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Martinex1: It's the time of year for frightening thrills and morbid chills! Happy Halloween BABsters!
This round of our $1 Challenge focuses on the rather common cover theme of heroes in the cemetery. Considering that super-heroes never stay dead, they sure spend a lot of time at the grave sites. For the Batman and Daredevil, it may seem like a more natural locale, while other covers may be more surprising. Needless to say, both DC and Marvel seem to favor the setting.
So it is time to pay the ferryman - four quarters for four comics and safe passage. Are these offerings tricks or treats? Which do you think are the best? Did you read any of the stories and did they live up to the dramatic covers? Make your selections, share your choices and your greatest fears!
Martinex1: Did you ever have the feeling that you've seen a comic cover before? Some call it an homage. Some call it a swipe. Some call it a tribute. Whatever you call it, there has been a long tradition of honoring classic covers with a retake or reimagining. Today's $1 Challenge explores this artistic tendency.
Recently we looked at the "Pieta Cover" and the myriad versions of that memorable pose. Comic covers like the iconic Fantastic Four #1 have been recreated too many times to collect them all here. If you search the web you might find dozens of examples. Here we will look at archetypal covers as well as the oddball and obscure. A number of artists have handled the pencils, but John Byrne seems to enjoy the process as many of the examples below are his. Sometimes he even paid homage to his own earlier work. Other covers are from the likes of Mike Zeck, Ron Frenz, Pat Broderick and John Buscema.
Modern comics have started to recreate the classics regularly; I've tried to stick to comics from the 20th century (but there may be an exception or three because I particularly liked the styling). To make it challenging, sometimes I have included the original inspiration and for others I have only included the inspired. Do you recognize these? A couple even reference images from sources other than comics!
There are more than 40 opportunities today, choose your favorite 4 and get the conversation rolling. And please try not to repeat your comments!
Martinex1: It's the time of year for frightening thrills and morbid chills! Happy Halloween BABsters!
