Tmnt #18 (IDW)

rich · 12-05-2012, 02:32 PM

...the covers for #18.

Cover A - Bates

Spoiler:

Cover B - Eastman

Spoiler:

Cover RI - Torres

Spoiler:

Cover RE Dimension X - Eastman

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Dirty Blond · 12-05-2012, 02:45 PM

This time I like all of them pretty much equally.

Matches Malone · 12-05-2012, 02:57 PM

I'm psyched to have an interior artist whose covers I actually prefer over Eastman's! At least, for the two we've seen... This is going to be a good turtle month!

EDIT: These next 4 months are going to be good!

*ToTheNines* · 12-05-2012, 06:12 PM

Hmm. The Eastman covers normally focus on a different story line than the A cover, but this is just a less exciting depiction of the Bates cover. Still nice art though.

And I frickin love the Nevermind cover.

*CyberCubed* · 12-05-2012, 06:44 PM

Didn't we see all these covers already? I remember them all from other threads.

*ToTheNines* · 12-05-2012, 10:36 PM

Nope, the Eastman one is hot off the press. The other two had been out for a tad though.

**Venom** · 12-06-2012, 08:50 AM

Oh man, I freakin' love the DimensionX cover!!

Pachira · 12-06-2012, 10:05 AM

It is great cover illustration.
especially Cover RI , parody of Nevermind CD cover.

*Coro* · 12-06-2012, 11:04 AM

What the crap!??!?

Where did this Dimension X RE cover come from? They aren't going to be making a ton of variants like JETPACK are they?!?!

*Donnie* · 12-06-2012, 11:09 AM

Awesome covers. Gotta love the Nevermind parody. Bates cover > Eastman. I've been nothing but disappointed with Eastman's covers, save for the Splinter and Turtles pow-wow one. Even the annual is typical.

*Candy Kappa* · 12-06-2012, 11:33 AM

LOVE the parody cover!

Lampy · 12-07-2012, 02:38 AM

i don't know donnie... Eastman's covers may be very typical and (as some have mentioned in the past) scratchy... but i like that they (somewhat) reflect some part of the storyline.

but on this particular issue... i'd have to agree. Bates's > Eastman's.
P.s. the Dimension X cover looks trippy but very Mirage-y.

*Eiko* · 12-07-2012, 04:56 AM

Loving these covers.

Lampy · 12-07-2012, 06:33 AM

anyone else bothered by Bates' raphael in cover A? it looks unfinished.

HotJuicyBurgers · 12-07-2012, 07:00 AM

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Originally Posted by Lampy

anyone else bothered by Bates' raphael in cover A? it looks unfinished.

It does look like he is missing some detailing on the right side, but I don't think it was unfinished, just a stylistic choice.

I could be wrong though.

*Powder* · 12-07-2012, 01:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Lampy

anyone else bothered by Bates' raphael in cover A? it looks unfinished.

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Originally Posted by HotJuicyBurgers

It does look like he is missing some detailing on the right side, but I don't think it was unfinished, just a stylistic choice.

I could be wrong though.

Donny too. It's pretty clear to me that he underestimated the necessary width prior to cropping. To fix that they'd have to stretch his work, lessening the quality. Drives me nuts too, Lampy.

~~mrmaczaps~~ · 12-07-2012, 01:29 PM

if it went all the way up & down and wasn't just Donnie & Raph, it might have worked better... but just being the two turtles, make it definitely look... poor...

Sophie Campbell · 12-08-2012, 01:49 AM

the reason Bates's Raph and Don are like that is because that's where the bleed margin is, when it's printed it won't show, that stuff will be cropped out. not all artists draw up to the edge because it'll just get cut off anyway, but solicits typically show the full image file with bleed included.

Lampy · 12-08-2012, 02:15 AM

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Originally Posted by Ross Campbell

the reason Bates's Raph and Don are like that is because that's where the bleed margin is, when it's printed it won't show, that stuff will be cropped out. not all artists draw up to the edge because it'll just get cut off anyway, but solicits typically show the full image file with bleed included.

oh ok... i thought it was the final draft of the cover already.
i kind of hoped they'd crop it out eventually before print. but wouldn't they be cropping out the entire left half of raph's body? either way... still an awesome cover. i'm not too bothered by don though. it's not as obvious as raph's.

Sophie Campbell · 12-08-2012, 01:28 PM

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Originally Posted by Lampy

oh ok... i thought it was the final draft of the cover already.
i kind of hoped they'd crop it out eventually before print. but wouldn't they be cropping out the entire left half of raph's body? either way... still an awesome cover. i'm not too bothered by don though. it's not as obvious as raph's.

i took a look at it again and yeah, it looks like there's not enough of Raph's body drawn to extend to the bleed/crop margin... hm, i don't know. the place where the other lines end is where the bleed will be, but Raph's stops short of that margin, not sure why. there are also some black-fills that look unfinished, so maybe it's all since been fixed. solicits have to be out 3 months in advance so sometimes tinkering and adjustments happen after the covers appear online. we'll see!

definitely an awesome cover, i love Bates's stuff! his Turtles look great and he's got a great sense of composition.

12-05-2012, 02:57 PM	#3
Matches Malone Stone Warrior Join Date: Sep 2011 Location: California Posts: 954	I'm psyched to have an interior artist whose covers I actually prefer over Eastman's! At least, for the two we've seen... This is going to be a good turtle month! EDIT: These next 4 months are going to be good! __________________ "Baxter, you slime puppy!"

12-06-2012, 08:50 AM	#7
Venom Space Knight Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 3,637	Oh man, I freakin' love the DimensionX cover!! __________________

12-06-2012, 11:33 AM	#11
Candy Kappa The Agenda of Existing Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Vikingland Posts: 14,596	LOVE the parody cover! __________________ devianArt Instagram Youtube Tumblr Art Blog Patreon

12-07-2012, 04:56 AM	#13
Eiko Aussie and Proud Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Foot HQ Australia Posts: 1,816	Loving these covers. __________________

12-05-2012, 02:32 PM	#1
rich Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2011 Location: Colorado, USA Posts: 1,165	Tmnt #18 (IDW) ...the covers for #18. Cover A - Bates Spoiler: Cover B - Eastman Spoiler: Cover RI - Torres Spoiler: Cover RE Dimension X - Eastman Spoiler: __________________

12-05-2012, 02:45 PM	#2
Dirty Blond Stone Warrior Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Los Angeles Posts: 827	This time I like all of them pretty much equally.

12-05-2012, 06:12 PM	#4
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,278	Hmm. The Eastman covers normally focus on a different story line than the A cover, but this is just a less exciting depiction of the Bates cover. Still nice art though. And I frickin love the Nevermind cover.

12-05-2012, 06:44 PM	#5
CyberCubed Overlord Join Date: Dec 2004 Posts: 43,832	Didn't we see all these covers already? I remember them all from other threads.

12-05-2012, 10:36 PM	#6
ToTheNines Col. Stinkmeaner Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 19,278	Nope, the Eastman one is hot off the press. The other two had been out for a tad though.

12-06-2012, 10:05 AM	#8
Pachira Random Punk Join Date: Nov 2012 Posts: 26	It is great cover illustration. especially Cover RI , parody of Nevermind CD cover.

12-06-2012, 11:04 AM	#9
Coro Mad Scientist Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: St. Louis, MO USA Posts: 2,368	What the crap!??!? Where did this Dimension X RE cover come from? They aren't going to be making a ton of variants like JETPACK are they?!?!

12-06-2012, 11:09 AM	#10
Donnie Something from the Past Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: New York Posts: 3,256	Awesome covers. Gotta love the Nevermind parody. Bates cover > Eastman. I've been nothing but disappointed with Eastman's covers, save for the Splinter and Turtles pow-wow one. Even the annual is typical.

12-07-2012, 02:38 AM	#12
Lampy Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 748	i don't know donnie... Eastman's covers may be very typical and (as some have mentioned in the past) scratchy... but i like that they (somewhat) reflect some part of the storyline. but on this particular issue... i'd have to agree. Bates's > Eastman's. P.s. the Dimension X cover looks trippy but very Mirage-y.

12-07-2012, 06:33 AM	#14
Lampy Stone Warrior Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 748	anyone else bothered by Bates' raphael in cover A? it looks unfinished.

12-07-2012, 01:29 PM	#17
~~mrmaczaps~~ Banned Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Maine Posts: 2,619	if it went all the way up & down and wasn't just Donnie & Raph, it might have worked better... but just being the two turtles, make it definitely look... poor...

12-08-2012, 01:49 AM	#18
Sophie Campbell Official TMNT Staff/Cast Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: Rochester, NY Posts: 498	the reason Bates's Raph and Don are like that is because that's where the bleed margin is, when it's printed it won't show, that stuff will be cropped out. not all artists draw up to the edge because it'll just get cut off anyway, but solicits typically show the full image file with bleed included.