SUNDAY FUNNIES WITH KERRY CALLEN!
Ever see Ben-Hur?
I bet Murphy Anderson (or editor Julius Schwartz, or writer Gardner Fox) did. Probably all three of them, because everybody saw that movie.
Anyway, we got this classic cover a little more than a year after the 1959 Charlton Heston epic came out:
I have no idea if one had anything to do with the other, but there you go.
Anyway, Kerry’s got his own take — featuring all of the Silver Age’s Leaguers — with this recent commission:
Hell, even the Atom has to do his tiny part. And Superman can’t help showing off, naturally.
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Want more SUNDAY FUNNIES WITH KERRY CALLEN? Come back next week!
Want a commission? (He usually does art instead of satirical fumetti.) Send an email to KerryCallenArt@gmail.com. You can also find other work at linktr.ee/kerrycallen.
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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.
December 8, 2024
Fun piece. How does it look if you flip it so it could be a true wrap-around cover?