Posted By Dan Greenfield on Nov 23, 2025 | 4 comments

SUNDAY FUNNIES WITH KERRY CALLEN!

By KERRY CALLEN

In the years 2009 to 2012, there existed an active website called Covered: Artists Re-Interpreting Comic Covers. It contained a lot of fantastic work by a wide variety of artists. It also contained some of my work.

At the time, I had gotten out of the habit of drawing and decided to start again. I contributed eight reimagined covers. In many ways, it’s where I developed my own current “superhero art” style. I thought it would be fun to share them here at 13th Dimension!

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Ever since I saw a house advertisement for Showcase #61 as a kid, I was incredibly intrigued by the Spectre, a character of which I knew nothing. Drawn by Murphy Anderson, the book had a fantastic cover! From that single ad, I remembered it my entire life. I finally bought it sometime in my 40s. (It came out in January 1966 — almost 60 years ago!)

Later, I drew my own version. I know it’s uncommon, but I always liked seeing heroes winning the battle on their covers! I added the moon, just to help out the Spectre a little.

Take that, Shathan the Eternal!

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Want more SUNDAY FUNNIES WITH KERRY CALLEN? Come back next week!

Want a commission? Send an email to KerryCallenArt@gmail.com. You can also find other work at linktr.ee/kerrycallen.

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MORE

— NOTHING ENDS, ROBIN: The Great BATMAN-DR. MANHATTAN Mash-Up You Always Wanted. Click here.

— CLASSIC COVERS RE-IMAGINED: TIGRA’s First Solo Comic — 50 YEARS LATER. Click here.

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KERRY CALLEN spent much of his career as an artist and art director, developing product for Hallmark, but has also dabbled in comics for many years. As a freelancer, he creates work for a range of needs, spanning from Mad Magazine to children illustrations. He has two graphic novels available on Amazon worldwide, Halo and Sprocket: The Definitive Collection, as well as Dirtnap: Mystic Spit.