So I just found out that DC is putting out something they call
The Bronze Age Batman Omnibus. Checking it out on Amazon, it's really more of a
Brave and the Bold Omnibus as it's going to to feature issues 87 to 122 of the Brave and the Bold.
Sound just like the sort of thing I'd be all about, right? I mean, the great Jim Aparo art and, ahem, topical, Jim Haney stories make that my favorite era of Brave and the Bold. However, the cover is a bit lackluster. Check this out:
No two ways about it - that cover really doesn't "sell" the great Bronze Age content. What's even worse is that because of the title, this looks like this is going to be the ongoing trade package for this entire line. :(
Anyway, I took it upon myself to redesign the cover more to my liking. Here's what I came up with.
You'll notice I took the liberty of spelling out the exact nature of the content by adding the Brave and the Bold masthead AND giving Bob Haney and Jim Aparo credits on the cover. I also took advantage of all the guest-stars that appeared in the issues to make the cover more eye catching.
The one issue some people might have with my cover is that Batman isn't shown. That's a fair complaint, so a created another version which had shows the Batman on it.
Hope you like them!
- Jim
