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#626398 05/20/10 01:09 PM
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I'm not a fan of either...so no vote for me.

#626399 05/20/10 01:28 PM
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The 2nd one. I hated the way Giffen was always drawing characters with their faces hidden in shadow and everything looked dirty all the time.


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#626400 05/20/10 03:59 PM
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well I liked the Giffen artwork because it evokes the mystery around Cosmic Boy....I like the covers that is "mysterious". so obviously my vote goes to: Giffen one.

#626401 05/20/10 04:20 PM
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v4 for me as well. I just did not like the cover of last week's issue.

#626402 05/20/10 06:13 PM
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Originally posted by jimgallagher:
The 2nd one. I hated the way Giffen was always drawing characters with their faces hidden in shadow and everything looked dirty all the time.
This sums up my feelings. Another vote for the Levitz cover.


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#626403 05/20/10 06:39 PM
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Though I love 5YL, that cover isn't exactly iconic. It represents the feel well but just ain't purty, ya know? The current number one is a striking image, though I'd rather have had a group shot or something. It definitely shows us the Legion is back while acknowledging something that has had little to do with Legion continuity previously in the form of the GL ring. (I'll bet the new cover image sold some books, too!)

The new #1 gets the nod.


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#626404 05/20/10 06:40 PM
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#626405 05/20/10 07:33 PM
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Cinar cover.


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#626406 05/20/10 08:16 PM
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Like Nighty, I'm not a fan of either cover.

UNlike Nighty, I will vote...

TMK # 1, because I actively hate the current # 1 cover (though Cinar's subsequent covers look uh-MAZE-ing!!).


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#626407 05/20/10 08:33 PM
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There are times when comic book creators transcend their medium, and manage to lift their work to the level of Art with a capital A. The cover of the first issue of the TMK run was one of those times. Comic book covers are traditionally loud affairs. The purpose is to get you to pay attention. Look at me! Buy me! They can be viewed as advertisements.

Giffen didn't play that game with the introduction of his version of the team. It was subtle, quiet and sad. It whispered, "everything is different." And, for once, it truly was. The colors created the mood and set the tone. This is the planet Braal. This is real science fiction. It is my all time favorite Legion cover.


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#626408 05/20/10 08:39 PM
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Originally posted by Jerry:
There are times when comic book creators transcend their medium, and manage to lift their work to the level of Art with a capital A. The cover of the first issue of the TMK run was one of those times. Comic book covers are traditionally loud affairs. The purpose is to get you to pay attention. Look at me! Buy me! They can be viewed as advertisements.

Giffen didn't play that game with the introduction of his version of the team. It was subtle, quiet and sad. It whispered, "everything is different." And, for once, it truly was. The colors created the mood and set the tone. This is the planet Braal. This is real science fiction. It is my all time favorite Legion cover.
Jerry, I've long admired your way with words. What a beautiful endorsement of TMK's LSH # 1 cover!


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#626409 05/20/10 09:36 PM
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I kinda like the concepts behind both covers but IMO both fall short on the execution too (which seems to be the case with a lot of Legion covers I'm noticing).

The colours don't work for me on the v.4 cover and that upside-down Legion ring on the Cinar cover is very grating.

I'll go for the v.4 cover because it's moody and ominous and tells a story unlike the new one which just says 'there's a Green Lantern in the Legion', which - yawn.

#626410 05/20/10 09:38 PM
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I will go with TMK, because like Lash, I despise the new cover!


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#626411 05/20/10 10:29 PM
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#626412 05/20/10 10:37 PM
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The TMK issue. I hate the new cover, only because it's more of a Green Lantern cover than Legion, even with the ring. Loved the variant much better.

#626413 05/21/10 01:07 AM
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I'll vote for TMK, too. The Legion doesn't (or shouldn't) need the GL ring on the cover to sell it.


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#626414 05/21/10 03:41 AM
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TMK.
I agree with Jerry quite a bit.

My only reservation is that Giffen over used the face black out.
I mean, really over used it.
Even when the bridge of the nose should have been seen. And maybe the tip of the chin.
The parts that actually hit the light if you don't have your chin buried in your neck.
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(pet peeve for me)

But I loved the costumes, coloring and feel of that era, probably my favorite Legion 'look'.


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#626415 05/21/10 05:16 AM
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TMK just awesome

#626416 05/21/10 06:09 AM
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TMK cover.

#626417 05/21/10 11:39 AM
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TMK. Jerry put it well, and I like the sense of mystery to it.


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#626418 05/21/10 03:37 PM
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Not a big fan of either, but at least Griffen showed us something. Vote for Griffen

I get my copy of Cinar tomorrow.

#626419 05/21/10 03:52 PM
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Originally posted by MLLASH:
LSH # 1 FACE-OFF!!!

CHOOSE! smile


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#626420 05/21/10 11:28 PM
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TMK. That cover genuinely sets a mood.

The Cinar cover isn't bad, it just isn't a good way to kick off a new series.


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#626421 05/21/10 11:31 PM
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TMK. It's monochromatic, counter-intuitive, audacious.

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I give it to V4, no contest. Personally, I loved Giffen's style during that period...it was unlike anything else that I had seen in comics.

And I think that cover is really amazing for a team like the Legion, which has traditionally been about hope and optimism. Obviously, everything has fallen apart, and the darkness of that series didn't seem to me at least to be forced to meet some editorial mandate, but was rather from a really genuine creative well. Even though a lot of things were deconstructed with that Legion, the creators didn't lose sight of what made the Legion such a popular concept...there was always that underlying hope and optimism behind their actions, it just took a bit of a beating at times. I find that a lot more endearing than stuff like say, Teen Titans, which has become in recent years one disgusting cynical gorefest.

Also, the current cover would be a great cover for a storyline introducing a Lantern Legionnaire, but as the first issue of a whole new series I think it should really be doing more to sell the concept of the book as a whole...

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