 |
| Copyright DC COMICS |
Fifty-one years after the debut of ACTION COMICS #1, the cover design by JOE SHUSTER was used again by GEORGE PEREZ for issue #643 - when SUPERMAN returned as the star attraction after months of featuring in only a regular double-page strip, drawn by the legendary CURT SWAN. The main difference, I suppose, is that on the first cover, ol' Supes is only leaping - whereas, in the newer version, he's a fully paid-up member of the superhero flying club. Curiously, for all the detail that Perez includes, his figure's torso seems far more stiff than Shuster's. Just goes to show that the old guard had their strengths as well, and that it wasn't just the bold young turks who could teach us a thing or two.
No comments:
Post a Comment
ALL ANONYMOUS COMMENTS WILL BE DELETED UNREAD unless accompanied by a regularly-used and recognized
name. For those without a Google account, use the 'Name/URL' option. All comments are subject to moderation and will
appear only if approved. Remember - no guts, no glory.
I reserve the right to edit comments to remove swearing or blasphemy, and in instances where I consider certain words or
phraseology may cause offence or upset to other commenters.