tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post7465745648526511934..comments2024-03-25T05:26:47.764-04:00Comments on The Peerless Power of Comics!: The Atlanteans Are Coming! The Atlanteans Are Coming!Comicsfanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-90479661970447231932016-01-20T05:40:01.720-05:002016-01-20T05:40:01.720-05:00B, I haven't always been on board with those t...B, I haven't always been on board with those types of covers, since they don't take into account a new reader who may not be familiar with the characters. The cover of <a href="http://peerlesspower.blogspot.com/2014/08/prisoners-of-love.html" rel="nofollow">Avengers #91</a> that you point out is a good example, with a virtual shower of word balloons being needed to make it clear that the characters whose backs are turned to us are the heroes of the mag. I might also say the same for <a href="http://peerlesspower.blogspot.com/2014/12/we-probe-in-peace.html" rel="nofollow">Fantastic Four #102</a>, though the FF's uniforms help in that regard. (And to be fair, in both cases we can always glance at the corner box to clear things up; there's also the fact that the bad guys are almost always going to be the ones facing down the heroes in a threatening posture.) All of that said, I certainly agree that it's an impressive layout style that would catch the eye of the comics browser.<br />Comicsfanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10064955427593820783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4142199900369238852.post-46291473165019813732016-01-20T02:40:54.744-05:002016-01-20T02:40:54.744-05:00On a slight tangent, one style of cover that I alw...On a slight tangent, one style of cover that I always liked was typified by the Fantastic Four #104 you've shown: group of protagonists down the front with their backs to the reader, facing a situation that will make up the story.<br /><br />It's a layout Marvel used only occasionally (don't recall anyone else doing it) but it was most effective tableau sort of image - other examples would be Avengers #91 and Spider-Man #91...at pinch Captain America #137 and FF#109 would also fit the bill; I daresay there'd be other examples, but those are a couple off the top of my head. <br /><br />It's probably a style that disappeared with every other later Silver/early bronze age tic, but it certainly sold the book in my opinion.B Smithhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16618583443442543086noreply@blogger.com