tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726742103634035714.post5951914302873060890..comments2023-09-15T14:35:51.762-07:00Comments on Covered: Dan Scanlon covers X-Men 1Robert Goodinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12578493704682972069noreply@blogger.comBlogger40125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726742103634035714.post-16429084350638905982016-02-14T06:05:38.976-08:002016-02-14T06:05:38.976-08:00If you sold a print of this I would buy one for ev...If you sold a print of this I would buy one for every room in my house.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726742103634035714.post-4400290634643164932010-08-27T12:34:46.622-07:002010-08-27T12:34:46.622-07:00yeah x-men rules.yeah x-men rules.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726742103634035714.post-915959646010490592010-02-17T11:30:19.971-08:002010-02-17T11:30:19.971-08:00I would say I LOVE about 2 dozen of these...some d...I would say I LOVE about 2 dozen of these...some done by friends of mine. I don't know Dan...but this is the BEST. Everyone including me should give up even trying.Ben Cohenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12010704009956203436noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726742103634035714.post-71325595077327024242009-11-27T12:48:14.662-08:002009-11-27T12:48:14.662-08:00Holy crap. This is totally NOT the "Marvel Wa...Holy crap. This is totally NOT the "Marvel Way" to draw. Obviously it's all about perspective.Swellzombiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03746326166049320006noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726742103634035714.post-16762699228178487672009-11-24T06:54:11.293-08:002009-11-24T06:54:11.293-08:00I laughed out loud at this for a solid 5 minutes. ...I laughed out loud at this for a solid 5 minutes. This is probably the best thing i've ever seen. It'd be brilliant to see a whole comic like this?Dan Leehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15126141771583088448noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726742103634035714.post-55719100692838622262009-11-23T21:22:42.530-08:002009-11-23T21:22:42.530-08:00Perfection! Dan Scanlon nailed the absurdity with ...Perfection! Dan Scanlon nailed the absurdity with a simple camera shift. Great cover.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726742103634035714.post-37866373889140082112009-11-15T22:25:32.607-08:002009-11-15T22:25:32.607-08:00"I have a feeling this is what most people se..."I have a feeling this is what most people see when they pick up a superhero comic: a bunch of sad people in goofy outfits having a contextless and uninteresting fight."<br /><br />Hahaha...I really, really wish you weren't right on that, Mladen, but it seems like a pretty accurate (and hilarious) summary. Definitely made me laugh out loud.Mike Billeterhttp://www.mikebilleter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726742103634035714.post-52798996696946580692009-11-14T09:13:53.934-08:002009-11-14T09:13:53.934-08:00Wow, this is the funniest cover I've seen here...Wow, this is the funniest cover I've seen here. It literally made me lol.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726742103634035714.post-77668426551541778152009-11-13T15:51:40.396-08:002009-11-13T15:51:40.396-08:00Oh my God, this is amazing. There are so many cove...Oh my God, this is amazing. There are so many covers I want... covered... like this one. Oh, how I chortle.EruditeChickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16820695790488562673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726742103634035714.post-48280588036043704812009-11-13T13:46:07.865-08:002009-11-13T13:46:07.865-08:00Aha! The snow is on Magneto's forcefield! Wh...Aha! The snow is on Magneto's forcefield! Which still makes no sense at all. I think Dan really captured the moroseness of Cyclops in those early yearsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726742103634035714.post-81647365881965381282009-11-12T18:17:39.838-08:002009-11-12T18:17:39.838-08:00I love this.
I have a feeling this is what most p...I love this. <br />I have a feeling this is what most people see when they pick up a superhero comic: a bunch of sad people in goofy outfits having a contextless and uninteresting fight.Mladenhttp://www.myspace.com/purgeauditnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726742103634035714.post-33800030907716139542009-11-12T10:15:58.086-08:002009-11-12T10:15:58.086-08:00Here's how it went down....
Iceman got there f...Here's how it went down....<br />Iceman got there first. He snuck of close to Maggie and nailed him in the back. Maggie whirled around and turned on his force-field. Iceman was already throwing the balls and thus they are shown missing.<br /> Cyclops optic-pressure blasts are doing just that....putting pressure on maggie's bubble. Angel is having a hard time carrying that beam...too heavy. Since it's their first battle with maggie...Angel doesn't yet realize how inneffective metal is against Mags. Telekinetic lines are probably supposed to be shown emanating from marvel Girl...thus her goofy pose....the inker probably left 'em off.<br /><br />Beast...i can't explain Beast.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726742103634035714.post-71245335291444515722009-11-12T09:38:27.908-08:002009-11-12T09:38:27.908-08:00I agree Mike. I don't love Kirby despite the ...I agree Mike. I don't love Kirby despite the weird things he does, but because of them. It's amazing how many times I've looked at this cover and not thought anything was strange about it.Robert Goodinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12578493704682972069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726742103634035714.post-41363668674170279572009-11-12T08:59:14.764-08:002009-11-12T08:59:14.764-08:00Man...the more I look at it, the more I noticed st...Man...the more I look at it, the more I noticed strange things about the original...<br /><br />As Jimmy mentioned, how DOES Magneto have snow on his back? It either means Iceman's snow made it through Magneto's magnetic field from behind or that somehow the magnetic field holds ice/snow in place behind Magneto.<br /><br />Furthermore how is Cyclops's optic blast somehow just barely bending the magnetic field? It's not an immediate reflection and it's not breaking through. It's just...bending it a bit. I'm afraid if I keep looking at this cover, I'll find 11 more things that don't make sense. And, as a sucker for old school comic books, I still love it anyway.Mike Billeterhttp://www.mikebilleter.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726742103634035714.post-15107987104724202472009-11-12T03:21:25.628-08:002009-11-12T03:21:25.628-08:00I love this, especially Iceman's ineffective s...I love this, especially Iceman's ineffective snowballs and Magneto's apathetic pose!<br /><br /> And to weigh in on the parody debate, Dan has actually copied Kirby's poses pretty accurately, but by zooming out the view-point, it just highlights how ludicrous the original is: Iceman's aforementioned snowball lobs, Marvel Girl's impromptued dance-off, the fact that Beast is swinging with no real chance of a contact hit, and my favourite observation: Angel's rocket launcher is being held wildly off-target! Great cover! Really inspirational!Paul Shinnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05653701920879601912noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726742103634035714.post-71058017930241023342009-11-11T14:53:59.329-08:002009-11-11T14:53:59.329-08:00and I agree with Goodin's comments about Chest...and I agree with Goodin's comments about Chester Brown's Louis Riel.Anthony Vukojevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02768458666896532230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726742103634035714.post-42172458731977973742009-11-11T14:52:56.717-08:002009-11-11T14:52:56.717-08:00I just wanted to add my two cents:
I love this cov...I just wanted to add my two cents:<br />I love this cover...it also made me laugh out loud.<br />Dan's version somehow brings out the ludicrous poses on my Kirby covers. And I adore Jack Kirby art.Anthony Vukojevichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02768458666896532230noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726742103634035714.post-10732856844654652492009-11-11T14:23:46.999-08:002009-11-11T14:23:46.999-08:00Thanks for the nice comments! I love Robert's...Thanks for the nice comments! I love Robert's site, and had so much fun finally drawing a cover myself. I highly recommend you do the same! I am also not a fan of parody, but I suppose it's a fine line. I like when artist poke loving fun at something about the original covers, but I agree it would lame to due "Breast Men number 1" and draw all the x men with boob faces. I think that's the difference for me anyway.Caveat Productionhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05920866729019426196noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726742103634035714.post-41649966906331831212009-11-11T12:52:27.447-08:002009-11-11T12:52:27.447-08:00Hilarious; I love itHilarious; I love itMike Myhrehttp://spacejet.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726742103634035714.post-73915347220733882152009-11-11T12:16:28.614-08:002009-11-11T12:16:28.614-08:00this doesn't really strike me as a parody. Bot...this doesn't really strike me as a parody. Both covers show Magneto effortlessly warding off an attack by the X-Men. Nothing has been added and nothing has really been changed except for the intensity of the poses and the camera has been pulled back.<br /><br />I really like it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726742103634035714.post-74487710053249933772009-11-11T12:14:52.103-08:002009-11-11T12:14:52.103-08:00The only thing I can think of to explain all the c...The only thing I can think of to explain all the craziness is that this was their first mission and they hadn't yet gelled as a team.Robert Goodinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12578493704682972069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726742103634035714.post-38342985987190266022009-11-11T12:03:12.895-08:002009-11-11T12:03:12.895-08:00I also want to know why Iceman is missing from two...I also want to know why Iceman is missing from two feet away, yet Magnetto has snow on his back for some reason? Maybe they're boomerang snowballs.<br /><br />Awesome cover by the way!Jimmy Giegerichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04243946673580165131noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726742103634035714.post-19281038855285852162009-11-11T11:42:34.120-08:002009-11-11T11:42:34.120-08:00Scanlon is a genius!Scanlon is a genius!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726742103634035714.post-14262601077266522652009-11-11T10:50:44.500-08:002009-11-11T10:50:44.500-08:00Amazing! Made me laugh out loud. Love the way the ...Amazing! Made me laugh out loud. Love the way the Beast is just hanging there.ROB STEENhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07162385348304726467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1726742103634035714.post-13470963175645999192009-11-11T10:46:51.301-08:002009-11-11T10:46:51.301-08:00So some people complain that some of the artists f...So some people complain that some of the artists featured on this blog interpret the covers too much like the original. Other people complain that some artists create parodies of the covers. Jeez! There's just no pleasing some people. I think this recover is brilliant, it made me laugh out loud and laughing always makes a day better. Congrats Dan I really look forward to seeing more of your work.Ben Newmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12076942132481386688noreply@blogger.com