOL, well I truly can't stand his work. The baggy costumes, the immobile faces--when I read comics, and to quote Blanche DuBois, "I don't want realism, I want magic!"

I won't even pick a cover of his for this, because I just don't like them. I'll have to think of someone else...

Well yeah, if you genuinely don't like an artist's work and can't find even one cover they've done you like that's an easy pass. I've seen people mention Liefeld a bunch of times but the same deal applies; if he hasn't created any good covers (in the eye of the participant) then there's nothing of his to enter.

[CaptCleghorn]

I dislike Skottie Young's stuff. His baby covers haven't been that horrible to me but his God-awful Human Torch series from years ago still grates on me. But this cover is brilliant and meta. Fantastic Four 670 for the win!

[babyblob]

This was an easy choice for me. I love the Ultimate line but I hated the art in Ultimate team up. The issues where Spiderman teams with Doctor Strange.

Just hated it so much that it really killed the story. Edit - I did like this cover though because it had Doc Strange doing the finger thing that Peter does for his webs.

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[Stony]

For me it's a cross between Michael Avon Oeming and Guy Davis, both of whose styles never resonated with me.
However, even I have to admit this cover by Oeming is pretty impressive