The comic is displayed within a 11 x 14 shadow box and is ready to hang on the wall. See more ideas about comic books, marvel comics and comics. May 8, 20 frank miller classic daredevil and elektra cover. Western gunfighters 1956, western outlaws, and western outlaws and sheriffs. Wait till you see what mike del mundo has done with deadpool, wolverine and iron man.
She is a love interest of the superhero daredevil, but her violent nature and mercenary lifestyle divide the two the character is a highly trained assassin of. The 100 most influential pages in comic book history. But, theres more, we are also treated to a 52 minute elektra. Originally a college student at new yorks columbia university with her boyfriend, matt murdock, the greekborn elektra left for japan after the. On the page, elektra s comic book duds always seems to cover just the right parts of her body. Be sure to let us know what your favorite comic covers of 2014 are in the comments. Elektra, punisher, new warriors get marvel now titles. Comic book covers presented at cover browser are republished within a fair use context. As their friendship began to blossom, matt let her know that he developed superhuman senses to compensate for this blindness.
Love elektra covers but there are very few good ones out there. Its actually collected in its own 400 page graphic novel now but this is the personification of sexy photo realistic covers and yet half of the issues are filled with ugly chuck austen mutated cgi or worse carlos megalia for two issues that are so awfully cartoonish that its distracting at worst or almost unreadable this is the artist im talking about here at worst. Its a tale of dark deception crafted by the same team responsible for the fall from grace storyline. Elektra comics comic bookstore buenos aires, argentina. Frank miller classic daredevil and elektra cover daredevil art, old. Daredevil in the 1980s under the direction of frank miller had. By providing a great combination of superheroes and creativity, it is as if comic books have become. Working primarily as a digital painter, he is well known for his pinup paintings of female characters. One of the great things about the comic book industry is that there are so. Elektra continues to deal with the assassins who have descended on new york city and battles razorfist.
Jul 12, 2019 book riot has talked about the best comic book artists working today and what makes a great cover in general. Dark horse comics dc comics image comics marvel comics other publishers comic book subscriptions cgc graded comics number 1s first appearances variant covers manga sale items comic supplies. Elektra was intended to be a one shot and never seen again. Sure, comic books are great for reading and entertainment, but they also serve another useful purpose art. Several of them represent failed tech rather than failed art, such as foilembossed covers that omitted the foil. Theyre durable enough to prevent breakage, yet slim and lightweight. Be a fly on the wall as a girl named elektra meets the mystery man known as stick for the first time. Theres also a 15minute elektra in greek mythology which details, variations of. Elektra, the beautiful assassin, strikes forth from the shadows of daredevil into her own 4issue limited series.
Dec 21, 2015 compared to the comic book covers we praised last year, a few points stick out for the class of 2015. Back in the late 1970s, before star wars became one of the biggest blockbuster films of alltime, george lucas was worried about how audiences would respond to his new project, so one of the ways that he helped to promote the film was to do a tiein comic book series with marvel comics. Elektra comic books covers, scans of elektra comic books. She is a love interest of the superhero daredevil, but her violent nature and mercenary lifestyle divide the two. Elektra plans to escape murderworld, and arcades needs all the help he can get. See more ideas about daredevil elektra, elektra natchios and marvel comics.
Walt disney showcase walt disneys comics and stories x mickey dylan dog eerie elektra epic fantagraphics acme novelty library black hole complete crumb comics eightball hate. Since the 1930s, comic book covers have given art a major boost. Elektra comic san bernardo, 20, 28015 madrid, spain rated 4. Incarnations documentary that examines elektra in the comic books. Greg is known for his depictions of female comic book characters. When it comes to nonvariants, i like the art on the greg horn elektra series covers, and those are fairly cheap issues if you find them. Who better than ross to cover the ethereal nature of the dark knight before his death. Dec 15, 2016 love elektra covers but there are very few good ones out there. Home labs random about this is the sister site of vintage ad browser.
Daredevil 181 cover by frank miller and klaus janson, comic book pages, comic book. See more ideas about daredevil, comic book covers and comic covers. Elektra natchios is a fictional character appearing in american comic books published by. There is something about covers with a yellow background. Collins hand painted 4159 elektra comic book cover stamp. Elektra, bullseye and kingpin will be running with the devil in february. Covers on this page in red 125 2635 if cover wont enlarge when you. Display of comic book cover from vintage and current comics.
I believe mark hughes has captured the evergreen covers very well but some covers are still missing. Even more interesting in this book are the views of her stealthy, ghostlike movements through the camp. Elektra is a tough sell, but they certainly put a lot of effort into this book. Elektra for all the variations of the subject on the site. After battles with cape crow, bloody lips, lady bullseye and scalphunter, elektra vows to take the fight back to the guild itself. Collins hand painted 4159 elektra comic book cover stamp fred collins handpainted first day cover fred collins is the cachet maker of the half century 19512000 as voted by the members of the american first day cover society. See more ideas about comic book covers, comic art and comics. Peak human potential physical attributes, trained martial artist, some mind control and telepathy, weapons expert. To be fair to miller, every issue featured an amazing cover, each depicting the basis of the story told within. Because i am terrible at ranking things, ive just put them in chronological order.
This list presents you with 15 examples of comic book cover mistakes. Even if you have never read one of his many comic books, its likely your life has been influenced in some way by frank millers work. A life spent in silent pain has led elektra to the precipice of despair. The grand comics database gcd is a nonprofit, internetbased organization of international volunteers dedicated to building an open database covering all printed comics throughout the world. One of the great things about the comic book industry is that there are so many comic book covers for us, as designers to look at.
With elektra appearing in the second season of netflixs daredevil series i thought it. In the interior art, she was shown with the normal manbat. In an odd twist, some of the most egregiously porny comic book covers of the early 2000s actually contain wellplotted stories by one of comics. Greg horn is an american comic book artist best known for his work as a cover artist for marvel comics and various other publications. Comic book covers are often beautiful works of art. Allamerican and national allied all used supermandc as their shared name on the covers of. Dec 26, 2014 as for the most awarded series, elektra topped the list with three covers all three illustrated by del mundo. Now, its time to present 26 of the absolute best comic book covers of all time. Lucas felt having a comic book would be important to explaining the film to people. Elektra attended new yorks columbia university where she befriended another student named matt murdock. Choose from hard or soft cases featuring superbright, highquality prints that wont fade. The cover is prepared and has dimension with some of the key features lifted.
If you have ever seen 300 or sin city, you have an appreciation for his unique style. Where to start with an elektra reading order comic book herald. By providing a great combination of superheroes and creativity, it is as if comic books have become their own literary genre. Collins hand painted 4159 elektra comic book cover stamp ebay.
Give our search a try, take a look at the menu to the left to see how you can help us improve the site, or use to track and manage your comic collection. The elektra comic books category for a complete list. Compared to the comic book covers we praised last year, a few points stick out for the class of 2015. Elektra continues preparing for her dance role, while the architect possesses a body in india and travels to manhattan. He is mainly a marvel artist, providing covers for such characters as emma frost, elektra, ms. On the page, elektras comic book duds always seems to cover just the right parts of her body. This is the benefit of a static and meticulously crafted image. Comic book costumes that revealed way too much screenrant. Covers have some slight wear and some very very slight creasing in spots. When elektra attacks the sinister snakeroot, will she be able to kill a former lover.
Bill sienkiewicz returns to marvel comics hells kitchen for a trinity of variant covers celebrating some of daredevils most dangerous foes and allies. As for the most awarded series, elektra topped the list with three covers all three illustrated by del mundo. This week we feature the marvelatlas western titles. And, of course, artists who distort human figures into positions absurd even by the standards of comic book anatomy. Mar 17, 2017 the film the book inspired took direct shotforshot inspiration from the panels of the book and remained true to both its artwork and inspiration. Book riot has talked about the best comic book artists working today and what makes a great cover in general. Elektra natchios is a marvel comics character, created by frank miller, appearing during the writers highly acclaimed daredevil run. Fury, script by peter milligan, pencils by mike deodato jr. We decided to go with the first book because it alone speaks for the series. Williams iiis run on batwoman and his writing style is basically unmistakable.