I can only figure that the cover is misleading for two reasons. The first of which is simply not to spoil the ending! The other reason could be that comics probably sell better with exciting covers! So by printing a cover that is exciting but doesn't actually apply to the story, the comic might sell. Anyway I feel like it would probably just confuse readers and I was curious why they might put false covers like this.
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Misleading
There was something that Luis pointed out to me that I found very interesting. The covers of many of these comics don't match up with the comics themselves. I don't mean like how some of the Superman covers would have images from the civil war or something unrelated to the story. These covers actually seem to be based on the story, but are incorrect. Take for instance page 43! This is the cover for the story where the criminal kills the billionaire with amnesia to take his place. In the story, it is pretty clear that the billionaire dies! But the cover depicts the billionaire, who some how escaped death, back to kill his attempted murderer! This scene just is totally inaccurate based on what actually happens in the story!
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I found the covers with women most interesting- they seemed to be the most obviously different from the stories, and usually included the female characters in some form of revealing clothing and in a very awkward and forced pose. They felt very sexualized, even to a 21st century reading of the stories. For the story "Death's Double-Cross", Ruth is never near the lake when the two brothers are struggling, nor is she ever in a tight, almost-sheer dress. I also can't imagine why she would be in such an awkward, suggestive pose.We discussed in class the cover of "Premium Overdue!", and how the protagonist is posed in an uncomfortable position among rocks, supposedly after being flung out her car during a crash.
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