Monday, June 2, 2008

WIZARD MAGAZINE part 8

WIZARD #155: This wonderful cover was created by 2 comic book legends, Alex Ross and Jim Lee. Lee pencilled this cover and these guys enjoyed working together so much that they did it again for the cover of Countdown to Infinite Crisis. I just have to say that both collaborations produced the coolest DC art around because they merge 2 wonderful styles into one fantastic final product. This issue includes an interview with both creators on making this cover.
WIZARD #167: This is the only Wizard magazine that is not in my collection. The cover art on this one was used to promote the Justice maxi-series. The cover is a first time for Alex to use this "split-screen" gimmick which looks a bit odd but gets the job done which is, to display as many characters, heroes and villains on a single cover.
WIZARD #191: This is Alex's first Wizard cover in 2 years. This Sep. 2007 issue celebrates Alex's return to his Kingdom Come world courtesy of Geoff Johns and the Justice Society of America. I love anything related to Kingdom Come and this cover is especially nice; it features the 2 time (or dimension) displaced characters from the story, Superman from Earth 22 (Kingdom Come Earth) and Power Girl, who was Earth 2's Supergirl. I love it!
WIZARD #194: This cover is another milestone in Alex's work, his return to Marvel with the new Avengers/Invaders series, from which we can see it's most important players Captain America, Namor and the original Human Torch. The lighting on the cover is amazing with the use of fire as its source, what bothers me a little is how the characters seem to turn to smoke. It doesn't look horrible, just strange, nevertheless, this is one fine-looking cover.

WIZARD #202: Great new cover which features completely unknown characters (The Death-Defying Devil, Masquerade and Black Terror) from the surprise hit, Project Superpowers. Inside there's an article about the end of the first volume of this series and what's coming next. Although the poses of the 2 guys in the back look a bit stiff and the white background is just dull, the pose on Masquerade just makes up for it, look at the little stream of smoke coming from her gun that's being blown off by her, brilliant!

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