Saturday, August 21, 2010

Same Story, Different Cover: Just add a pinch of coriander

TNT v.2 #12/Tales of TNT #71

L: The New Teen Titans v.2 #12 (September 1985), art by Paris Cullins and Romeo Tanghal
R: Tales of the Teen Titans v.2 #71 (November 1986), reprinting The New Teen Titans #12, art by Stan Woch and Romeo Tanghal

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2 comments:

  1. joecab8/22/2010 9:59 AM

    Your ounny headline reminded me how corny Marv Wolfman could get when picking character names. Look at the Omega Men, aliens from far-off worlds: Primus? Tigorr? Seriously?

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  2. Erik Johnson Illustrator8/22/2010 5:03 PM

    The "New" Cover is a collection of assorted objects rather than actions or characters, something rather unique for a comic cover. The composition is arranged so that we focus on the photo, the gun and calendar. It feels like you're trying to solve a mystery based on clues at a crime scene and feels very engaging. Also, theres gunsmoke, the gun has fired, something exciting has happened and that what I want to read about when I open it up.

    Contrast that with the "Tales" cover were the Titans are in random pose mode. All the actions taking place feel very disconnected from one another, and I don't really understand whats going on. Also, the gun hasn't fired. Unless a gun is firing or has fired its not really that exciting.

    I'd buy New Teen Titans over "Tales of the Teen Titans" in this case.

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