In a brand-new showcase for the leading cover artists for Marvel Comics, the most iconic covers in the publisher’s history are getting reimagined in a new series of variants. This week, Marvel Comics revealed classic covers like Todd McFarlane’s Spider-Man #1, Mike Ploog’s Ghost Rider #1 cover, and Bill Sienkiewicz’s Moon Knight #1 cover are all getting remade by some of the most popular cover artists currently working in the industry. The art will appear throughout 2023.
Marvel Comics has no shortage of iconic cover art on the pages of its most important stories. From the X-Men’s Days of Future Past cover from John Byrne and Terry Austin (that even DC Comics has homaged) to Frank Miller’s iconic cover art featuring Daredevil and Elektra for Daredevil #181 to the very first cover appearance of The Fantastic Four, every time period for the publisher is filled to the brim with memorable cover arts from incredibly talented artists. In a recently revealed series of variant covers from leading modern artists, the greatest covers are getting all-new takes that recreate the classic works into something new.
As part of a new “classic homage variant covers” from some of the leading artists currently from Marvel Comics, 25 new covers homaging iconic Marvel art were shared. The list is lengthy, as homages include John Romita Jr. tackling his father’s iconic art for Amazing Spider-Man #17 for his cover for Amazing Spider-Man #50, Carmen Carnero putting Carol Danvers and her Captain Marvel persona in an homage to her first solo title in Ms. Marvel #1 for Captain Marvel #45, and Nightcrawler and the crew of the Immortal X-Men taking the place of Luke Skywalker and friends in Immortal X-Men #10’s homage to Star Wars #1 from Marvel Comics. Check out the full cover reveals below.
More of Marvel Comics’ greatest covers getting the homage treatment in the series include Captain America #109, Amazing Spider-Man Annual #16, Marvel Team-Up #1, Doctor Strange #169, and Fantastic Four #52. All the covers feature characters reappearing in their modern forms on their classic art or new characters and teams taking over the homages. Check out the complete list of covers at Marvel.com.
It’s always fun to see Marvel Comics pay tribute to some of the covers that helped define the publisher and its style. The current leading artists seemed to have a lot of fun recreating some of Marvel’s greatest covers, as the work across the board is quite impressive. The 25 Marvel Comics variant covers arrive in comic book stores on January 4th, 2023, and run throughout the entire month.
