Tributes to artists like Byrne, Zeck, Kane and MORE…
Marvel in January will release a series of five variants that pay tribute to classic Silver and Bronze Age Captain America covers — but with Sam Wilson swapped in for Steve Rogers.
Makes sense, given Captain America: Brave New World is due on the big screen Feb. 14, 2025. There will also be a new comics series debuting in January — Sam Wilson: Captain America, co-written by Greg Pak and Evan Narcisse and drawn by Eder Messias.
Dig the five and their counterparts:
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ON SALE 1/1
AVENGERS #22 by Mike Walsh, after Gil Kane and Mike Esposito (poss. with Frank Giacoia)
My favorite
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SAM WILSON: CAPTAIN AMERICA #1, by Whilce Portacio, after Ron Lim and Jim Lee
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ON SALE 1/8
WOLVERINE #5 by David Yardin, after Mike Zeck and John Beatty
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ON SALE 1/15
INCREDIBLE HULK #21 by Geoff Shaw, after Ron Wilson and Bob Layton
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ON SALE 1/29
WEST COAST AVENGERS #3 by Paco Diaz, after Jim Steranko
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MORE
— First 12 Issues of LEE and KIRBY’s FANTASTIC FOUR to Be Re-Released as FACSIMILE EDITIONS. Click here.
— MARVEL Formally Announces FACSIMILE EDITION Treasury-Size Collections. Click here.
November 9, 2024
In an era where I find myself frequently disappointed with the art in modern comics (overly cartoony, poorly exaggerated features, or just weak storytelling), almost all of these covers look to me better than the originals. Kudos to the artists involved! (And not knocking the original artists, either; the re-creations are just good cover art, which is also something of a rarity these days.)