Joe Jusko
My tailbone got whacked pretty bad a few days ago during a session of submission grappling. I stumbled across Joe Jusko's front cover for Warlord of Mars #5 whilst dickering around online today, and it took my mind off the pain for a few minutes.
It's a tribute to the Saturday Evening Post, of course, but I really love the modern details – the shoes of the kid in the foreground, the cut of his jeans, even his hair. This cover reminds me that everything I love about American culture is still very much with us. Edgar Rice Burroughs is still with us, and it's such an incredible honor to be able to share his Mars novels with the world in the adaptation I'm doing with Dynamite.
All Joe's covers for Warlord of Mars are absolute treasures. They make me feel like I'm ten years old again, secretly reading beat-up old copies of Heavy Metal. Art like this is why I got into science fiction and fantasy in the first place.
If #5 doesn't sell a million copies and Joe doesn't win two dozen Eisners, I'll be very upset.
Arvid Nelson (me!) is a comic book writer, responsible for Rex Mundi and Zero Killer, among other things. I live in Northampton, Massachusetts with my lovely wife. more...Coming Up
- Jun. 20: Warlord of Mars #18
- Jun. 27: Lord of the Jungle #5
- Jul. 11: Warlord of Mars #19
- Jul. 18: Lord of the Jungle #6
- Aug. 15: Warlord of Mars #20
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December 3rd, 2010 - 15:16
Your mouth to God’s ears, Arvid! LOL Glad you’re liking the covers! I’m having a ball!
December 4th, 2010 - 08:40
Joe! I read on Wikipedia you were a police officer for a time. The life of an artist is full of many swerves and curves! I’m very glad you’re creating art instead of catching bad guys.
December 4th, 2010 - 11:08
Well, if it’s on Wiki….LOL Yeah, remind me to tell you about it at a con sometime. I loved it, but one day I realized no one ever tried to shoot me for painting a bad picture!
Have you seen the Dejah I painted for #6? Send me your email if you haven’t. I’m working on the cover to Dejah #1 right now. 
December 5th, 2010 - 09:30
I did a ride-along with two policemen, for an aborted attempt at a story. This was in Inwood, Manhattan. It was really surprising, all we did was drive around responding to crank phone calls. They assured me if I came back in the summer there would be lots of exciting bar fights to break up.
Can’t wait to see the cover for Dejah Thoris #1! And for Warlord #6!
December 5th, 2010 - 12:56
I lived in Inwood when I first got on the job because I worked in the 34 Pct. Lived on Seaman and Dyckman (yeah, I’ve heard ALL the jokes).
The job is mostly service calls with moments of violence and insanity coming out of nowhere.
Send my your email. I have #6 done and Dejah #1 will be done tonight.
December 5th, 2010 - 21:54
That Cover is juts beautiful! I love the pallete! great job!
You can cry Arvid!…. of joy…
December 5th, 2010 - 23:42
I cry because I miss you, Juan! Te extraño, te extraño mucho!
¡¡¡TE AMO, JUAN FERREYRA!!!
December 5th, 2010 - 23:45
Joe, such an amazing coincidence you worked the very precinct where I did my ride-along! I really liked the guys at station, I wish I’d gone back again, just to learn a little bit more about what it’s like… the ride-along was a real eye-opener.
I’m arvid@rexmundi.net — I await the covers with bated breath!
February 11th, 2011 - 22:09
Arvid, I LOVE your website, you are a creative genius!