Friday, February 12, 2010

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.

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