@HushoftheWind: Hopefully far better than the uninspiring Bourne movies - Actually come to think of it - were the Bourne movies political thrillers? -- I think very much -- NO!
Sure Baltimore, Batwoman, Hellblazer, and Red Hood & the Outlaws gets an honorable mention - are all visually pleasing covers.
A COVER SHOULD MAKE YOU TAKE ... PAUSE ... AND HAVE A NARRATIVE THAT MAKES YOU ... IMAGINE ... THE POSSIBILITIES OF THE STORY WITHIN ! -- Cover can also be just Aesthetically pleasing so you TAKE NOTICE and want to MAKE A CLOSER INSPECTION or WANT TO HAVE IN PLAIN VIEW to ADMIRE.
But with most of the honorable mentions and ... all the other - so what covers?!? ... they are simply rehashed compositions we've seen before. And quite frankly some others mentioned are just plain bad. Sorry to say the Shadow cover is a pale reflection of what Alex Ross is truly capable of and very disappointing.
All for more Zombies - especially if they tie Thanos into the mix!
Groan if you must - but there is a ton of possibilities so long as they steer clear of the Cheese that we came from the later Marvel Zombies series. Marvel Zombies was huge during its initial run and I think they simply didn't dig deep enough into the real potential of the book.
Hopefully, (and I'm positive it won't be) simply a Resurrection - but a really well developed Re-Imagining that we are seeing with most of the Marvel NOW titles.
DC is really too dependent upon the Bat Family to sell books.
Not your typical creative group and nice to see a different approach will definitely be picking it up.
However, there are other Bat titles that are just plain suffering in lack of creative identity or storytelling:
Batman the Dark Knight --- Legends of the Dark Knight --- Batman Incorporated
Batman/Superman looks to be a return to the DC that takes chances and pushes creative boundaries giving us a new approach to these characters -- Much like the Vertigo titles did at one time -- That's a return to something I can get behind. Take Chances!
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