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

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Leading Comics #4 - All-Star Squadron #56

 

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The House of Secrets #92 Homages

 

Title: The House of Secrets #92----------------------------Title: Swamp Thing #33

Publisher: DC Comics----------------------------------------- Publisher: DC Comics

Cover date: 1971 ------------------------------------------------Cover date: 1985

Artist: Bernie Wrightson --------------------------------------Artist: John Totleben

 

Title: No Hero #6-------------------------------------------------Title: The School of the Damned #2

Publisher: Avatar Press---------------------------------------Publisher: Black Hearted Press

Cover date: 2009-------------------------------------------------Cover date: 2012

Artist: Juan Jose Ryp------------------------------------------Artist: ?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Graduate Homages

 

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Title: The Graduate--------------------------------------Title: The Incredible Hercules #134

Production Company: Lawrence Turman--------Publisher: Marvel Comics

Release date: 1967--------------------------------------Cover date: 2009

Artist: ? -----------------------------------------------------Artist: Rafael Alburquerque

 

Title: Batman: The Widening Gyre #3---------Title: Deadpool: Merc With A Mouth #9

Publisher: DC Comics-------------------------------Publisher: Marvel Comics

Cover date: 2009---------------------------------------Cover date: 2010

Artist: Bill Sienkiewicz-------------------------------Artist: Arthur Suydam

 

Title: The New Avengers v2 #11----------------------------Title: Alpha Girl #2

Publisher: Marvel Comics------------------------------------Publisher: Image Comics

Cover date: 2011------------------------------------------------Cover date: 2012

Artist: Amanda Conner-------------------------------------- Artist: Robert Love

 

 

 

 

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Our Army at War #195 Homages

 

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Title: Our Army at War #195---------------------------- Title: Justice League Europe #7

Publisher: DC Comics------------------------------------ Publisher: DC Comics

Cover date: 1968------------------------------------------- Cover date: 1989

Artist: Joe Kubert------------------------------------------- Artist: Bart Sears

 

Title: Countdown to Final Crisis #17----------------- Title: Action Comics #862

Publisher: DC Comics----------------------------------- Publisher: DC Comics

Cover date: 2008------------------------------------------ Cover date: 2008

Artist: Pete Woods---------------------------------------- Artist: Keith Giffen

 

Title: Night Force #10

Publisher: DC Comics

Cover date: 1983

Artist: Gene Colan

 

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Action Comics #252 Homages

 

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Title: Action Comics #252-------------------Title: Supergirl & Prysm Double Shot #1

Publisher: DC Comics------------------------Publisher: DC Comics

Cover date: 1959-------------------------------Cover date: 1998

Artist: Curt Swan-------------------------------Artist: Tom Grindberg

 

 

Title: Supergirl v4 75--------------------------Title: Supergirl: Many Happy Returns

Publisher: DC Comics-----------------------Publisher: DC Comics

Cover date: 2002-------------------------------Cover date: 2003

Artist: Rob Haynes----------------------------Artist: Ed Benes

 

 

Title: Supergirl v5 #1------------------------Title: Supergirl v5 #58

Publisher: DC Comics---------------------Publisher: DC Comics

Cover date: 2005-----------------------------Cover date: 2011

Artist: Ian Churchill--------------------------Artist: Amanda Conner

 

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Justice League of America #53, May 1967, Mike Sekowsky

DC Comics Presents: Justice League of America #1, Oct. 2004, Jose Luis Garcia-Lopez

 

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Justice League of America #1 - Justice League America #61

 

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Homage: Justice League of America #28 / Planetary Brigade #2

Honey Boo Boo - Sensation Comics #1

 

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Flash #163 (August 1966), art by Carmine Infantino and Joe Giella

DC Comics Presents The Flash one-shot (October 2004), art by Alex Ross

 

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Unknown artist (1966)/John Richard Flanagan (1924)

 

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Superman by José Luis Garcia-Lopez from the DC Comics Style Guide (1982).

Batman & the Outsiders Annual #1, page 26 (1984). Penciled by Rick Hoberg.

 

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Legion of Super-Heroes #269, November 1980.

The panel is from page 23, penciled by Jimmy Janes

DC Comics Presents #3, November 1978.

This is panel 1 of page 6, penciled and inked by Garcia-Lopez

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MD #1, 1955 - Doctor Strange #169, 1968

 

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Strange Tales #161, page 1 (from Strange Tales #132 & #133)

and page 3 (from Strange Tales #142, #138, #126, #132 and #133)

 

 

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Image from the CD, Amy Grant -- The Collection - Dr. Strange #15, 1990

 

 

Carmine Infantino, Batman and Robin - Captain Atom #33 - Action Comics #618 - Manhunter #12

 

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Homages to Jim Steranko with his commentary regarding each.

 

http://www.thedrawingsofsteranko.com/Ster_hmgs/ster_homages_pg.html

 

 

Wallace Wood's Rules of Art For Comics:

 

1) Don't draw what you can copy.

 

2) Don't copy what you can trace.

 

3) Don't trace what you can cut out and paste.

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The Amazing Spider-Man Annual #1 - The Superior Spider-Man #1

 

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Legion of Super-Heroes v5 #1 - Legion of Super-Heroes v5 #7 - Supergirl and the Legion of Super-Heroes #18

 

Norman Rockwell, The Tattoo Artist - The Tattoo Artist with Optimus Prime (Transformers) by Marco D’Alfonso

 

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via http://goodcomics.comicbookresources.com/2012/04/18/the-line-it-is-drawn-86-classic-paintings-comic-book-style/

 

Norman Rockwell “Freedom from Want” - Carlos Pacheco JSA

 

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Norman Rockwell “The Runaway” - Luke Radi Halloween homage

 

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The Son of Man (French: Le fils de l'homme) is a 1964 painting by the Belgian surrealist painter René Magritte

 

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The Son of Man with Power Girl by Cynthia “Thea” Rodgers

 

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The Breakfast Club - Teen Titans

 

more @ http://tragarte.blogspot.com/2010/01/cliff-chiang-e-um-ilustrador-norte.html

 

Jesse Rubenfeld - Triple Self Portrait by Norman Rockwell

 

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1. Iron Man‘s Helmet

2. Harry Potter’s Mirror of Erised

3. Superman‘s Cape

4. I am left handed, but draw and paint with both my hand’s simultaneously

5. My ScottEVest

6. Homer Simpson

7. My friend Scott McCloud

8. Kermit the Frog

9. Wolverine’s Dog tags with the Lost Numbers

10. Dharma Initiative Beer

11. Norman Rockwell Art book

12. Sketched page of Into the Dust art

13. Mjolnir, Thor’s Hammer

14. Spiderman’s Webshooters

15. Batman’s Utility Belt and Batarang

16. One of The Phantom’s pistols

17. The Infinity Gauntlet

18. Cyclops’ Visor

19. Harry Potter’s Wand

20. Generic magician’s wand (I do artwork for a lot of magic books)

21. Eclipso’s Black Diamond

22. Nick Fury’s S.H.I.E.L.D. badge

 

Lots more here > http://www.etsy.com/shop/JRIllustrations?ref=top_trail

 

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Walt Disney/Mickey Mouse

 

Gene Colan's self-portrait after Norman Rockwell's "Triple Self-Portrait." - Daredevil

 

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Hit Comics #10 / Hardware #33

 

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Title: Hit Comics #10 ---------- Title: Hardware #33

Publisher: Quality Comics --- Publisher: Milestone

Cover date: 1941 ---------------- Cover date: 1995

Artist: Lou Fine ------------------ Artist: Howard Chaykin

 

 

Captain Marvel Jr. #7 / Static #29

 

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Title: Captain Marvel Jr. #7 ---------- Title: Static #29

Publisher: Fawcett Publications --- Publisher: Milestone / DC Comics

Cover date: 1943 ------------------------ Cover date: 1995

Artist: Mac Raboy ---------------------- Artist: Howard Chaykin

 

 

All Winners Comics #1 / Blood Syndicate #32

 

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Title: All Winners Comics #1 --- Title: Blood Syndicate #32

Publisher: Timely Comics ------- Publisher: Milestone

Cover date: 1941 ------------------- Cover date: 1995

Artist: Alex Schomburg --------- Artist: Howard Chaykin

 

 

Batman #1 - Icon #31

 

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Title: Batman #1 ----------- Title: Icon #31

Publisher: DC Comics --- Publisher: Milestone

Cover date: 1940 --------- Cover date: 1995

Artist: Bob Kane ---------- Artist: Howard Chaykin

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