Sunday, July 31, 2011

Captain Marvel Adventures #18 Homages


Title: Captain Marvel Adventures #18 Title: Shazam! From the 40's to the 70's
Publisher: Fawcett Publications Publisher: Harmony Books
Cover date: 1942 Cover date: 1977
Artist: C. C. Beck Artist: Kurt Schaffenberger


Title: Big Bang Comics #0 Title: Justice Society of America v3 #25
Publisher: Caliber Comics Publisher: DC Comics
Cover date: 1995 Cover date: 2009
Artist: Alex Ross Artist: Alex Ross

Saturday, July 30, 2011

One Moment in Time: The Avengers Annual #14 / Fantastic Four Annual #19


Title: The Avengers Annual #14 Title: Fantastic Four Annual #19
Publisher: Marvel Comics Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover date: 1985 Cover date: 1985
Artist: Kerry Gammill Artist: Kerry Gammill

Homage: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #141 / Superman: The Man of Steel #85


Title: Superman's Pal Jimmy Olsen #141 Title: Superman: The Man of Steel #85
Publisher: DC Comics Publisher: DC Comics
Cover date: 1971 Cover date: 1999
Artist: Jack Kirby Artist: John Bogdanove

Friday, July 29, 2011

Homage: Heisman Trophy / Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth #1


Heisman Trophy Title: Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth #1
Publisher: Publisher: Marvel Comics
Creation Date: 1935 Cover date: 2009
Sculptor: Frank Eliscu Artist: Ed McGuinness

The trophy was modeled after Ed Smith

Thursday, July 28, 2011

It´s only Recoloring (But I like it): Batman #164


Title: Batman #164 Title: Showcase presents: Batman v1
Publisher: DC Comics Publisher: DC Comics
Cover date: 1964 Cover date: 2006
Artist: Carmine Infantino Artist: Carmine Infantino

Before & After: Batman: Battle for the Cowl #1


Title: Batman: Battle for the Cowl #1 Solicitation Title: Batman: Battle for the Cowl #1
Publisher: DC Comics Publisher: DC Comics
Cover date: 2009 Cover date: 2009
Artist: Tony Daniel Artist: Tony Daniel

Wednesday, July 27, 2011

Homage: Dynamo #3 / New Exiles #6


Title: Dynamo #3 Title: New Exiles #6
Publisher: Tower Comics Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover date: 1967 Cover date: 2008
Artist: Wally Wood Artist: Alan Davis

Tuesday, July 26, 2011

The Mighty Thor #147 Homages


Title: The Mighty Thor #147 Title: Gen 13 - Monkeyman and O´Brien #2
Publisher: Marvel Comics Publisher: Image Comics
Cover date: 1967 Cover date: 1998
Artist: Jack Kirby Artist: Arthur Adams


Title: The Mighty Thor Omnibus #2
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover date: 2013
Artist: Esad Ribic

Monday, July 25, 2011

Superman by Max Fleischer Homages



Title: Superman by Max FleischerTitle: World's Finest #1
Production Company: Fleischer StudiosPublisher: DC Comics
Release date: 1941Cover date: 1990
Artist:Artist: Steve Rude


Title: Superman Adventures #25Title: Superman The Story of the Man of Steel
Publisher: DC ComicsPublisher: Viking Press Inc
Cover date: 1998Cover date: 2010
Artist: Rick BurchettArtist: Ralph Cosentino

The original image was spotted by ToonJukka.

Sunday, July 24, 2011

Remake: The Vault of Horror #23 / Foul Play!


Title: Vault of Horror #23 Title: Foul Play!
Publisher: EC Comics Publisher: Harper Design
Cover date: 1952 Cover date: 2005
Artist: Johnny Craig Artist: Johnny Craig

Homage: Weird Fantasy #21 / Xenozoic Tales #9


Title: Weird Fantasy #21 Title: Xenozoic Tales #9
Publisher: EC Comics Publisher: Kitchen Sink
Cover date: 1953 Cover date: 1989
Artist: Al Williamson Artist: Mark Schultz

Notice the words "After Williamson" written backwards.

Coincidence?: Weird Fantasy #12 / Tintin on a Marche sur la Lune


Weird Fantasy #12 Title: Tintin on a Marche sur la Lune
Publisher: EC Comics Publisher: Casterman
Cover date: 1952 Cover date: 1954
Artist: Al Feldstein Artist: Hergé

Saturday, July 23, 2011

Coincidence?: More Fun Comics #16 / Panic #1


Title: More Fun Comics #16 Title: Panic #1
Publisher: DC Comics Publisher: EC Comics
Cover date: 1936 Cover date: 1954
Artist: Vincent Sullivan Artist: Al Feldstein

Double Swipe: Which Shall be Captain


Title: Which Shall be Captain Title: Piracy #2
Publisher: Publisher: EC Comics
Cover date: 1911 Cover date: 1955
Artist: Howard Pyle Artist: Reed Crandall


Title: Marvel Classics Comics #15
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover date: 1976
Artist: Gil Kane

Friday, July 22, 2011

Homage: Tales from the Crypt #35 / Masterpiece Comics


Title: Tales from the Crypt #35 Title: Masterpiece Comics (Interior page)
Publisher: EC Comics Publisher: Drawn & Quarterly
Cover date: 1953 Cover date: 2009
Artist: Jack Davis Artist: Robert Sikoryak

Weird Science #16 Homages


Title: Weird Science #16 Title: Bart Simpson´s Horror Show #14
Publisher: EC Comics Publisher: Bongo Comics / Panini Comics
Cover date: 1952 Cover date: 2010
Artist: Wally Wood Artist: Matt Groening & Bill Morrison


Title: Savage Dragon #167 Title: Mars Attacks First Born #1
Publisher: Image Comics Publisher: IDW Publishing
Cover date: 2010 Cover date: 2014
Artist: Erik Larsen Artist: Sam Kieth

Homage: Weird Science #10 / Tom Strong #14


Title: Weird Science #10 Title: Tom Strong #14
Publisher: EC Comics Publisher: America´s Best Comics
Cover date: 1951 Cover date: 2001
Artist: Wally Wood Artist: Tom McWeeney

Thursday, July 21, 2011

A bad bad swipe: Frontline Combat #2


Title: Frontline Combat #2 Title: The Mammoth Book of Best War Comics
Publisher: EC Comics Publisher: Carroll & Graf Publishers
Cover date: 1951 Cover date: 2007
Artist: Harvey Kurtzman Artist:

Homage: Tales from the Crypt #42 / Tales from the Fridge #1


Title: Tales from the Crypt #42 Title: Tales from the Fridge #1
Publisher: EC Comics Publisher: Kitchen Sink
Cover date: 1954 Cover date: 1973
Artist: Jack Davis Artist: Russ Jones

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Mad #1 Homages


Title: Mad #1 Title: Mod #1
Publisher: EC Comics Publisher: Kitchen Sink Comics
Cover date: 1952 Cover date: 1981
Artist: Harvey Kurtzman Artist: Terry Beatty


Title: It´s Science with Dr. Radium #5 Title: Donald Duck Adventures #11
Publisher: Slave Labor Graphics Publisher: Disney
Cover date: 1987 Cover date: 1991
Artist: Scott Saavedra Artist: Todd Kurosawa


Title: Batman: Gotham Adventures #13
Publisher: DC Comics
Cover date: 1999
Artist: Rick Burchett

Homage: Tales from the Crypt #41 / Bart Simpson´s Treehouse of Horror #11


Title: Tales from the Crypt #41 Title: Bart Simpson´s Treehouse of Horror #11
Publisher: EC Comics Publisher: Bongo Comics
Cover date: 1954 Cover date: 2005
Artist: Jack Davis Artist: Matt Groening & Bill Morrison

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Weird Science-Fantasy #29 Origin & Homages


Title: Famous Funnies #217 (Unpublished) Title: Weird Science-Fantasy #29
Publisher: Eastern Color Publisher: EC Comics
Cover date: 1955 Cover date: 1955
Artist: Frank Frazetta Artist: Frank Frazetta


Title: Madman printing Title: Following Cerebus #3
Publisher: Publisher: Aardvark-Vanaheim
Cover date: 1993 Cover date: 2005
Artist: Mike Allred Artist: Dave Sim


Title: Agent Fear #1
Publisher: Image Comics
Cover date: 2005
Artist: Tony Moore

Tales from the Crypt #28 Homages


Title: Tales from the Crypt #28 Title: iZombie #5
Publisher: EC Comics Publisher: Vertigo
Cover date: 1952 Cover date: 2010
Artist: Al Feldstein Artist: Mike Allred


Title: Buried Title: Deadpool v2 #54
Production Company: Versus Entertainment Publisher: Marvel Comics
Release date: 2010 Cover date: 2012
Artist: Artist: Dave Johnson

Monday, July 18, 2011

Homage: Two-Fisted Tales #30 - Fear Agent: The Last Goodbye #3


Title: Two Fisted Tales #30 Title: Fear Agent: The Last Goodbye #3
Publisher: EC Comics Publisher: Dark Horse Comics
Cover date: 1952 Cover date: 2007
Artist: Jack Davis Artist: Tony Moore

Stormwatch #44 Homage-a-Thon


Title: Stormwatch #44 Title: Incredible Science Fiction #31
Publisher: Image Comics Publisher: EC Comics
Cover date: 1997 Cover date: 1955
Artist: Tom Raney Artist: Johnny Craig


Title: Weird Science #16 Title: Tales from the Crypt #24
Publisher: EC Comics Publisher: EC Comics
Cover date: 1952 Cover date: 1951
Artist: Wally Wood Artist: Al Feldstein

Sunday, July 17, 2011

EC Comics Week begins tomorrow!



Next week will be dedicated exclusively to EC comics. If you know of a cover which does a homage to some comic-book from this publisher you can tell us about it.

Here´s a old entry with multiple homages to Crime SuspenStories #22.

Crime SuspenStories #22 Homages

Cheers!

Homage: Red Sonja v1 #5 / Red Sonja v4 #2


Title: Red Sonja v1 #5 Title: Red Sonja v4 #2
Publisher: Marvel Comics Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment
Cover date: 1977 Cover date: 2005
Artist: Frank Thorne Artist: Arthur Adams

Saturday, July 16, 2011

It´s only Recoloring (But I like it): Showcase #12


Title: Showcase #12 Title: Showcase presents: Challengers of the Unknown v1
Publisher: DC Comics Publisher: DC Comics
Cover date: 1958 Cover date: 2006
Artist: Jack Kirby Artist: Jack Kirby

Daredevil #183 Homages


Title: Daredevil #183 Title: Terror Inc #6
Publisher: Marvel Comics Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover date: 1982 Cover date: 1993
Artist: Frank Miller Artist: Jorge Zaffino


Title: Punisher v7 #5 Title: Punisher v7 #5
Publisher: Marvel Comics Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover date: 2009 Cover date: 2009
Artist: Mike McKone Artist: Mike McKone


Title: Shadowland teaser
Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover date: 2010
Artist: Roberto De la Torre

Friday, July 15, 2011

X-Men v2 #5 Homages


Title: X-Men v2 #5 Title: Wolverine v1 #68
Publisher: Marvel Comics Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover date: 1992 Cover date: 1993
Artist: Jim Lee Artist: Mark Texeira


Title: Countdown to Final Crisis #31 Title: Wolverine Origins #38
Publisher: DC Comics Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover date: 2007 Cover date: 2009
Artist: Talent Caldwell Artist: Doug Braithwaite

Thursday, July 14, 2011

Homage: DC Super-Stars #17 / The Huntress: Darknight Daughter


Title: DC Super-Stars #17 Title: The Huntress: Darknight Daughter
Publisher: DC Comics Publisher: DC Comics
Cover date: 1977 Cover date: 2006
Artist: Joe Staton Artist: Brian Bolland

Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Remake: Captain America v1 #100 / Captain America Omnibus


Title: Captain America v1 #100 Title: Captain America Omnibus
Publisher: Marvel Comics Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover date: 1968 Cover date: 2011
Artist: Jack Kirby Artist: Ron Garney

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

Savage Tales v1 #1 Homages


Title: Savage Tales v1 #1 Title: Savage Tales v2 #2
Publisher: Marvel Comics Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover date: 1971 Cover date: 1985
Artist: John Buscema Artist: Arthur Suydam


Title: Savage Tales v3 #1 Title: Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth #1
Publisher: Dynamite Entertainment Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover date: 2007 Cover date: 2009
Artist: Richard Isanove Artist: Arthur Suydam

Monday, July 11, 2011

Homage: The Amazing Spider-Man #106 / The Amazing Spider-Man #538


Title: The Amazing Spider-Man #106 Title: The Amazing Spider-Man #538
Publisher: Marvel Comics Publisher: Marvel Comics
Cover date: 1972 Cover date: 2007
Artist: John Romita Artist: Ron Garney

Sunday, July 10, 2011

One Moment in Time: Animal Man #14 / Animal Man #22


Title: Animal Man #14 Title: Animal Man #22
Publisher: DC Comics Publisher: DC Comics
Cover date: 1989 Cover date: 1990
Artist: Brian Bolland Artist: Brian Bolland
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