COVER CONTEST, Feb 16 - Feb 22: It's Not Art, It's Comics!

[Scott Taylor]

Rodin's The Flash, along with my favorite rogues



and his The Thinker

[Iron Maiden]

Cover by Alex Maleev

[Kirby101]

Cover by Alex Maleev

I.M. did you read ALL the rules for this contest?

I am adding the proviso that homages/parodies of Michelangelo's Pietà are NOT eligible for this contest.

[seismic-2]

Until I saw this cover so much enlarged here today, I never realized that the guy behind the counter in the Marvel version is in fact Norman Rockwell himself! D'Oh!

[worstblogever]

[Iron Maiden]

I.M. did you read ALL the rules for this contest?

People can vote for it nor not. I don't care and I have no plans to change it. There have been entries before that didn't follow the rules. And the reasoning is very arbitrary and I don't buy it. You can pick out any famous work of art and make the same argument.
And I wouldn't say that X-Men #136 is an homage to the Pieta since Cyclops is in a standing position, not seated.

[Tami]

This is going to be a challenge. The cover I might have used has been taken, so now i will have to hunt for another.

[Nschornhorst]

This is going to be a challenge. The cover I might have used has been taken, so now i will have to hunt for another.

Maybe you could google an artist you like (i.e. Da Vinci, Picasso, O'Keefe, etc.) and then "comic book cover" and see what comes up. That's how I went about it. I knew there were plenty of fine art homages out there, but had nothing particular in mind. It may take a few artists, though, as my first choice didn't bring up any.

[Tami]

Maybe you could google an artist you like (i.e. Da Vinci, Picasso, O'Keefe, etc.) and then "comic book cover" and see what comes up. That's how I went about it. I knew there were plenty of fine art homages out there, but had nothing particular in mind. It may take a few artists, though, as my first choice didn't bring up any.

Just tried that, didn't find anything so far. Thanks, I'll keep looking.

[seismic-2]

This is going to be a challenge. The cover I might have used has been taken, so now i will have to hunt for another.

Several of the works of art that have already been used have in fact been used as the basis for multiple comic book covers, and there's no restriction against posting a different one that is based on the same art as one that's already been posted. So post one if you wish, and voters can compare how different comic-book artists treated the same homage!

[Riv86672]

NOT AN ENTRY … but worth sharing, I think.





My first reaction was, “Yikes”.

[LordMikel]

Maybe you could google an artist you like (i.e. Da Vinci, Picasso, O'Keefe, etc.) and then "comic book cover" and see what comes up. That's how I went about it. I knew there were plenty of fine art homages out there, but had nothing particular in mind. It may take a few artists, though, as my first choice didn't bring up any.

Sigh, I tried Monet Comic Book covers, all I got was Generation X.

[LordMikel]

It did eventually get me to this one though, so I do thank you for the suggestion.

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[Shalla Bal]

Can't see Zelena's, it's just a blank space. If this is what they posted PLEASE someone tell me! Thanks.

Catwoman #66 (1993 series)

[Nschornhorst]

Sigh, I tried Monet Comic Book covers, all I got was Generation X.

I noticed that too in my search. lol I forgot about her. Glad you found one you like, though!