What can I say? I've been kind to Deadpool Corps because I haven't called it out on some pretty bad covers. But it's gotten as far as issue 7 this month and I can't let it go by any longer without a mention. And this is in a month that features quite a few "Worst" candidates across the board, with a lot of gross anatomy, wierd composition choices, and a whole host of "vampire alternate covers" for some reason. Is it because it's October? Is it because people still think vampires are still "fresh?" Is it because they have to pander to so many alternate cover choices that they are becoming redundant? Yes, yes, and yes.
But I'm getting off topic-- Deadpool Corps #7 (2010) by Rob Liefeld
There seems to be some attempt at a fun display here, especially with some outer space shennanegans, but it isn't pushed far enough to really be crazy and random. The whole thing is on a tilted axis, but there's no variation within that axis-- everything has the same rotation. Plus, the forms on the figure are all wrong, with little proportion and sense of space. The spaceship looks more like a hunk of rock, and the lens flare and gradient in the background are circa 1992. At least there is some attempt at more sophisticated rendering in the dead-head's cowl and eyes , but it's too little and too late. "Worst" it is.
Although I REALLY wanted to give it to this artwork, from Shadowland #4 by John Cassaday & Laura Martin... yeesh. What kind of expression is this, really:
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