Set Description:
Campbell Covers. This is going to hurt! You more than me. These covers are the calling card of flipbooks and the imagination of the nitty gritty. I was the one to get this series added to the registry, I'm comfortable with my set, but it still grows! The Elephantmen can be found in the $1 bin sometimes, and if you're able to find it in condition, more power to you. These are a few of the covers that are sought after, always room for issues to discover, that's what I love about collecting what you "LIKE!"
"The Elephantmen" is a bit about inter species relations, which doesn't sound riveting at all, but I can't deny those covers, Campbell makes it look easy and effortless.
"Courtesy of Imgur"
These are not circus tricks and yet the "cannot look away" factor of some of these covers is less creepy than the title suggests. In some ways the art is considered special because of those curves and lines and with a big name behind the wheel, and yet some semi steady sales are there because of all of the above. We'll never learn when gimmicks are steady down the funnel, but like a kegger at a party some are drawn to the drama. Some Campbell here to peruse and enjoy, still they can be sought after, too! Sensibilities' aside there are also those that want to be able to draw and some that can look to these for inspiration. The Elephantmen covers that can draw you in from a steady scan or gaze is an example of every artist's focus, or most would be happy just to be set apart somehow, however it be possible. Campbell is fairly consistent at those accomplishments!
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Elephantmen 18 |
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Elephantmen 18 Modern |
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CGC |
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2121525004
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Owner Comments
Color Campbell High Grade Elephantmen! Sweet "different" looking GGA by Campbell! Well, different than the normal face that Scott Campbell draws. Duncanville Bookstore, Local Comic Shop Find! Sometimes collecting and buying on a whim is fun. When introduced to something new, it can draw you in. Elephantmen is a series that was to entice and make readers buy for the provocative. Doing what you can to make it attractive is all you need. A "Flipbook" and cover, and also, semi double storied wrapped and published book can keep the innovation going. Campbell doing what he can, gives the experience a sense of "coolness" in totality. Not all faces are the same, let us blow some mind grapes! These faces "could be done better though!" HAHA Campbell gives it the old college try. I buy this series for the covers, but Elephantmen is about inter species relations, which calls for the following:
Complete with a back cover picture of the prescreen pass before released to theaters of another horror, HALLOWEEN KILLS! Horror is not my style, and yet there are still "classics" in any genre, and when the opportunity to see an iteration or two or even three in theaters, I went for the experience. Masks are worn by heroes and villains alike, and often for different reasons. To what end?
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Elephantmen 18 Sketch Cover |
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Elephantmen 18 Modern |
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CGC |
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1566209001
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Owner Comments
Sketch cover by Scott Campbell. Flipbook with Marian Churchland biography. This cover strikes me as a Trapeze act, but the overall consensus is it's Campbell good girl art. Campbell draws well, although sometimes the faces all look the same. This one appears different to me! lol Not saying it looks better than normal, but I enjoy it for the "uniqueness" from Campbell's usual work. Like original art, the black and white or "sketch" can develop some interest. The simpleness is fun, and it makes the artist's intentions stand out. Who better than Campbell? Like a bowl of soup, or the band "Bowling for Soup", this one hit can maybe gain some traction, I hope. It is almost lost on me why they put J. Scott Campbell on the book other than it sells! I buy this series for the covers, but Elephantmen is about inter species relations, which calls for the following:
Complete with a back cover picture of the prescreen pass before released to theaters of another horror, HALLOWEEN ENDS! Not much of a horror fan myself, but I had to see two or three Michael Myers in theaters, and I truly believe I've had my fill. I'm glad to see him dead in the chronicles through a wood or steel wrecking yard chipper!
Grader Notes;
light bends to cover.
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Elephantmen 30 |
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Elephantmen 30 Modern |
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CGC |
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2110834021
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Owner Comments
J. Scott Campbell Cover 9.8 another addition showing off his artistic style. Beautiful presenting in lingerie, Elephantmen is back with Campbell trying again to snag the attention of readers! The "this is going to hurt" tagline on the cover is further proof that this series can be over the top. I'm not sure if it all relates to the Elephantmen themselves, as the stories try to be more endearing between the covers. Still, altogether the package is a hook and keeps the buyers coming back. They gave it a try and lasted for quite a while on the stands; although, the Campbell covers are the ones that keep the most interest in the Elephantmen series. Highly dramatized within the pages, that even the covers are almost standalone pin-ups. Campbell has since remarked verbally with CGC in-house signings that he is constantly learning, and or, always going through different "stages" in the way he draws. To collaborate and make it new!
Complete with a back cover picture of the prescreen, actual screen, in the theater when seeing the Halloween number one! That was the first in the trilogy of films and the back cover pictures for this set. It was an eerie good time, and the first I had seen the franchise in theaters. Given age, these were a nice kind of introduction, and yet, it was years before it got wrapped up, the horror!
Graders Notes Unavailable.
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