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cyberghostface (cyberghostface) wrote in scans_daily,
@ 2009-06-29 18:35:00

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creator: john romita sr., genre: previews, publisher: marvel comics, title: amazing spider-man

Amazing Spider-Man #600 Romita Sr. variant

Meh. I usually like Romita Sr but this isn't do anything for me. (And this isn't my anti-BND feelings, as I think the Ross cover is nice.)

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	neuhallidae 2009-06-29 05:47 pm UTC (link)
	That's the cutest May's looked since her short-haired stint with Jarvis. I've never been a fan of the "granny bun" look on her. (Reply to this)

	blake_reitz 2009-06-29 05:49 pm UTC (link)
	I think it might just be that everyone looks kind of placid. Yes, as they are trapped in Spider-Man's web of Xanax! (Reply to this)

	sir_razorback 2009-06-29 06:06 pm UTC (link)
	Man, that art's a real throwback. It's what the 60's/70's art would look like if it was produced with today's materials. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	khamelea 2009-06-29 11:36 pm UTC (link)
	Some of it reminds me of the Freedom Force videogame. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	arilou_skiff 2009-06-30 05:05 am UTC (link)
	Motto. Which reminds me, I should post some of the Freedom Force comics. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	bariman1987 2009-07-01 09:23 am UTC (link)
	They actually made Freedom Force comics?! Post them please! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	fredneil.livejournal.com 2009-06-30 12:38 am UTC (link)
	I'd rather see 60s/70s art produced with 60s/70s materials. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	colonel_green 2009-06-29 06:12 pm UTC (link)
	Pretty bland. His cover for Daredevil a year or so ago was a lot better. (Reply to this)

	sandoz_iscariot 2009-06-29 06:15 pm UTC (link)
	It's an okay cover, not as incredibly dated looking as the "Peter Brady" alt. cover he did early in BND. (Mary Jane looks particularly off for a cover by the guy who drew the famous "Jackpot" panel!) But thank God for an artist who knows what the Osborn hair is supposed to look like. (Reply to this) (Thread)

	fredneil.livejournal.com 2009-06-30 12:39 am UTC (link)
	Mary Jane looks older here, maybe late 30s, early 40s. Do you think Romita is trying to tell us something? (Reply to this) (Parent)

	volksjager 2009-06-29 06:55 pm UTC (link)
	Wow, he's still got it ! (Reply to this) (Thread)

	dimesfornickels.wordpress.com 2009-06-30 05:56 am UTC (link)
	In agreement. Get that man a series! (Reply to this) (Parent)

	persoconchii 2009-06-29 07:20 pm UTC (link)
	The girls need to lay off the blush.... (Reply to this)

	scottyquick 2009-06-29 07:51 pm UTC (link)
	It's plain, nothing as unique as say, his Daredevil cover. (Reply to this)

	jlroberson 2009-06-29 09:02 pm UTC (link)
	Kinda bland. He should never be inked this delicately, or without a brush. (Reply to this)

	pyrotwilight 2009-06-29 09:26 pm UTC (link)
	Who's that on the bottom right supposed to be? (Reply to this) (Thread)

	cyberghostface 2009-06-29 10:24 pm UTC (link)
	Carlie. She's a new character introduced in BND. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	cmdr_zoom 2009-06-29 09:59 pm UTC (link)
	As others have said, a bit bland. But still classic. (Reply to this)

oddpuppets
2009-06-29 10:59 pm UTC (link)

I've noticed this trend in a lot of retro-looking covers and just some pretty bland modern pieces - the failure to match coloring with inks/pencils/style. You CANNOT give a Romita Sr some slap-on Photoshop layovers. Look at it! Basic gradiations, either lots of blur or improperly done layer work, and craptastic tonal values. Yes, in the past they had such color schemes but they fit because of the time. When you do a modern take, either you have to manipulate your PS skills to emulate the old graininess of the past, or find a new way to spin a classic artist like Romita Sr into something dynamic for the modern world.

It really pisses me off. Lazy, uninspired coloring is disgraceful. If Romita Sr did the coloring himself (unlikely) then he needs to get a damn good colorist. If it was someone else, if I were Marvel/Romita sr, I'd be hiring someone else.

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	angelophile 2009-06-30 04:41 am UTC (link)
	Agreed. The coloring kills this, unfortunately. It's not really the art that's making it bland. (Reply to this) (Parent) (Thread)

	jlroberson 2009-06-30 05:18 am UTC (link)
	I would say that too. And it has all the visual dynamism beige can give. (Reply to this) (Parent)

	mullon 2009-06-30 12:07 pm UTC (link)
	Wow, Marvel really is stuck in the past. (Reply to this)