Until you earn points all your submissions need to be vetted by other comic vine users. The character has been a part of the young avengers, aforce, and the ultimates since 2011, but this is the first. Thanks very much everyone for your comments and your interest. It occurs to me that it seems like many comic book covers are homages. Youll never look at michael jacksons iconic bad the same way. May 20, 2014 it also includes my alltime favourite panel in any comic book ive read. What comic book super herovillain has appeared with the most real life individuals. This process takes no more than a few hours and well send you an email once approved. The iconic singers and musicians have been replaced with classic comic book characters. This is where the cover is bascially repeated, just with different art work and characters. Thanks to omar karindu for pointing out the reverseflash cover. Covering the latest and greatest of women comics creators and their works.
I see my buddy dave mackay at bottom right, and could that be chris top left. 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. Most of the homages i found were referencing the cover of the first and most iconic cover. Tropes, motifs and themes not homages the classic comics. There was one book though that grabbed my immediate attention, spiderman deadpool. Except for the first two issues, this series mainly told stories about the. Comic book covers presented at cover browser are republished within a fair use. 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. Those who love music and are big fans of comic books will get a kick out of the amazing music album cover homages series. Homage covers screenshots, images and pictures comic vine. See the fantastic four as the beatles, and other comic. Meanwhile, sort of connected to my earlier post, i found that an extremely common theme on teen comic covers esp.
Having said that, this doesnt mean that im pulling the plug on i love comic covers. Spiderman, the xmen, deadpool, the avengers, wolverine and antman. See more ideas about comic covers, comics and comic books. What comic book and science fiction characters are homages. Marvel comics meet hiphop in amazing classic album cover. 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. Reading a comic, inside a comic, trying to be another comic. 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.
Covers that pay homage to, or parody, existing covers or artwork from the same or different medias. So many have become iconic that theyve formed the basis for countless parodies and homages since. Comic book cover homages to norman rockwells freedom. The great comic book cover homage streak metafilter.
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. Aug 28, 2014 having said that, this doesnt mean that im pulling the plug on i love comic covers. The cover on this spawn issue homages that of the amazing spiderman. 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. 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. Home labs az random about this is the sister site of vintage ad browser.
Black mask nov 1941 black mask nov 1941 british ed. Each week i will take a look at an awesome homage cover as well as the original inspiration for that piece. Which can be found in the middle of this books famous battle between batman and superman the book was released in four issues. It also includes my alltime favourite panel in any comic book ive read. Featuring weekly comic release discussions, creator amas, a friendly and helpful userbase, and much more. Marvel comic book cover pays homage to beyonce fame focus. 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. I didnt like the premise of this book and am glad i didnt. Comic book covers are very important, they have to get your attention and make you want to pick up the mag and buy it. Covers inspired by movie posters, notable works of art, or other classic comic book covers. Interestingly, the first three reverseflash covers all featured a split cover design, as described at dial b for blog. Some of the biggest fanfavorite characters in the marvel universe were created by rob liefeld, including deadpool and xforce, and the prolific.
Dec 4, 2016 a collection of comic book cover parodies, swipes, tributes, homages, spoofs, mashups, recreations. Alex ross tour of marvel universe history continues this june, with the cover for. It was published by allamerican publications, one of the companies that later merged with national periodical publications today known as dc. 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. Comics have borrowed from advertising, oil painting, famous sculptures, etc. After kicking off the year with some amazing run the jewelsthemed comic covers, marvel is.
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. Were on antarctica, viewing from faraway on a snowly background with mountains. 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. A reddit for fans of comic books, graphic novels, and digital comics. Homage covers are comic book covers that homage or parody existing artwork from the same or different media or publishing company. Cronin realized that so many comic book covers are homages to other comic book covers, albums, paintings, etc. 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. Email it to me for good karma and my sincere appreciation. These are not confirmed homages, but they have similiar covers.
Comic book covers comic books comic art superboy young justice dustin nguyen superman family superman stuff supergirl 2015 superman man of steel. Sometimes however a cover iwll be so amazing, so memorable, and well rendered that it sparks homages. Liid190 comic book cover homages on thelineitisdrawn. Mcfarlane has created some of the most iconic, breathtaking and memorable covers to multiple comic book titles over the years. There are 455,283 covers overall the types are book, comic, game, magazine, miscellaneous, movie, music and pulp magazine. All three of my kids managed to get sick at the same time. Comic book covers presented at cover browser are republished within a fair use context. 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. Noted examples of homages include energon downshift based on generation 1 wheeljack and energon shockblast based on generation 1 shockwave. Advertisement america chavez aka miss america is a queer latina superhero character written by gabby rivera. Heres a sample of the best of the lot, including two adaptations from the scifi production that arguably. Put together by online comics mecca comic book resources, the series is a compilation of tweaked album covers. 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. 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.
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. To kick it off it seemed a no brainer to open with this classic. Some eagleeyed fans were able to notice a moment in the aquaman movie that pays homage to a rebirthera comic book cover. See the fantastic four as the beatles, and other comic book. All star comics was a us comic book from the 1940s. Except for the first two issues, this series mainly told stories about the adventures of the jsa, the justice society of america. Spawn homage to spiderman covers todd mcfarlane comic burst. Find out by picking up a copy at your local comic shop. See more ideas about comic covers, comic books and comic book covers. Comic book resources recently held a mashup contest featuring album cover homages. Todd mcfarlane homages infinity gauntlet cover with spawn.
Jan 26, 2017 the cover of marvels america features the comic books main character america chavez paying homage to beyonces lemonade. 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. The cover of marvels america features the comic books main character america chavez paying homage to beyonces lemonade. 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.
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. The first problem with this endeavor is to figure out what we are talking about when we say homage. Todd mcfarlane is to comic books what brushes and paint are to an artist. The largest portion of covers that pay homage are usually honouring the work of previous comic book covers. Its the theme i like to get to at least once a year comic book cover homages. With the flash cover, the speedsters are the flash and the reverseflash, both pursuing mr. This week i am going to highlight the beautiful cover swipes image is releasing in the coming weeks to commemorate their 25th anniversary. See more ideas about comic covers, comics and comic book covers. Marvel comics meet hiphop in amazing classic album cover homages theyre beautiful. In this post i will focus only on homage covers that are tributes to older comic book.
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. Homages often occur when a comic is rebooted to demonstrate continuity with earlier volumes. Im sure thats just scratching the surface of this theme. 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 gang gets intergalactic in archie what kind of trouble do you think archie will get into when gravity isnt a factor. Week 45 it occurs to me that it seems like many comic book covers are homages. Thankfully they are all better now and back in school out of my hair which is funny since i have no hair. Suggest a comic book character or characters in an homage to a classic comic book cover. Aug 15, 2019 so easy to fall in love with this cover. Usually comics, but there are a few cool classic covers that are homages to other artwork. Affordable and search from millions of royalty free images, photos and vectors. A great comic book cover matching each day of the year, 1 through 365.
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