Re-imagining... Pre-Unity Solar covers

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Re-imagining... Pre-Unity Solar covers

Post by greg »

This is my attempt at a "What If?" for "What If VALIANT Chose Different Cover Art?"

Since VALIANT often selected the cover art from panels inside the books themselves,
I've created these "alternate covers" inspired by (or directly using) art from the interiors.

Other similar topics...
Pre-Unity X-O Manowar covers
Pre-Unity Magnus covers
Pre-Unity Rai covers
Pre-Unity Harbinger covers


Enjoy! :thumb:

Pre-Unity Solar - #1 - #11

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Post by dave »

Wow! I don't care for 5 or 11 but the rest would have been fantastic!

Maybe you could do an Intelli-CORPs cover!

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Post by greg »

dave wrote:Wow! I don't care for 5 or 11 but the rest would have been fantastic!
:lol:

Yeah, there weren't a lot of interior choices to work with for 5 and 11. :D

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Post by sonicdan »

Nice work! I think I like #4 and #6 the best!
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Post by Elveen »

Super Cool Greg.

#1 is Great.

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Post by Daniel Jackson »

Neat idea, Greg.

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Post by xodacia81 »

It's threads like this that remind me of just how great pre-Unity Valiant was.

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Post by ian_house »

Great stuff. 1 and 8 are my favourites!

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Post by iggy101us »

Great job. #1 is my favorite.

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Post by maraxusofkeld »

I really dig #1 and #2!

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Post by Daniel Jackson »

2 and 4 are pretty cool.

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Post by slym2none »

I like most all of them, except #5 is really "blown up" (but I understand the source material Greg was working with.) #10 is really cool, IMHO.



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1 2 & 5
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Post by greg »

A couple of "alternate alternates"... :D

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Post by superman-prime »

very cool stuff

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...updated the first post with these "alternates".

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Post by robb77 »

issue 1 looks great

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Post by magnusr »

Wow, neat stuff. 1 would be magic had it not been so bottom-heavy. So 5 is my favorite. Many would have stood out in the comic stands.

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Post by Daniel Jackson »

I like 6 the best out of this bunch. 10 the least.

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Post by Eternalwarrior68 »

Very cool! #1 and 10 are my favorites :thumb:

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Post by etos45 »

dhudson1 wrote:1 2 & 5
:thumb:
I totally agree. :thumb: These are my favorites as well. Especially the #5 with Phil flying without the Solar costume on. It just felt right.

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Post by greg »

etos45 wrote:Especially the #5 with Phil flying without the Solar costume on. It just felt right.
That one is a little too grainy... but it looks pretty good smaller. :D

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:clap: :thumb: :clap: :thumb:
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Post by Daniel Jackson »

I think this one has the original beat.


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