Saturday, September 19, 2009

Grooviest Covers of All Time: Joe Kubert Covers Pulp Heroes, Kirby, Batman, and More

Yesterday was the amazing Joe Kubert's birthday. We might be a day late to the party, but it's never too late to dig on these far-out DC covers!
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  1. Andrew WahlSeptember 19, 2009 at 12:38 PM

    Groove:

    Never been a big fan of Kubert's covers. His composition is nice, but I don't find his rendering style works all that well with large single images. Kubert greatest strength, in my opinion, is his page design/storytelling, and his rendering has a sense of motion that helps make his interior work flow like butter.

    Cheers,
    Andrew

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  2. The Groovy AgentSeptember 20, 2009 at 7:31 PM

    Different strokes and all, Andrew. I agree that Kubert's interiors are his strength, but his covers sold bajillions of comics over the decades.

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  3. Cole Moore OdellMarch 2, 2010 at 11:01 AM

    While I genreally agree that cover composition isn't usually his strong suit, Kubert's Justice Inc. #1, not shown here, is one of the best covers of all time.

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  4. petewoodsterApril 23, 2010 at 2:43 PM

    I agree along the lines that Kubert's best stuff was non-superhero and interiors, but his Sgt Rock stuff was awesome. I never read DC war comics - we had plenty over here in the UK with Charley's War (a classic - if you read the Titan Books reprints, you won't be disappointed: Pat Mills and the underrated Joe Colquhoun) & Johnny Red in the classic Battle. I remember buying that Batman-Gentleman Ghost issue from the post office in the next village.

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  5. HEHFebruary 23, 2011 at 9:38 AM

    Not too crazy for any of these covers except Klaw 12 which I've never seen before. Thanks for posting this!

    I agree his best covers were the war genre.

    Pete Woodster, I love Charley's War. I have the two Titan reprints, but am considering the latest reprint series.

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