Awesome Covers: Madman Atomic Comics 10

I have previously shown my constant irritation with the Madman Atomic Comics series. Like I said, it's not that it's a bad series, it's that it's not really superhero stuff. I also have mild complaint that few characters contribute anything huge to the story. But today, let's talk about the cover to Issue 10.

This cover is awesome! The two sides of LunaJoe struggle for the man they love who is unable to do anything to stop them. Even the robot Warren cannot stop the struggle, while the foreboding image of the Zombot, the cannibalized corpse of Adam, AKA Metal Man looks down upon them.

Yes, one of the only things that could make this cover better would be if it actually had anything to do with the goddamn story! Seriosly, this cover suggests that Luna and Joe are fighting over the love of Frank, but in the actual comic, Luna is in love with Adam and has few romantic feelings for Frank, and to add to that, both girls are pretty happy with the way things are, making the 'fight' depicted on the cover false advertising!

But hey, maybe Mr. Allred is onto something. I mean, wouldn't Star Wars have been even better if we thought we were going to see a romantic comedy? Or maybe Forrest Gump would've been better if we advertised it as an war film? Or how about if Citizen Kane was made out to be a film about an actual cane? (Apologies to Matt Groening)
The fact of the matter is that looking at covers like 16 or maybe 2 would suggest that I'm picking up a...I don't even know how to describe what kind of book it is, but this just tells me, THERE IS A FIGHT! Granted, there are a few fights throughout the series, but...you know what? It's not worth it, just...just enjoy the cover, it's really good. Just enjoy it.

Awesome Covers: Gemini #1.

Welcome again to Awesome Covers. Okay, I know that the last one I did was Awesome Covers, but I felt like doing another one.

This is the cover to Gemini #1, an Image Mini-Series taking place in the same universe as Dynamo 5. Both were created by Jay Faerber (spelling?). The cover is great because not only is it drawn well and display a cool looking hero, look at all the villains. This pays off with a pretty cool fight scene later on, and I love how these all look like they could be real super villains with different backstories and so forth. Except the devil (Hex) that just seems random. Also it shows off the heroes personality in that he's covered in really powerful dudes who want to kill him, and he's just laughing it off. I instantly wanted to pick up the book.

The story itself? Pretty good. Gemini is 'controlled' by a secret organisation called The Constellation, who regularly transform a regular guy named Dan into a superhero to fight evil without him knowing. A new guy comes in on his team (yes, each superhero has a pit crew) and helps deal with a routine assignment: Save two superheroes from a horde of villains in a junkyard (pictured). This scene was well drawn and arguably amongst my favorites. I won't ruin the end, but it's surprising. I might ruin it for you later, but for now I'll give you time to buy the book. The final issue of the series is due to come out soon, but it hasn't been released regularly, so it's kind of irritating.

This is also probably the best cover in the series, the second one if pretty good, but fails epicly compared to this one.



One more thing! In case your wondering, Gemini's powers are enhanced healing, agility and strength. The fight is still good despite being limited to these.