Marvel Comics has revealed new Deadpool homage variant covers are coming this May to celebrate Rob Liefeld’s new series Deadpool: Badder Blood. The covers homage comic covers by Jack Kirby, Mike Zeck, Jim Steranko, and Frank Miller comics.
“Marvel has a world class library of historic and recognizable comic book covers, and when they asked me to make some Deadpool covers for their Homagers series, I jumped at the chance to pay proper tribute to iconic images from Marvel Legends, Jack Kirby, Jim Steranko, Mike Zeck and Frank Miller!” Liefeld said. “These were a blast to create and I’m excited to share how I inserted Deadpool into classic Daredevil, Wolverine, and Fantastic Four covers!”
Here’s a rundown of the comics getting homaged:
- Fantastic Four #52 by Jack Kirby
- Secret Wars #7 by Mike Zeck
- Captain America #111 by Jim Steranko
- Daredevil #163 by Frank Miller
- And the collection of the original Wolverine limited series by Frank Miller
Check out the covers below.
For more on this news, read the official press release below.
New York, NY— February 16, 2023 — This June, superstar creator Rob Liefeld returns with an all-new DEADPOOL saga in DEADPOOL: BADDER BLOOD! To celebrate this upcoming action-packed Deadpool limited series, fans can see the iconic character pop up throughout Marvel Comics history in new HOMAGER VARIANT COVERS! Just as DEADPOOL: BADDER BLOOD will be an extreme followup to Liefeld’s previous DEADPOOL: BAD BLOOD series, Marvel’s regular Homage Variant Covers are taken to the next level, more HOMAGER than ever!
Kicking off in May, these five stunning covers will see Liefeld paying tribute to some of his favorite Marvel Covers and artists—with a Deadpool-style twist! Adorning the covers of some of Marvel’s hottest titles, see the “merc with a mouth” steal the spotlight of groundbreaking moments like Wolverine’s first solo title, the original Secret Wars, and more!
The collection will take inspiration from the following classic covers:
- Fantastic Four #52 by Jack Kirby
- Secret Wars #7 by Mike Zeck
- Captain America #111 by Jim Steranko
- Daredevil #163 by Frank Miller
- And the collection of the original Wolverine limited series by Frank Miller
“Marvel has a world class library of historic and recognizable comic book covers, and when they asked me to make some Deadpool covers for their Homagers series, I jumped at the chance to pay proper tribute to iconic images from Marvel Legends, Jack Kirby, Jim Steranko, Mike Zeck and Frank Miller!” Liefeld said. “These were a blast to create and I’m excited to share how I inserted Deadpool into classic Daredevil, Wolverine, and Fantastic Four covers!”
Check out the covers now and stay tuned for more exciting Marvel Comics variant cover reveals in the weeks ahead! For more information, visit Marvel.com.
On Sale 5/3
SPIDER-MAN #8 HOMAGER VARIANT COVER BY ROB LIEFELD
On Sale 5/17
FANTASTIC FOUR #7 HOMAGER VARIANT COVER BY ROB LIEFELD
On Sale 6/7
DAREDEVIL #12 HOMAGER VARIANT COVER BY ROB LIEFELD
On Sale 6/14
CAPTAIN AMERICA: COLD WAR OMEGA #1 HOMAGER VARIANT COVER BY ROB LIEFELD
WOLVERINE #34 HOMAGER VARIANT COVER BY ROB LIEFELD
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