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What I like in Cover Art

When it comes to art in general, I thoroughly enjoy ones that mix a realistic look with a fantastical look. The most obvious example of this would be Alex Ross and his work on Kingdom Come.

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When I first started figuring out as a kid that these superheroes I watched in movie and TV form like Superman and Batman, the first image that really caught my eye when I looked up comics was the cover for Alex Ross's Kingdom. The pictures were just amazing to me because his art made these gods seem so real and I imagined what all these heroes would look like if they were right next to me. From there I started to take interest in comics and began just reading a lot of Batman because he was and still is my favourite hero.

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My current favourite Cover Art comes from Dustin Nguyen. I first caught his work through Comicvine's weekly feature that shows off art work by different artist from their tumblr sites. Dustin Nguyens drawing of Batman was an immediate favourite of mine and from that point on I followed most of the work he has done to this point. When him and Scott Snyder teamed up to do American Vampire: Lord of Nightmare it seemed like a match made in heaven.

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I would be lying to myself if I didn't include Jackson Guice, the current artist for Winter Soldier. Similar to Alex Ross, I found that the cover's of Winter Soldier was a beautiful mix of real and fantastical and immediately drew me to the series. The pages just seem to come alive because of the art style and make the story even more engaging.

Never judge a book by its cover is a saying that has its merits but there are times when you can judge a book by its cover and know that you will love it.

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Brian K Vaughan Must Reads.

Since I recently started reading Saga and absolutely love it so far I was wondering what other Brian K Vaughan series are a must read for someone interested in his work?

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Alienation of outsiders

As a person who is fairly new to comics (Having just started with the new 52), i have found that i am like the guy who goes to the house party and is in the corner enjoying what is going on while everyone that knows each other talks to one another. I try my best to engage those around me but no one seems interested in talking to me and continues to talk to those they know. This is the feeling i get every time i go to the local comic book store in my area. Since i am new, i am not sure whether it is the store itself or there are still people who feel that if you don't know a certain amount about comics, you don't deserve their attention.

It is a little disheartening every week i go in there to grab a new issue of a comic and i get the same reception. The people that work there tend to be nice if no one else is around but when the store gets busy and there are people that they know or people who have a lot to say about comics, i feel as if they want to just ring me out and be done with me. The more of think of it, the more it could be applied to any store but the feeling in this store just seems the worst to me to the point where i wanna go to another comic book store.

This is not an attack on the comic book scene because i know there are people who are welcoming to those interested in jumping in but are my paranoid thoughts justified about certain people who are into comics or am i just digging too deep and should just leave it be.

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