2 - Posted on 10/3/2021

Talk about alternative history! This is a great cover to have. I hope Marvel (and DC) continue to publish unused covers!

2 - Posted on 10/3/2021

So cool, and it gets published for Absolute Carnage. Fantastic story.

2 - Posted on 10/3/2021

Well deserving of the cover treatment - appreciate the editing back-story. Congrats and thanks for sharing!

2 - Posted on 10/3/2021

Historic piece, they should have run with this first one! Major congrats!

2 - Posted on 10/3/2021

Wow! This is truly something else! I love how the eye is drawn from the black of carnage down the page with the lines and Spidey. Great piece. 

2 - Posted on 10/3/2021

Epic first appearance piece!  Perfect timing with the Carnage's big screen debut!  Bagley and Emberlin were the perfect artist team for ASM during this time and they were firing on all cylinders for this cover!  Their style is so iconic for the era.  Huge congrats Dinesh!

2 - Posted on 10/3/2021

Beautifully finished work!  Some of the classic villain intro covers had Spidey seemingly defeated on the cover as well.

2 - Posted on 10/4/2021

I suppose you could argue that the published cover made Spidey seem in more peril ( though of course no cash cow in comics is ever really in trouble ) but either would have worked. This one is just as good.

2 - Posted on 10/4/2021

It's hard to find a better Bagley cover than this, and the backstory adds SO much to it. Amazing cover and add to your collection!

2 - Posted on 10/4/2021

Historic piece!  Awesome first full shot of Carnage.  Pure Bagley goodness.  Congrats, Dinesh!

3 - Posted on 10/4/2021

It's a killer vintage Bagley Spidey example, and historic too boot; but I have to disagree with David Michelinie who "didn’t want the battle to appear to be over with Carnage the victor.",  and thus advocated for the change to the published one. To me this cover shows Spidey getting up to continue to the fight, and the final published version depicts Carnage as the victor to a much greater extent; but either way, both are great!

2 - Posted on 10/5/2021

Incredible piece of history and first Carnage cover! Predates the one we all know and love.  Awesome addition!

2 - Posted on 10/5/2021

I don't think he looks defeated. It looks more like "what the heck was that all about?" His suit isn't even ripped. ;) Wow, that's a sweet Carnage cover. Even though it was posted later, would this be his first drawing? I never thought about it before, but it feels confusing. But I'm dumb, so it probably isn't. Spectacular cover. Big congrats!

2 - Posted on 10/6/2021

I never realized until seeing the art they say "The Spawn of Venom" - wonder if that's a little middle finger to ToddFather?  Hmmm...

In any case, great page, congrats.  Bet it looks stunning in person!

S

2 - Posted on 10/9/2021

Iconic page!

2 - Posted on 10/20/2021

I'm liking this one more that the published version ! Fantastic cover !

1 - Posted on 3/17/2022

Wow, what else can you say? This cover piece is just jaw dropping and breath taking.  I dream to own something like this one day.  Major congrats on this grail piece!