New comics publisher Radical Publishing announced recently that Jim Steranko was drawing the first two covers of their Hercules series … here’s the cover to issue 2:
which is a homage to Steranko’s cover to King-Sized Hulk #1:
which, as Don MacPherson points out, was recently homaged on — you guessed it — Marvel’s Incredible Herc:
Y’know, the title that replaced Incredible Hulk. It’s all one big cycle …
April 23rd, 2008 at 6:04 am
…or just incredibly incestuous. Hey! Like the Greek myths!
April 23rd, 2008 at 8:18 am
Don’t forget the first issue of Bruce Jones run-
#34’s “Return of the Monster” cover was a clear hommage to the same Steranko cover.
April 23rd, 2008 at 1:29 pm
Marvel should just reprint the original Steranko cover without the face redrawn by John Romita this time (because way back when they thought Steranko’s Hulk looked too scary).
April 23rd, 2008 at 1:45 pm
The Grand Comics Database notes that it was Marie Severin who redrew the Hulk’s face for that classic cover.