2024 Tabloid Cover Derby Round 3.03 HAIR FORCE WON! vs PURPLE TRAIN

[Benjamin Grimm]

Vote for the tabloid cover that you like best.


HAIR FORCE WON!
New York Post, August 22, 2024.
Winner of Round 1.15
Winner of Round 2.06



PURPLE TRAIN
New York Daily News, June 25, 2024.
Winner of Round 1.09

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

This one goes 13 innings

[Edgy MD]

Two cartoon characters, with a 1997 film butting up against a 1984 film.

I admire how the photo compositor made Grimace's legs appear almost believably between the door and the safety chain.

[Benjamin Grimm]

Two cartoon characters?

[Edgy MD]

Look at those two cover subjects. Don't tell me either of those are real people.

[bmfc1]

Jesse Winker for the win and maybe the tournament.

[Centerfield]

Two cartoon characters, with a 1997 film butting up against a 1984 film.

I admire how the photo compositor made Grimace's legs appear almost believably between the door and the safety chain.

I didn't realize until just now that the Grimace cover was a play on Purple Rain.

[Johnny Lunchbucket]

Really, I've been singing Purple Rain for 2.5 hours now

[Benjamin Grimm]

Jesse Winker for the win and maybe the tournament.

Last year, the Post's strongest entry was FORCE OF JULY (July 3, 2023), which made it to the Final Four before losing to eventual winner THEY DON'T GOT IT. This year, while LUIS ARM STRONG is still alive in the competition, Vegas oddsmakers are rating HAIR FORCE WON! as the Post's best shot at winning their first championship. The New York Post appears to have found some magic in the word FORCE.

[bmfc1]

Hats off (or whatever they wear on top of their heads in Stockholm) to the TCB team for providing a historical perspective to the current competition.

[Benjamin Grimm]