HOMAGE (AFTER . . . ) COVERS - CLASSIC ILLUSTRATORS GET SWIPED

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James Montgomery Flagg - "Outworlds" sci-fi fanzine

 

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I swiped this from the Golden Age forum.

 

True Sport Picture Stories v.2, #8, (August, 1944)

 

"Dempsey and Firpo" George Bellows - 1924

 

Photo of the event.

 

The Simpsons

[Jayman]

Not an illustration, but still an iconographic photo by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal.

Weird War Tales #3 (of 4) (DC/Vertigo)

 

[Jayman]

Where the Wild Things Are

[followtheleader]

Tom Strong's I was referencing earlier. There are a bunch more, but:

 

http://kleinletters.com/TomStrongCovers.html

 

Pat

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Alphonse Mucha - Incredible Hulk v.2, #39

 

 

 

Frank Frazetta - some sci-fi original paperback.

(Alien Worlds #5? - Later, a Molly Hatchet album cover.)

Incredible Hulk v.2, #81

 

 

 

Francis Ford Coppolla's "Apocalypse, Now" - Incredible Hulk v.2, #46

 

 

 

James Cameron's "The Terminator" - New X-Men #141

 

 

 

Ridley Scott's "Alien" - Deadpool #40

 

 

 

James Bond "Moonraker" - Deadpool #49

 

 

 

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You've heard of "Pieta Covers." Here's a real one.

 

Michelangelo - "The Pieta" - Deadpool #3

 

 

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[General Zod]

Where the Wild Things Are

 

This is the one I was going to post as my favorite homage cover. I was a HUGE Maurice Sendak fan as a kid.

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Iwo Jima flag-raising photo by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal.

Blackhawk #258 (Last issue)

 

 

 

 

Saturday Evening Post (Norman Rockwell)

23rd Annual San Diego Comic Convention Program

 

 

 

 

The Beatles - Abbey Road

Army@Love #9

 

 

 

 

Alphonse Mucha - Art Nouveau lithograph by Adam Hughes

Princess Leia: Last Daughter of Alderaan

Printed exclusively for the Star Wars Celebration held last summer in Europe.

Limited to 250 prints.

 

 

 

 

 

[helionaut]

Probably the better known Pieta image:

 

 

[helionaut]

And then there's

Antonio Del Pollaiolo's 'Heracles and the Hydra' c. 1475 versus Action Comics #1 c. 1938

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"American Gothic" - Grant Wood (1930)

Hellstorm: Son of Satan #2 (of 5)

She-Hulk #11

 

 

 

"Tell That To The Marines" - James Montgomery Flagg (1918)

Gen 13 #36

 

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"The Persistence of Time" - Salvador Dali (1931)

AKA "The Persistence of Memory", "Melting Clocks", "Soft Watches"

Officially, it is known as "La Persistencia de la Memoria"

 

Nick Fury: Agent of S.H.I.E.L.D. #7

 

 

 

 

”Which Shall Be Captain?” – Howard Pyle

(Harper’s Monthly Magazine, January, 1911)

 

Piracy #2

 

Marvel Classics Comics #15, (Treasure Island)

 

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Michelangelo - "The Pieta"

Captain Atom #8 and #44

 

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"Another World" - M. C. Escher

Secret Origins #10, Phantom Stranger (January, 1987)

Wonder Woman #7 (August, 1987)

 

 

 

"Ascending and Descending" - M. C. Escher

Electric Warrior #11

 

 

 

"Bond of Union" - M. C. Escher

Electric Warrior #18

[Bonds25]

Great stuff! (thumbs u

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"American Gothic" - Grant Wood (1930)

Mister Miracle & Big Barda - DC House Ad

Weasel Guy: Road Trip #2

 

 

 

 

"Starry Night" (Dutch: De Sterrennacht) Vincent van Gogh (1889)

Promethea #19

 

 

 

 

“Christ of St. John of the Cross” – Salvador Dali (1951)

Emissary #4

 

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I need some help on this one.

I don't remember which cover of Superman or Action has "Raining Supermen."

 

"GOLCONDA" - Rene Magritte (1953)

 

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OT:

Not comic-related, but here is a website that shows a plethora of Da Vinci's "Last Supper" parodies.

 

http://slog.thestranger.com/2007/09/other_last_suppers_wheres_the_outrage