The late great Neal Adams was celebrated by DC some years ago in 2016 when they contracted with the artist to recreate some of the truly iconic Silver Age and Bronze Age covers for the company. It's flattering to have other artists create an homage to a single artist as is often done with Jack Kirby, but for the artist himself to look back and muster that classic material is a true pleasure. I present the covers here alongside the originals which inspired them. Enjoy!
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I'd say that in most cases the originals are better. A few of the new ones are good, but they don't eclipse the oldies.
ReplyDeleteI'd say they are meant to evoke the classics, not supersede them.
DeleteI'm talking about the actual drawing though, RJ. They should at least be as good as, art-wise, but some are inferior - as if a lesser artist was trying to copy Adams (and not doing quite as good a job).
DeleteThanks for showing these Rip as I missed a few of these when they came out.
ReplyDeleteYou're very welcome sir.
DeleteI'm agreeing with Kid on this, that I prefer the original covers, although I did buy all of the Adams variants when they came out, nonetheless. For me, the modern slick reproduction somehow loses the essence of a Bronze Age comic book.
ReplyDeleteThat said, I very much like the new background to the Deathstroke cover, featuring renditions of DC colleagues over the years ,old and new. Julie Schwartz, Denny O'Neil, Jim Lee, Dan Dideo, Karen Berger, Paul Levitz, Archie Goodwin, Gil Kane (I think), Jim Aparo (perhaps),Joe Kubert, Jenette Kahn. I wonder if the original Strange Adventures background characters were comic pros?
I prefer the original covers as well. I take your point about the textures of the classics, they are better.
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