Comic book cover homages

Alex ross tour of marvel universe history continues this june, with the cover for. Marvel comic book cover pays homage to beyonce fame focus. Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors. Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. Today, we take a look at the very difficult question of what was the first comic book cover that homaged an earlier comic book cover.

Each week i will take a look at an awesome homage cover as well as the original inspiration for that piece. Books george salters covers giant books gold medal books graphic books greatest book covers greatest novels of all time handi books harmony books hillman books hip hop books. Noted examples of homages include energon downshift based on generation 1 wheeljack and energon shockblast based on generation 1 shockwave. I see my buddy dave mackay at bottom right, and could that be chris top left. There are 455,283 covers overall the types are book, comic, game, magazine, miscellaneous, movie, music and pulp magazine. I didnt like the premise of this book and am glad i didnt. A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1 through 365. Find out by picking up a copy at your local comic shop. Advertisement america chavez aka miss america is a queer latina superhero character written by gabby rivera. Homages often occur when a comic is rebooted to demonstrate continuity with earlier volumes. Dec 4, 2016 a collection of comic book cover parodies, swipes, tributes, homages, spoofs, mashups, recreations.

Suggest a comic book character or characters in an homage to a classic comic book cover. Home labs az random about this is the sister site of vintage ad browser. With the flash cover, the speedsters are the flash and the reverseflash, both pursuing mr. It also includes my alltime favourite panel in any comic book ive read. Comics have borrowed from advertising, oil painting, famous sculptures, etc. Liid190 comic book cover homages on thelineitisdrawn.

Aug 28, 2014 having said that, this doesnt mean that im pulling the plug on i love comic covers. Interestingly, the first three reverseflash covers all featured a split cover design, as described at dial b for blog. Week 45 it occurs to me that it seems like many comic book covers are homages. Having said that, this doesnt mean that im pulling the plug on i love comic covers. All star comics was a us comic book from the 1940s. In fan terminology, an homage is a toy or other depiction, such as the image at right which is intentionally designed to resemble an earlier usually generation 1 toycharacterwork, but which represents a separate entity. This week i am going to highlight the beautiful cover swipes image is releasing in the coming weeks to commemorate their 25th anniversary. Put together by online comics mecca comic book resources, the series is a compilation of tweaked album covers. This is where the cover is bascially repeated, just with different art work and characters. Mar 26, 20 those who love music and are big fans of comic books will get a kick out of the amazing music album cover homages series. This process takes no more than a few hours and well send you an email once approved. Im sure thats just scratching the surface of this theme. The character has been a part of the young avengers, aforce, and the ultimates since 2011, but this is the first. Heres a sample of the best of the lot, including two adaptations from the scifi production that arguably.

So many have become iconic that theyve formed the basis for countless parodies and homages since. Todd mcfarlane homages infinity gauntlet cover with spawn. See more ideas about comic covers, comic books and comic book covers. Tropes, motifs and themes not homages the classic comics. Featuring weekly comic release discussions, creator amas, a friendly and helpful userbase, and much more. Reading a comic, inside a comic, trying to be another comic.

Spiderman, the xmen, deadpool, the avengers, wolverine and antman. Those who love music and are big fans of comic books will get a kick out of the amazing music album cover homages series. Marvel comics meet hiphop in amazing classic album cover homages theyre beautiful. It occurs to me that it seems like many comic book covers are homages. The first character to come to mind is the green arrow, in his original presentation, he was wealthy, selfmade in his heroics, he, at certain time, had a sidekick speedy who later became red arrow, he even had an arrowcar and cave, and as ba. At the time, i was starting to pick up comics in single issue form from my local comic book shop, previously only buying trades at the local barnes and noble. The character gabe from the penny arcade webcomic confuses the term racketeering with rocketeering as both a satirical jab at a recent event and a tribute to the rocketeer character. Email it to me for good karma and my sincere appreciation. Homage covers screenshots, images and pictures comic vine.

See more ideas about comic covers, comics and comic book covers. The iconic singers and musicians have been replaced with classic comic book characters. All three of my kids managed to get sick at the same time. The great comic book cover homage streak metafilter. Its the theme i like to get to at least once a year comic book cover homages. This painting was one of a set of four that were produced by rockwell in response to franklin delano roosevelts history 1941 presidential state of the union address. From his amazing run with marvel and the amazing spiderman, to his success in forming image comics, you cant talk about comic books without mentioning him. Jan 26, 2017 the cover of marvels america features the comic books main character america chavez paying homage to beyonces lemonade. Covers inspired by movie posters, notable works of art, or other classic comic book covers. Thanks to omar karindu for pointing out the reverseflash cover. Oct 12, 2018 today, we take a look at the very difficult question of what was the first comic book cover that homaged an earlier comic book cover. The cover of a comic book is created to draw attention, and it is usually up to the artist to create a striking image to entice the customer to purchase the comic. Dec 22, 2018 major aquaman moment homages comic book cover by mike annerino on december 22, 2018 aquaman pays homage to a rebirth era comic during a very integral story point. Comic book covers are very important, they have to get your attention and make you want to pick up the mag and buy it.

Spawn homage to spiderman covers todd mcfarlane comic burst. Except for the first two issues, this series mainly told stories about the. Major aquaman moment homages comic book cover by mike annerino on december 22, 2018 aquaman pays homage to a rebirth era comic during a very integral story point. Sometimes, homages are given different names from their predecessors if the rights to the name are lost via trademark murkiness, or if the name has already been applied to a nonhomage toy within the.

Todd mcfarlane is to comic books what brushes and paint are to an artist. Kirby was known to have swiped from hal foster early in his career. These are not confirmed homages, but they have similiar covers. Ill keep posting new covers whenever i get a chance, but whats for sure is that the selfinflicted rythm of daily posts for the most part of the last three years is not coming back. Marvel comics meet hiphop in amazing classic album cover.

Theres a famous cover of the justice league fighting starro that has been reimagined numerous times in various jl media such as a cutaway in young justice, the cover of a fictional book about the jl in the new 52, another cutaway on the justice league cartoon, etc. May 20, 2014 it also includes my alltime favourite panel in any comic book ive read. Aug 15, 2019 so easy to fall in love with this cover. What comic book and science fiction characters are homages. The gang gets intergalactic in archie what kind of trouble do you think archie will get into when gravity isnt a factor. What comic book super herovillain has appeared with the most real life individuals. The cover of marvels america features the comic books main character america chavez paying homage to beyonces lemonade.

Comic book covers presented at cover browser are republished within a fair use context. See the fantastic four as the beatles, and other comic. Today, since it is thanksgiving, the theme is comic book covers that homage norman rockwells iconic freedom from want painting. A reddit for fans of comic books, graphic novels, and digital comics. There was one book though that grabbed my immediate attention, spiderman deadpool. Covering the latest and greatest of women comics creators and their works. The wrecked statue of liberty trope has been a part of fantasy for a very long time, whether in story or on a cover notably, the magazine of fantasy and science fiction, amazing stories, john bowens novel after the rain, etc. It was published by allamerican publications, one of the companies that later merged with national periodical publications today known as dc. Comic book resources recently held a mashup contest featuring album cover homages. Sometimes however a cover iwll be so amazing, so memorable, and well rendered that it sparks homages.

Some of the biggest fanfavorite characters in the marvel universe were created by rob liefeld, including deadpool and xforce, and the prolific. The first problem with this endeavor is to figure out what we are talking about when we say homage. Except for the first two issues, this series mainly told stories about the adventures of the jsa, the justice society of america. Swipe is a comics term for the intentional copying of a cover, panel, or page from an earlier comic book or graphic novel without crediting the original artist artists jack kirby, neal adams, herge, and jim lee are common targets of swipes, though even those artists may not be above reproach. Homage covers are comic book covers that homage or parody existing artwork from the same or different media or publishing company. Black mask nov 1941 black mask nov 1941 british ed.

Some eagleeyed fans were able to notice a moment in the aquaman movie that pays homage to a rebirthera comic book cover. Subreddit a place for fans of dcs comics, graphic novels, movies, and anything else related to one of the largest comic book publishers in the world and home of the worlds greatest superheroes. Usually comics, but there are a few cool classic covers that are homages to other artwork. Thanks very much everyone for your comments and your interest. Book cover art comic book covers comic books art book art marvel now marvel heroes marvel comics mike carey. The cover on this spawn issue homages that of the amazing spiderman. Comic book covers comic books comic art superboy young justice dustin nguyen superman family superman stuff supergirl 2015 superman man of steel.

Comic book covers presented at cover browser are republished within a fair use. After kicking off the year with some amazing run the jewelsthemed comic covers, marvel is. Cronin realized that so many comic book covers are homages to other comic book covers, albums, paintings, etc. See the fantastic four as the beatles, and other comic book. Youll never look at michael jacksons iconic bad the same way. Comic book cover homages to norman rockwells freedom. Meanwhile, sort of connected to my earlier post, i found that an extremely common theme on teen comic covers esp. See the fantastic four as the beatles, and other comic bookalbum cover mashups by joe berkowitz 1 minute read although not as long gone as the rock and roll billboard of yore, the album cover isn. Homage cover, in comics, is the intentional copying of a cover from an earlier comic book or graphic novel that directly acknowledges the original artist. Were on antarctica, viewing from faraway on a snowly background with mountains. Mcfarlane has created some of the most iconic, breathtaking and memorable covers to multiple comic book titles over the years.

Which can be found in the middle of this books famous battle between batman and superman the book was released in four issues. To kick it off it seemed a no brainer to open with this classic. In this post i will focus only on homage covers that are tributes to older comic book. Apr 21, 2018 comic book covers are very important, they have to get your attention and make you want to pick up the mag and buy it. The largest portion of covers that pay homage are usually honouring the work of previous comic book covers. See more ideas about comic covers, comics and comic books. Covers that pay homage to, or parody, existing covers or artwork from the same or different medias.