Published Cover
Location: Superman Family
Artist:
Jerry Ordway
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This is straight up AWESOME!!!! I love all the separate figures and references! Congrats!
Was just rereading this TPB recently. I grew up with Swan but this era was really golden for me, particularly what Ordway would do with the character. As much as I liked how Byrne and Wolfman handled the relaunch, Ordway's art and stories were really what renewed my interest in the character. Great addition.
Classic Supes shot with bouncing bullets and crunching guns! Awesome. And that image below is suh-weet, too - 2 splashy shots for the price of one! Well, not sure on the price, but 2 def splashy shots! :) Congrats, man!
Awesome Supes bricks & bullets cover!
And Kryto the Superdog too!
Classic Superman image!
A comic art find
Of trade paper backing
They left before the Son Krypton that day
An exit to eternal issues buying
But where were they going without cover drawing Orway?
We drank up the lines
Of alleyway shooting
They now had more important bricks Rampage
And with the art breakdowns
He started inking
Where were they going without cover drawing Ordway?
Anyone can see the art of original has great Krypto
And it's always Super
When Brainiac shows
They'll never get hungry
Inks never get old and fade
You can see the Chemo wandering off somewhere
They won't make it home
But the Mammoth don't care
They wanted the art page
It’s happier here today, Ordway
Now I'm upset that when I saw Fastball in concert a few years ago, they didn't sing these lyrics. If they come to my area again, I'll slip them an extra $50 to use these.
I always wondered, "Why do these criminals even shoot Superman? They know by now." But really, if he showed up in front of you, you know it's over. You might as well take a few pop shots for entertainment purposes to see the bullets bounce.
Exactly. And maybe Supes was exposed to Kryptonite or a wizard's weakening spell that morning that made him a little less bulletproof. You'll never know unless you get off a few shots!
It's like a two-in-one cover!
Ordway is one fo the all-time greatest comic book artists and this is a great Superman example. Nice montage, as it only had 2 scenes and allows for the main scene to still take priority! Great acquisition, Michael!
There's a real classic appeal to Ordway, wish he'd been more of a Marvel guy!
I also would have loved to have seen Ordway do more Marvel work. The fill-in issues of the Avengers that he did during the Busiek/Perez run showed he could bring a classic Buscema-like feel to the book, and his brief stint on the Fantastic Four inking Byrne (and then doing pencils as well) should demonstrate to any editor that he'd be great doing the FF today.
SO MUCH to love about this cover! Superman action! Lots of characters! Krypto! Bricks! Major congrats on this amazing addition to your awesome collection!
Gorgeous Michael! Congrats!
Great Shades of Elvis!
Nice sampling of some of the great, early, Post-Crisis stories!
Super cool cover!
Great image and love the little Storm guest appearance!
Mohawks were definitely a thing in 1980s comics!
That's fantastic!!
Well done, Michael as this is just plain gorgeous and a prime example of Ordway's work on the character. I must confess that as a teen, I found his work to be boring but much like other quiet (as in not stylistically flashy) artists and true storytellers, I can't get enough of his work nowadays.
It's funny how our tastes change as we get older and more mature. I have a list of artists who I didn't fully appreciate when I was young but who I tremendously admire now (Mignola is at the top of my personal list). I guess it's better that we come to our senses late rather than never!
Fantastic cover, with amazing details and great expressions!
Big congrats on scoring this beauty!
Beautiful art!
LOVE this piece! Brainiac, Superboy, and Chemo Superman put it over the top for me!
FANTASTIC add, Michael! How cool is it when a nostalgic favorite actually -does- remain awesome with the passage of time? :) Love the flared out cape at the top there (you just know that the logo is going to seriously pop there, and the "split cover" display of characters at the bottom (LOVE the Supes/Chemo combo) looks terrific. Congrats, Michael - this is awesome!
Iconic imagery by one of the greatest Superman artists ! Fantastic cover !
Incredible acquisition, Michael!!
holy moly!!!! what a cover. congrats man!
Common! Don't waste the lead. Great cover and love the fanned cape.
Damn this is clean! So perfectly rendered. An Ordway hallmark.
Wow, that is such a cool Ordway Superman cover, congrats!
Jerry is such a great artist and this is a great example of his amazing work. Big congratulations!
Amazing balance and readability from a modern master!
Awesome cover. Congrats
Wow! Fantastic Jerry Ordway cover to Superman TPB! I love Ordway's depiction of Superman as he corners a couple of thugs who make the mistake of emptying their guns at him. IMHO, Superman has never looked better. Love all the detail Ordway included on this cover, from the extensive brickwork to the garbage spilling out of the garbage bin. Fun additional figures at the bottom like Rampage, Superboy and Krypto, and Brainiac 5. Ordway really put a lot of effort into this cover and it shows. Great pick-up, congrats!
Is that storm?????
It is not. But the character is from the mid-1980s, and to look at the comic books of that time, you'd think women everywhere had mohawks.
Kryto, Brainiac, and girls with Mohawks. Ordway checks all the boxes.
This is a great cover Michael !
This is a Superman fan's dream cover! Wow!
