Cover Contest Sept 21 - Sept 27: Life in the Big City

[codystarbuck]

(please let me know if the pic shows)

Brüsel, by the great team of Schuiten and Peeters.

Oh, god, yes; Schuiten. Of course, he has an advantage, being the son of an architect and producing a series translated as the Cities of the Fantastic. I first saw A Fever in Urbicand in Cheval Noir, from Dark Horse (the 1st issue) and was intrigued. Later, I got a catalog from NBM and immediately ordered Great Walls of Samaris, Fever in Urbicand, and The Tower (as well as Druillet's Lone Sloane). I've colelcted them ever since. The Book of Schuiten is a gorgeous collection of his art, from the cityscapes, to the transport, to dreamworlds. He's one part Le Corbusier, one part Winsor McCay, one part .....I don't know.

[codystarbuck]

-M

Every time I read that The Fifth Element was a rip-off of Harry Canyon, in Heavy Metal (the movie), I told the person to go read The Long Tomorrow and see where Heavy Metal swiped it, since Moebius and O'Bannon didn't agree for them to adapt it (nor did Moebius agree to Arzach being used, leading to Tarna). I then reminded them that Moebius was one of the conceptual designers.

[The Whovian]

Daredevil Black and White

[Iron Maiden]

Wow...lots of great covers already.

[Abe]

Oh, god, yes; Schuiten. Of course, he has an advantage, being the son of an architect and producing a series translated as the Cities of the Fantastic. I first saw A Fever in Urbicand in Cheval Noir, from Dark Horse (the 1st issue) and was intrigued. Later, I got a catalog from NBM and immediately ordered Great Walls of Samaris, Fever in Urbicand, and The Tower (as well as Druillet's Lone Sloane). I've colelcted them ever since. The Book of Schuiten is a gorgeous collection of his art, from the cityscapes, to the transport, to dreamworlds. He's one part Le Corbusier, one part Winsor McCay, one part .....I don't know.

A bit of Jorge Luis Borges?

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Great theme for this week contest and already many wonders... I'm really eager to see what comes next.

[Professor Moriarty]

[CJStriker]

Very Nice Idea for a Cover Contest Iron Maiden and Thanks to It I get to Post Another of my New-Age Favorite Covers, So THANKS ALLOT for that!

[Greg Hatcher]

[nx01a]

[lalalei2001]

[foxley]

I'm tired of this dirty old city
Entirely too much work and never enough play
And I'm tired of these dirty old sidewalks
Think I'll walk off my steady job today



A stunning piece of design by Michael Golden.

[codystarbuck]

A bit of Jorge Luis Borges?

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Great theme for this week contest and already many wonders... I'm really eager to see what comes next.

Excellent; I was trying to think of the right literary similarity. Borges fits. Of course, that's not to devalue Benoit Peeters writing. Their work, and several other European creators make me think, "Why can't more American comics be like this? Then you realise that most European comics aren't like this. That's what makes it so great. I feel the same way when I read Dean Motter's Terminal City and Electropolis. Somewhat similar paths, though with a different style to it.

[The Darknight Detective]

I'm tired of this dirty old city
Entirely too much work and never enough play
And I'm tired of these dirty old sidewalks
Think I'll walk off my steady job today

The Hag!

[Spike-X]

[Speed Force League Unlimited]