This cover is horrible, and anyone who says otherwise is a liar! 5 5

[Get Marwood & I]

Hello.

Whilst perusing price variant finesse, I was reminded of how totally unsatisfactory, nay compositionally hideous, this rotten Spidey cover from Byrne (every copy please) is:

 

 

Let's take a closer look (Yes, I know....)

Firstly, Byrne achieves what should be technically impossible - making MJ look like a horse faced ugly dragon woman:

 

 

Next, we have a bizarre podgy left leg extending, so it seems, from Spidey's left arse-cheek:

 

 

Ouch!

Next, we have a ridiculously unnecessary 'person in the background' disturbing the visual flow of MJ and, bizarrely, they're the best drawn thing on the cover:

 

 

Especially silly given the lack of detail elsewhere on the cover (note the laziest webbing you've ever seen cutting through the void. Hardly McFarlane is it:

 

 

Back on MJ, ahem, the only possibly titivating piece on the cover - a nice shot of thigh - is obscured by inane wording:

 

 

Get out the way! 

And Spidey is frowning, as usual, probably because his oversized head has no neck and extends from his chest, which can only hurt (my eyes):

 

 

Look, he can't even sign his flippin signature in a way that's identifiable:

 

 

What a horrible cover!

What is he, 3 years old? I say Burn 'baby' Byrne!

 

Your turn 

 

[ADAMANTIUM]

 

Mary Jane looks like John Lennon, Spidey's left hand has an awkward 3 fingers, but it's not all thumbs as I believe the attendant lady is the best drawn, even though it seems she could have retired by now with benefits and curled up with a good book  

[mysterio]

20 minutes ago, Marwood & I said:

Next, we have a bizarre podgy left leg extending, so it seems, from Spidey's left arse-cheek:

Don’t take this as a defense of the cover you so expertly (and rightly) skewered, but don’t all left legs extend from one’s left, um, posterior?

[Ken Aldred]

I'm a huge Byrne fan, but I'll admit that's not one of his best.

Some British understatement for you there.

[Logan510]

I love that your point of reference is Todd McFarlane

IMHO it renders any critique moot.

[Ken Aldred]

8 minutes ago, Logan510 said:

I love that your point of reference is Todd McFarlane

IMHO it renders any critique moot.

The detail in his webbing was incredible.

Edited January 15, 2018 by Ken Aldred

[jaeldubyoo]

I agree, not exactly Byrnes' best effort. Byrne was best when Terry Austin inked his pencils.

Doesn't Mary Jane look like BWS drew her?

[Get Marwood & I]

1 hour ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

 

Mary Jane looks like John Lennon

She does, yes....

1 hour ago, mysterio said:

Don’t take this as a defense of the cover you so expertly (and rightly) skewered, but don’t all left legs extend from one’s left, um, posterior?

You're right of course. I knew I should've gone down the "he's carrying a colostomy bag" route instead.

26 minutes ago, Logan510 said:

I love that your point of reference is Todd McFarlane

IMHO it renders any critique moot.

No it doesn't. I can't stand McFarlane. But his webbing was outrageously intricate.

18 minutes ago, Ken Aldred said:

The detail in his webbing was incredible.

See, I told you.

3 minutes ago, jaeldubyoo said:

I agree, not exactly Byrnes' best effort. Byrne was best when Terry Austin inked his pencils.

Doesn't Mary Jane look like BWS drew her?

Yes. Blindfolded. 

[Ken Aldred]

20 minutes ago, jaeldubyoo said:

I agree, not exactly Byrnes' best effort. Byrne was best when Terry Austin inked his pencils.

Doesn't Mary Jane look like BWS drew her?

Byrne pencils with Tom Palmer inks was a nice combination as well.

Edited January 15, 2018 by Ken Aldred

[1950's war comics]

agree it is a lousy cover 

[Von Cichlid]

18 minutes ago, Ken Aldred said:

Byrne pencils with Tom Palmer inks was a nice combination as well.

Dan Green did a good job on the Iron Fist 14 and 15 issues.  While not as magnificent as Austin on close inspection, I always held those issues as being in the same ballpark of quality as the Uncanny run from 108-143.  The MTU 53 seemed light years away by comparison.  I remember snagging a copy of that as a young teen and being dissappointed as it didn't match my expectations of what it would be.

[Logan510]

1 hour ago, Ken Aldred said:

The detail in his webbing was incredible.

I might’ve enjoyed his work if all he drew was pages and pages of webbing.

[Brian48]

Meh.  There's been worse.

[woowoo]

In till I see your cover side by side  

[Get Marwood & I]

28 minutes ago, Brian48 said:

Meh.  There's been worse.

Go on then, let's see one of your personal 'faves'. That's what the threads for 

[Get Marwood & I]

45 minutes ago, Logan510 said:

I might’ve enjoyed his work if all he drew was pages and pages of webbing.

He did, didn't he? 

[1950's war comics]

This cross over cover is even better than the one posted above  

[ADAMANTIUM]

5 minutes ago, 1950's war comics said:

This cross over cover is even better than the one posted above  

Crazy Aunt May getting out on flag poles precariously set near tops of buildings...... when will we learn!

Edited January 15, 2018 by ADAMANTIUM

[Get Marwood & I]

2 minutes ago, ADAMANTIUM said:

Crazy Aunt May getting out on flag poles precariously set near tops of buildings...... when will we learn!

Don't mess with the May 

Now, who's turn is it? Byrne Spidey got the thumbs down.  Next book please 

[Martin Sinescu]

2 hours ago, jaeldubyoo said:

I agree, not exactly Byrnes' best effort. Byrne was best when Terry Austin inked his pencils.

Doesn't Mary Jane look like BWS drew her?

Nailed it.....