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Marvel Super Special 9 |
| Item: |
Marvel Super Special 9 Universal |
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CGC |
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3806818003
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Owner Comments
John Buscema just shouldn't have ever done painted covers. This cover painting is so bad, it actively repels me - like I don't want it in my collection due to how unappealing it is. Easily the worst Red Sonja cover in all of the Marvel covers - and she's unconscious on one of the covers, and a background line drawing in another - they're still better than this shite. But - well, let's break it down and see if it has any redeeming elements. Both the background and the focus of the image are in warm colors, so there use of color doesn't do anything to help. The background is just formless color - so it *could* have been any color. Conan has the face of a monster and the stomach of an undead. The shield on his arm is twisted in an impossible position when combined with the position of his shoulder. For some reason John has decided to go with massive foreshortening for Conan's axe and axe hand - not to mention he's fighting left handed - what the hell? Conan is hugely off-balance with his oddly straightened left leg combined with the gigantic backswing and the heavy steel shield. Moving to Sonja - I just can't even with that pose. What the actual F*ck is that? And, excuse me for asking, but where is her a$$? If it is tucked that far under, she might as well just fall over now with that big old sword behind her head. Sonja is also using a left-handed grip, and has her parrying dagger on her right hip. The blade of her parrying dagger appears to be bare. No scabbard. Um - it'd take me too long to discuss how stupid that is. Suffice to say that the one time, the one singular time, that my scabbard slid off during a fight, I almost immediately stabbed myself in the leg with my own dagger. The two beasties crawling up to attack Conan and Sonja could be interesting. The one attacking Conan looks like he could be kinda badass from the back - but the one attacking Sonja is shown in side view and is clearly not very badass - more "I'm going to wave my claws kinda threateningly" but my face isn't scary, I don't have big fangs, or sharp teeth, or a forked serpent-like tongue.
So, in review, the cover has zero redeeming features.
Overall? Gross, no. Do not do this again. It is horrid.
Oh, and reprinting it? still horrid. Bad Marvel - no donut.
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