Cover Contest November 30 - December 6: It's in the Details

[MRP]

It's from a Conan paperback book, never used for a Conan comic. And certainly not Conan #1.

It was used for a comic cover by Dark Horse, they did an 8 issue Conan Frazetta Cover series that featured Frazetta Conan paintings as the cover. That cover was used on issue #3

NOT AN ENTRY



-M

[Iron Maiden]

Frazetta never did any work for Marvel. WBE should just switch to one of the legit covers posted by MRP or Kirby101. The other one looks like someone altered the original Conan cover as Shalla Bal correctly observed. The Conan figure on the upper left is Windsor-Smith's work. Barry Windsor Smith did most of l the covers and interior art on those 1970s series (some look like Gil Kane may have done them) until he left after issue #25. Whatever site WBE got is from is suspicious to me if they didn't use a real cover.

[Ravin' Ray]

[Kirby101]

It was used for a comic cover by Dark Horse, they did an 8 issue Conan Frazetta Cover series that featured Frazetta Conan paintings as the cover. That cover was used on issue #3

NOT AN ENTRY


-M

I stand corrected, and edited my post. But the cover wbe posted is still not a real comic.

[Kirby101]

Frazetta never did any work for Marvel. WBE should just switch to one of the legit covers posted by MRP or Kirby101. The other one looks like someone altered the original Conan cover as Shalla Bal correctly observed. The Conan figure on the upper left is Windsor-Smith's work. Barry Windsor Smith did most of l the covers and interior art on those 1970s series (some look like Gil Kane may have done them) until he left after issue #25. Whatever sight WBE got is from is suspicious to me if they didn't use a real cover.

Barry Smith did 20 of the first 24 covers (his last issue was #24) With Gil Kane doing the other 4.

https://www.coverbrowser.com/covers/conan-the-barbarian

[Shalla Bal]

Okay, I see from MRP's post that that Frazetta image was used for the Conan The Frazetta Covers series, #3 (Dark Horse) as MRP stated.
https://www.comics.org/issue/395425/
It's not what was posted (though of course WBE could just change his submission to the Dark Horse comic, as Iron Maiden suggested).

The comic posted for the contest seems to be fan mashup or something, as that particular image is all over, on posters, paperbacks, etc., and it wouldn't be difficult for someone creative to just slap it onto the 1970 BWS cover

Thanks for the feedback Kirby101, Iron Maiden and MRP.

[MRP]

Okay, I see from MRP's post that that Frazetta image was used for the Conan The Frazetta Covers series, #3 (Dark Horse) as MRP stated.
https://www.comics.org/issue/395425/
It's not what was posted (though of course WBE could just change his submission to the Dark Horse comic, as Iron Maiden suggested).

The comic posted for the contest seems to be fan mashup or something, as that particular image is all over, on posters, paperbacks, etc., and it wouldn't be difficult for someone creative to just slap it onto the 1970 BWS cover

Thanks for the feedback Kirby101, Iron Maiden and MRP.

When I first saw his entry, I didn't look at it that closely, I just assumed one of the several dozen variants for Conan's relaunch at Marvel had used the Frazetta cover with the BWS corner box, not noticing the price on that image. With all the dozens of variants for every #1 launched at every company these days, it gets harder and harder to parse what is a real cover and what isn't.

-M

[foxley]

When I first saw his entry, I didn't look at it that closely, I just assumed one of the several dozen variants for Conan's relaunch at Marvel had used the Frazetta cover with the BWS corner box, not noticing the price on that image. With all the dozens of variants for every #1 launched at every company these days, it gets harder and harder to parse what is a real cover and what isn't.

-M

That's why if I find a cover using Google search, I go to either GCD or Comicvine to source the image for my entry. That will confirm it is an actual published comic and not a mash-up.

[MRP]

That's why if I find a cover using Google search, I go to either GCD or Comicvine to source the image for my entry. That will confirm it is an actual published comic and not a mash-up.

I do the same using Lonestar instead.

-M

[ed2962]

[MRP]

Zelena for a gorgeous cover I had never seen before. Honorable mention to foxley for a gorgeous cover I own and have signed by Bernie.

-M

[CaptainEurope]

Awesome week, great idea for a theme.

Going with Kirby101.

[foxley]

Zelena for a gorgeous cover I had never seen before. Honorable mention to foxley for a gorgeous cover I own and have signed by Bernie.

-M

You have no idea how jealous I am of you right now.

But my own vote goes to WestPhillyPunisher for the glorious Perez cover; one I have used previously for the 'Group Shot' contest.

[WestPhillyPunisher]

Mondo tough choices this week! I'll go with Iron Maiden and that Art Adams FF cover!

[worstblogever]

Frazetta never did any work for Marvel. WBE should just switch to one of the legit covers posted by MRP or Kirby101. The other one looks like someone altered the original Conan cover as Shalla Bal correctly observed. The Conan figure on the upper left is Windsor-Smith's work. Barry Windsor Smith did most of l the covers and interior art on those 1970s series (some look like Gil Kane may have done them) until he left after issue #25. Whatever sight WBE got is from is suspicious to me if they didn't use a real cover.

Or... if you don't think it should count, don't vote for it.

But as I found it as a Dark Horse release, and what I posted was listed as a "Variant" of that cover. I ended up finding a ton of Frazetta's works have been repurposed as covers for different books, but the classic Conan was what I went with.