January 25, 2005
Hulk #81 cover in color
You sitting down? I sure hope so because if you're standing and typing, that's just kinda weird.
Behold the finalized cover to Hulk #81:
It screams for a print on black velvet, and it needs to be hung in our local pizza parlor...
I often stand while typing...i work in a cubicle sitting all day and sometimes standing at the desk (it rises and lowers on command) feels better.
I see what you mean about it being prime T-shirt material. It's a beauty!
OK -- when is the poster coming out? I want one! I want one!
Wow! That is amazing!
Oh, and that poor, poor horse, having to support the Hulk's weight. Hope he's somehow related to Comet!
You'll note that the horse isn't moving...I'd wager that by this time its hooves have permanently bonded to the ground.
Lee Weeks really needs an exclusive contract. Just a great image.
Brian
It just struck me who Hulk reminds me of on that cover:
I think it's the brow.
The script deleted the pic there. Trying again with a different host:
Suddenly, I'm in the mood for some Molly Hatchett.
Flirtin' With Disaster,
Mark
Awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't wait for the comic and the cover.
I hope that Marvel decides to use this cover in its house ads. Awesome, baby.
Wow, I thought it looked great in color but this just blows it away. Awesome.
Offer a free batman spork with every purchase and this will break all preexisting Marvel merchandise.
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Mark wrote: "Suddenly, I'm in the mood for some Molly Hatchett."
Yeah, but wouldn't a Green Day CD cover be more apropos? Or maybe even a Green Mountain Boys bluegrass album? Or even for this "Green Monster" song: http://www.uptoten.com/kids/boowakwala-club-flower-greenmonster.html
Now Ill buy the Hulk for the great art instead of the slipshod writing. Maybe Ill be saying this in a few years.
Pretty nice. But where in the world did Hulk find a horse big enough for him to fit on? :-)
Funny, when I first saw the black and white version, I assumed it was the grey Hulk on the horse. He just sorta had that rough and tumble Joe Fixit attitude about him.
Still, very nice picture. I'm looking forward to reading the issue as well.
---Russ
1 that is really fun cover
"been traveling down the road i'm flirtin with disaster "
its amazing i can even remember that
good job lee
I don't even LIKE The Hulk, and this is STILL awesome.
I was kneeling when I read that post, as I often do kneel and pray while visiting www.peterdavid.net
Hail.
I like to lie down and type. Makes everything look oblong.
Okay okay, I'll stop. Looks good Peter. Can't wait to see it.
Cool! I am so glad I put this series on hold.
btw: Victor Hugo wrote standing up.
"Hulk drivin' down road, Hulk flirtin' with disaster..."
Ye cats! That image looks even BETTER in color! I can hear the sound of Graphitti's silkscreeners mass-producing the shirt, even now!
Oh, and from what I've heard, Hemingway wrote standing up, too!
Hooper
Any chance of seeing a Fallen Angel #21 cover?
Pretty please?
Maybe I should be sending this request to DC instead.
That's some amazing coloring by Edgar Delgado. Just beautiful.
Well, Marvel sure are marketing genuises, because everybody knows that a female version of a popular male hero is a sure thing. After all, it's a popular hero—with breasts! I mean, Spider-Man is the most popular hero at Marvel, so a Spider-Woman comic ought to sell like hotcakes, huh? Or, how about a Spider-Girl comic--that one would never be in danger of being cancelled. A female Hulk ought to be able to weather changes of creator and never have to be relaunched again and again, I'd bet. A female version of the Thing replacing Ben Grimm in the FF? That's gold, baby, gold.
And even better, since creating and developing intriguing, worthy new characters is kinda difficult and unpredictable, why not just launch teen versions of your four most powerful heroes? After all, everybody loved Muppet Babies, Flintstone Kids, A Pup Named Scooby-Doo and James Bond, Jr.--haven't each and every one of these properties grown to be more popular and familiar than the originals? What was so popular in the eighties, therefore, can't fail: by gum, it will be the most popular and influentual comic of the 21st century!
House of "Ideas," hooey.
I'm so sorry. I posted this to the wrong thread. (Hangs my head in shame and slinks away). Please feel free to delete it.
That's a wonderful cover.
(hides in shame)
It seems to me that PAD's steering the title toward a more Mantlo-esque, "tree at the crossroads of the universe" psychedelic direction. Am I right, PAD? If so, I applaud. It's a very refreshing change of pace from the decidedly unfantastic tone of the book in recent years. Seems like the idea of Hulk suddenly discovering the ability to breathe water is farfetched, but then so is the whole idea of, you know, the Hulk. I haven't been here in a while; is it true that PAD will be on the book indefinitely?
What did Lee Weeks do previously?
Has PAD ever commented on the Jones era?
The best Hulk cover ever. It is now also the background of my desktop. Thanks!
Has anyone else mentioned that it's a take-off of Frank Frazetta's "Death Dealer"?
http://www.trost-zinnfiguren.de/mediac/400_0/media/Frazetta~Death~Dealer.jpg
What's with all the Marvel Frazetta "tributes" lately?
luv it! frank frazetta is my favourite traditional artist. yes, it's a great spin on frazetta's 'death dealer'. beautifully done.