Some variants for Punchline #1

[cyberghostface]

Punchline is getting her own special and as expected DC is cranking out the variant covers. Here are a few that stuck out to me.

Shannon Maer:



Peach Momoko:



Justine Frany:



Greg Horn:





Lucio Parrillo:



InHyuk Lee:



Alan Quah:

Comments

[redmagpie]

Is that last one a parody of that Hawkeye & Black Widow cover

[alicemacher]

I like Peach Momoko's best. Sometimes simpler is better.

[leahandillyana]

I really hope she ends up like Silk, a character created as a blatant mascot that is later given depth by other writers and artists.

[icon_uk]

Oddly, the most offputting thing about the design when I just look at it, apart from the tendency to improbably designed boobs, is the red spot on her nose.

More often than not it looks more like a pimple than a deliberate make -up choice.

But I'm not a big fan of the clown aesthetic, so I might be biased.

[donnblake]

Her design really strikes me more as "puppet," than "clown," for some reason.

[icon_uk]

THANK YOU, yes, that's it! That's what's been bugging me!

It's a puppet/doll's face, not a clown!

[donnblake]

All of which makes me want to think that she's meant to be gesturing to Punch and Judy shows, which would make a certain amount of sense given Punch's habit of upturning the social order and the "Tear it all down," ethos Punchline seems to see in the Joker, but I feel like she should be speaking through a swazzle or wielding a slapstick, or at least wearing a hat.

[janegray]

I'll admit, I laughed at the meme one.

[kurenai_tenka]

Lol I didn't even get the reference until you mentioned it.

[kurenai_tenka]

Is there some kind of editorial mandate that her boobs have to look ridiculous? It seems unlikely that literally every artist doesn't know how fabric works.

I really like the Shannon Maer one.