Although it hasn't even been a week since my previous Worst Cover Ever, and I hesitate to go so negative following a joyous Easter Sunday...but after looking at Marvel's most recent batch of previews for their June comic books, I spotted a cover so hideously goofy (or goofily hideous), I just had to feature it...despite the fact that it's not even published yet.
Wolverine: Revolver is a one-shot story set in Las Vegas by crime novelist Victor Gischler and Spanish illustrator Julio Das Pastoras. While Das Pastoras' interior art looks pretty cool, his cover art certainly isn't helping the book's prospects (click on the image for a larger view)...
Sure, the painting is technically well-done....and the looming Man-Bat clone looks great (although DC Comics might have a slight problem with the similarity)...but who did Das Pastoras base Wolverine's face on? Horse-mouthed actor/wack-job Gary Busey?
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Holy Hannah, that is one hideous image! Good call on the Busey connection, but actually this Wolvie is worse. At least Gary actually has lips in the event he ever wants to close his mouth; Logan appears to have lost his. In fact, when I first saw his lipless mug, I thought this was one of those lame "zombie" covers.
Easily as bad as the face, though, is that bad case of "arm wattle". Logan's left arm looks like it belongs on a 300-pound nursing home resident.
Posted by: David Morefield | April 13, 2009 at 06:54 AM
LOL! Definitely a lousy job on the arm there, David. Also, some pretty bad work on the legs. Very stubby and confusingly drawn....and what about those three foot-long claws?
Posted by: Mark Engblom | April 13, 2009 at 07:40 AM
I assume he was a Klingon reject from some Star Trek film, given that weird ridge going up his forehead ...
Posted by: Sea-of-Green | April 13, 2009 at 08:42 AM
It looks nice and puffy...!
Al
Posted by: Al Bigley | April 13, 2009 at 10:14 AM
Hilarious! It does look like Busey!
Posted by: Bruce Lombard | April 13, 2009 at 11:54 AM
Wow... that's just crazy.
Don't know what to add.
The interior art does look much better.
2 Worst Cover ever features in less than a week? You spoil us Mark.
Posted by: Wes C | April 13, 2009 at 04:55 PM
Is that abomination of nature on the cover supposed to be Wolverine? Most of your other "Worst cover ever" features have made me laugh. This one makes me want to throw up. What was Marvel thinking?
Posted by: Chris Mullen | April 13, 2009 at 05:33 PM
That is not the worst Wolverine ever to grace a cover. Try looking up New Avengers/Transformers crossover covers, and gaze at Fat Wolverine!
Posted by: ShadowWing Tronix | April 13, 2009 at 06:50 PM
Just looked at the Avengers/Transformers cover - whew that one's not much better.
I did find it kinda charming (I'm sick, I know) he's so short and squat, he kinda looks closer to the shape of a real wolverine.
The Wolverine Revolver one just looks so...weird, the odd looking arm, the extra long claws, and that "Moebius in high cartoon mode" face. It's just very strange, given the skill level that this guy has shown.
Posted by: WesC | April 13, 2009 at 11:37 PM
OMG ... can't stop laughing ...!!!
Posted by: Hube | April 16, 2009 at 09:17 AM