8FOLD/PROMO: Variant Covers

[Andrew Perron]

On 9/7/2015 11:29 AM, Tom Russell wrote:

Oh heck yes. This is a Good Idea.

> COVER # 1
>
> Towering skyscrapers loom in the night, thick blocks of concrete and
> steel stretching into the blackness. A thin red line of light runs
> straight up the side of one building before ending in a tiny circle:
> the insignia of the insidious body-terror group FEVER. A lone figure
> stands on one of the rooftops, silhouetted by the blaring white light
> of a huge, heavy, full moon.
>     EIGHTFOLD PROUDLY PRESENTS
>    THE FINAL ISSUE OF JOLT CITY

This would definitely be enticing, were it on the stands.

> COVER # 2
>
> Derek and Martin stand at the vanguard of an army, each of them
> bearing a sword and a small circular shield. Green tentacles inch
> ever-closer to the terrified men.
>     "Gee-whiz, GK!" exclaims Derek. "With Alfred the Great on our side,
> we may have stood a chance against the Viking hordes of Bagsac and
> Halfdan! But what are the Dyzen'thari doing in ninth-century Wessex?!"
>     WHO WILL BE... MASTERS OF THE FIELD?!

:D :D :D <3 <3 <3

(no other comment available, *or necessary* <3)

> COVER # 3
>
> One Blue Boxer hangs suspended in the air, floating in nothingness. A
> second does the same. And a third. And a fourth: an ocean of blue, a
> thousand-thousand tiny variations on a theme.
>     YOU THOUGHT ONE BLUE BOXER WAS BAD ENOUGH!
>     IT'S... THE CRISIS OF INFINITE DEREKS!

Innnnnteresting. This is probably an oblique version of a plot point.

> COVER # 4
>
> Bethany (Knockout Mouse) Clayton holds up her Singularity Gauntlet,
> gleaming with power!
>     Kate (Dr. Metronome) Morgan phases out of synch with reality,
> flooding all of the surroundings with a strange pulse!
>     Tracking this all with interest on her digital notepad is Dr. Fay Tarif!
>     THREE SMART GIRLS SAVE THE UNIVERSE!

HECK YES!

> COVER # 5
>
> Like a ghost, the original Green Knight looms in the sky. Beneath him,
> but still looming and still ghostly, is his successor, Martin Rock--
> to his left and right, visions of his past as the Acro-Bat and the
> mask with no name.
>     Corporeal, and feeling the strain of all that hangs above him, is
> Derek Mason, the Blue Boxer.
>     THE END OF AN ERA!

This is the kind of composition I tend to really like on real covers.

> COVER # 6
>
> Whiteness, pure and simple whiteness. No logo, no indicia, just white.
> But if you look a little closer, you'll see a tiny crack die-cut in
> the center of the cover, caused by a green and slithering Dyzen'thari
> tentacle. There's a flash of red and white on the other side, barely
> visible through the crack. Turn the cover!
>     On the inner cover, there is an explosion of color! Red Hart
> battles the Never-Lord Sedenion! Darkhorse III races forward! Kaiju
> duke it out over the ruins of Las Vegas, an intergalactic fleet floats
> through black space, and a group of mancers runs for the safety of the
> shadows...!
>     THE NEW ERA OF EIGHTFOLD BEGINS NOW!

Die-cut! And useful as a sketch cover, too.

> COVER # 7
>
> Pam Bierce lies on her desk, on her left side, holding the side of her
> head in her left hand, propped up on her left elbow. She wears a white
> blouse, almost translucent against her rich brown skin. It's clear
> that she's not wearing a brassiere, and clear from her wicked smile
> that this is very much on purpose. Her skintight jeans also leave
> little to the imagination. Her right arm lays along her right side,
> hugging her shapely waist, and in her right hand she lazily clutches
> her pistol.
>     No caption is necessary.

Ahhhhhh, the cheesecake cover. I guess we can have *one*~

> COVER # 8
>
> Dani Handler stands in front of her sister's house in a long jacket.
> She holds an umbrella and stands, smiling slightly, as the rain pours
> down in sheets.

Hmmm, interesting - I'm not sure why this image is here, which probably means 
it's one of the most interesting of all.

> COMING THIS WEEK FROM EIGHTFOLD:
> THE TWENTY-THIRD AND FINAL ISSUE OF
> TOM RUSSELL'S JOLT CITY...
>
>            "...THEIR LAST ADVENTURE!"

WOO!

Andrew "NO .SIG MAN" "Juan" Perron, collect them all!