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Cover #20: Feb 2, 2006 9:40am 1 review comics
http://www.acomics.com/covern20.htm; ALL SELECT COMICS #2 (1943)
ALEX SCHOMBERG

Anyone who knows the work of Alex Schomberg knows that you could blindly pick almost any of his war era covers for Timely and pull out a winner. Choosing any one above all others is a difficult job, but this cover for All Select #2 is a dandy on several fronts. First, it exemplifies Schomberg's propensity for symbolically exaggerating his heroic figures to gargantuan proportions, a conceit used by very few other artists before or since. These heroic giants sent a psychological message to the readers of the nation that our will and determination, as well as our military forces were more robust, more dedicated and inevitably stronger than those pitted against us. Additionally, it captures Schomberg's incredible facility at staging drama on a huge scale, with no sacrifice of detail or readability. The figures themselves are gorgeous, drawn in a crescent surrounding the primary action of the toppling of the bridge and the enemy's fall to oblivion. Like most Schomberg covers, you can find more to see in each successive viewing and more to admire in the work of this incredibly talented man.

Welcome to the Orions Arm Universe Project: Feb 2, 2006 4:43am 24 reviews science-fiction
http://www.orionsarm.com/; So much to read, so little time!

Belvedere Gallery - Z. Beksinski - Limited Edition Drawings: Feb 1, 2006 7:16am 64 reviews drawing
http://www.beksinski.pl/masterlist.htm; Very haunting.

Coro36Ink: Feb 1, 2006 7:15am 28 reviews drawing
http://www.coro36ink.com/; My favorite find in a long time.

psychobillybettys profile - StumbleUpon: Feb 1, 2006 5:49am 289 reviews stumblers
http://psychobillybetty.stumbleupon.com/; Great Stumbles. Great eclectic taste. Im a fan!

Cover #21: Feb 1, 2006 5:42am 3 reviews comics
http://www.acomics.com/covern21.htm; This is why they call her a Wonder Woman!

WONDER WOMAN #72 (1993)
BRIAN BOLLAND

This incredible image of Wonder Woman richly deserves a place alongside the greatest portrait covers in the history of comics. Bolland's version of Diana is the epitome of the mythical Amazon: stalwart, firm, stately and powerful, yet still beautiful and intensely alluring. The staging, drawing and rendering are each magnificent examples of why Bolland is one of the great cover artists of recent years. The figure is superbly sculpted against a stark white background, focusing all our attention on the interplay of details within the picture. The rendering--long Bolland's strong point--is especially precise here, every bit the equal of Reed Crandall or Russ Heath, and never detracts from the overall impact of the composition. It is a tour de force, and quite simply Brian Bolland's crowning achievement. (Apparently someone else agreed, since DC recently produced a lovely statue of the Amazon Warrior inspired by this very cover!)