And by way of contrast... Best Covers?

Let's discuss. This Impactor/Springer cover art is great. It's a very 'in your face' angle of the two characters struggling in the overhead pipeworks. I believe Si Furman outlined to the artists the concepts to all the TF:UK covers, which is interesting in itself. Another thing that makes this particular cover a bit better is Furman's humorous speechbubble, which really contrasts with the desparate battle between the two robots.

Of course, another good thing about the Marvel covers it that they told you something about the action that was to unfold between the pages, without usually spoiling the story as a whole or without revealing the true twist in the tale.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 8:30 pm

http://tfarchive.com/comics/covers/Marv ... S%2077.jpg

I love Transformers with tears and eyeballs. Love 'em!

http://tfarchive.com/comics/covers/Marv ... S%2070.jpg

As classic as US 5, IMHO.

http://tfarchive.com/comics/covers/Drea ... 0v3-09.jpg

Ah, bite me.

bobaprime85 · Post by **bobaprime85** » Wed Mar 09, 2005 10:00 pm

Personal favorite, this one:

http://www.transfans.net/popup.php?id=1674

This one I always drool over:
http://www.transfans.net/popup.php?id=1679

Bit surprised this one hasn't already been pounced on:
http://www.transfans.net/popup.php?id=1689

Post by **Best First** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 11:30 am

looking back some of the lame gags really detracted from the covers IMO.

http://www.transfans.net/popup.php?id=1493

i love that one so much.

Post by **spiderfrommars** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 11:50 am

The Transfans caption says Geoff Senior - its actually Lee Sullivan.

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 12:59 pm

its a superb bit of work - Im tempted to print an A0 poster of it... minus the speech bubble of course

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 3:34 pm

heheh... i've always wondered just what Grimlock was doing to Sludge in this one... http://www.transfans.net/popup.php?id=500

Post by **Best First** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 3:40 pm

Down boy!

sprunkner · Post by **sprunkner** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 3:43 pm

So who is the best cover artist? Wildman did some really good stuff-- like this:

http://tfarchive.com/comics/covers/Marv ... S%2078.jpg

Senior also:

http://tfarchive.com/comics/covers/Marv ... S%2075.jpg

Never liked the cover blurb on that one. The art was too beautiful.

My personal fave cover artist, though, is Yaniger:

http://tfarchive.com/comics/covers/Marv ... 2%2005.jpg

http://tfarchive.com/comics/covers/Marv ... 2%2010.jpg

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 3:46 pm

sprunkner wrote:http://tfarchive.com/comics/covers/Marv ... 2%2005.jpg

woah... wtf happened to meg's chin! it's eggnormous!

Post by **Best First** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 5:13 pm

Its the Deaperate Dan/TF cross over issue.

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 5:25 pm

does he eat lots of matrix pies in it?

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Thu Mar 10, 2005 11:13 pm

spiderfrommars wrote:http://www.transfans.net/popup.php?id=1514

Ugh, no. Galvatron has too fat a face in that one.

This is a favourite:

http://www.transfans.net/popup.php?id=1571

Legion · Post by **Legion** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 10:11 am

i know i'm being picky, but i was always a bit miffed with that one because it shows Bruticus and Divebomb (albeit a rather small Bruticus) in the pile... and there weren't in the story!

Post by **Best First** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 10:43 am

me too!

Poor litlle random Wildman guy as well!

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 2:46 pm

and that odd dollar sign, and how come so robots are in coulor and others are not -
and galvateron didnt beat them all, that aover is a lie!!!

wicked cover.

Metal Vendetta · Post by **Metal Vendetta** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 3:13 pm

Impactor returns 2.0 wrote:and that odd dollar sign

That's Andy W's signature but 3d-ised, surely?

bobaprime85 · Post by **bobaprime85** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 9:59 pm

This one is a personal indulgence:

http://www.transfans.net/popup.php?id=1543

If only the issue was half as good as the cover....

Impactor returns 2.0 · Post by **Impactor returns 2.0** » Fri Mar 11, 2005 10:38 pm

yeah its like "im op, i was dead, but now im back.....again"...tumble weed as a few autobots look up...

Optimus Prime Rib · Post by **Optimus Prime Rib** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 6:11 am

I like Gen2 #1 .. I like it so much I bought it today.

Shanti418 · Post by **Shanti418** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 8:28 am

did you happen to get the shiny, fold out cover?

Optimus Prime Rib · Post by **Optimus Prime Rib** » Sat Mar 12, 2005 8:33 am

oh yeah