Monday, January 31, 2011

The Flash covers by Brian Bolland

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In releasing those DC Comics wallpapers for the Sony & Amazon readers, I realized that I had these great Flash cover scans by Brian Bolland.  I had saved the versions sans any cover copy and I think they all look spectacular.  The one above is Bolland’s re-take on the classic Showcase #4 cover, the first appearance of the Silver Age Flash.  This cover was on the The Return of Barry Allen trade paperback.

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Flash 177 from 2008 asked the question, Can Even the Flash Outrun a Black Hole?  This concept just gave Bolland a license to do his trippy magic here.  The design is just great, with the black and white background making the Flash pop out even more in the foreground.

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Flash 178 featured the return of Gorilla Grodd, who mounted an amazing attack on the Flash in his own city.

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Flash 186 featured Bolland’s re-take on the classic statue The Thinker by Rodin, while The Rogues look on in terror as he merges his super-fast mind with an artificial intelligence to save Keystone and Central City.

There are many more Bolland Flash covers, which ones are your favorites?  Nuff Said!

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