Homage cover


In comics, a homage cover is the intentional copying of a cover from an earlier comic book or graphic novel that directly acknowledges the original artist. Homages often occur when a comic is rebooted to demonstrate continuity with earlier volumes. A common target of homage is the first edition of a particular comic.

List of homage targets

Covers that have been frequently homaged include:Amazing Fantasy #15 - first appearance of Spider-Man; Spidey swings across the page carrying a crookFantastic Four #1 - where a giant monster emerges from below a street.Action Comics #1 - where Superman holds a car over his head.Superman #1 - where Superman is posed in the middle of a leap high above a city skyline.Superman #14 - where Superman stands with a bald eagle on his left arm.Superman #243 - where Superman is kissing a woman whose face is not shown due to the perspective of the pose.Justice League #1 - members of the team standing in ranks looking upwards to the 'camera'.Giant-Size X-Men #1 - where the new team of X-Men seemingly burst out from the cover while the older X-Men team looks on horrified from above.The Incredible Hulk #1 - Bruce Banner is over shadowed by the Hulk.Superman #199 - Superman races the Flash in a foot race.Batman: The Dark Knight ReturnsAdventure Comics #247Adventure Comics #300Avengers #4 - Best known for the heroes charging towards the reader, particularly Captain America holding his shield on one arm, with his right arm pointing backward.What If? #1 - Spider-Man and the Fantastic Four burst through a page of black-and-white comic book art.Uncanny X-Men #136 - A weeping Cyclops holds the dead Jean Grey in his arms. or after Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 ). This kind of cover was an homage to Michelangelo's Pietà. Transformers #5 - Shockwave standing in front of a wall with the words "Are All Dead".Uncanny X-Men #141 - older versions of Wolverine and Kitty Pryde stand before a poster featuring their fallen comrades. The beginning of the "Days of Future Past" storyline.