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Roygbiv666:
I decided to (at least look into) getting some comic art commissions done, primarily "fake" comic covers. Basically, I'm pretending the public domain superheroes continued to be published after WWII just like DC and Marvel, with the simplifying caveat that they were all bought by one company.
So, I want some covers done that reflect various time periods (Silver Age, Bronze Age, etc.), culminating in some inter-company crossover covers (DC/Marvel/Other).
I'm unsure whether or not to "pretend" these crossovers started in the 60s/70s/etc., or just recently.
I wanted Al Plastino to re-do Adventure #300 (I know, it was Curt Swan, but he was doing Superman at the time and inked an interior) with PD characters, for example.
Anyway, I wanted to have, for example, a cover done in the 1970s style of John or Sal Buscema (Avengers cover), and can't decide to keep it simple with just the PD characters, or a crossover with the AVengers and have both PD/Marvel characters on it. That is - I'm losing focus!!
IDEAS?? But not of the "include this character" type, just concepts.
Yoc:
I like the idea Roy.
Sounds a bit like 'The Next Issue Project'.
Michael Finn is a guy that has made dozens of commissions with a cool 'One Minute Later' theme.
You can see them all here (well worth looking at people, wonderful artwork!)
http://tinyurl.com/2g4a4gf
One strong warning though - these things don't come cheap!
Let us see how it goes and good luck Roy!
Kevin Yong:
--- Quote from: Roygbiv666 on November 23, 2010, 10:46:37 AM ---IDEAS?? But not of the "include this character" type, just concepts.
--- End quote ---
If you plan to recreate a "Silver Age" feel for any of these covers, you can't go wrong following Julius Schwartz's top five cover formulas:
5. Show the planet Earth in danger.
4. Show duplicate superheroes fighting themselves.
3. Show superheroes fighting each other or in competition.
2. Command the reader.
and most importantly of all...
1. A gorilla doing something un-gorillalike.
(List taken from Julius Schwartz's autobiography: "Man of Two Worlds")
Roygbiv666:
--- Quote from: Yoc on November 23, 2010, 11:20:25 AM ---I like the idea Roy.
Sounds a bit like 'The Next Issue Project'.
Michael Finn is a guy that has made dozens of commissions with a cool 'One Minute Later' theme.
You can see them all here (well worth looking at people, wonderful artwork!)
http://tinyurl.com/2g4a4gf
One strong warning though - these things don't come cheap!
Let us see how it goes and good luck Roy!
--- End quote ---
Yeah, Plastino is $1800 for a cover. Depends on who you get.
I don't drink/smoke/gamble/do drugs/buy expensive cars/frequent prostitutes/take proper vacations. Also, no kids. So - I have some "disposable" income and don't plan on dying rich.
And I saw those One-Minute Laters - nice.
Roygbiv666:
OK, this didn't set off a wave of discussions, did it? :(
Anyway, any ideas welcome.
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