Another comic book publisher is paying homage to iconic Todd McFarlane Spider-Man covers. Fresh off the heels of DC's playful and surprisi🍰ng nod to 1990's Spider-Man #1 for a December Batman #118 variant cover🐷, Marve🃏l is paying homage to its own cover by McFarlane for January 5's Venom #4 by artist David Yardin.
Interestingly, McFarlane paid homage to himself൲ the very next month in .&nb🐈sp;
Anyway, the Venom cover is part of 10 January Marvꦆel covers featuring contemporary artists paying homage to iconic Marvel covers from the past. Oth🌺er artists contributing cover include Will Sliney, Mike McKone, Creees Lee, Philip Tan, David Nakayama, Pete Woods, Ken Lashley, Stephen Mooney, and Peach Momoko,
Most of the covers are themed 🔴around famous first appearances including the debuts of Spider-Man, the Hulk, Thor, and Wolver🔥ine.
Hꦬere's a look at all ten covers in four galleries along with the release date, title and issue #, artist, and the original issue the new cover pays homage to.
On sale January 5
- Amazing Spider-Man #85 by Peach Momoko (Amazing Fantasy #15)
- Venom #4 by David Yardin With colors by Chris Sotomayor (Amazing Spider-Man #300 and #301)
- X Lives of Wolverine #1 by Will Sliney with colors by Rachelle Rosenberg (Incredible Hulk #181)
On sale January 12
- Amazing Spider-Man #86 by Mike Mckone with colors by Chris Sotomayor (Amazing Spider-Man #362)
- Thor #21 by Creees Lee with colors by Rachelle Rosenberg (Journey into Mystery #83)
On sale January 19
- Captain America/Iron Man #3 by Philip Tan with colors by Federico Blee (Captain America #100)
- Hulk #3 by David Nakayama (Hulk #1)
On sale January 26
- Death of Doctor Strange #5 by Stephen Mooney with colors by Chris Sotomayor (Strange Tales #110)
- Iron Man #16 by Pete Woods (Tales of Suspense #39)
- X-Men Legends #11 by Ken Lashley with colors by Juan Fernandez (New Mutants #98)
A couple of the original covers are part of Newsarama's list of the best superhero origin stories of all time.
