From www.dccomics.com
From Ilke Hincer
CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7
(Oct 1985)
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MIGHTY MOUSE #4
(Jan 1991)
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In Wizard #179's gallery of 43 covers which were "spawned" by the cover of Space Adventures #24, it's written that "for behind-the-scenes creator commentary, log on to wizarduniverse.com now!" And in small print it says "special thanks to Neal Adams, Tom Brevoort, Alan Davis, Mark Evanier, Geoff Johns, Doug Mahnke, George Perez and Alex Ross for their contributions."
So...did George provide "creator commentary" for the covers of Crisis on Infinite Earths #7 and maybe even Mighty Mouse #4? And will his comments be going up soon on www.wizarduniverse.com? That would be my guess.
From www.comicartfans.com
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CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7
(Oct 1985)
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911 CRISIS
(2006) , art Wattana
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From www.milehighcomics.com
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CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7
(Oct 1985)
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NINJA HIGH SCHOOL VERSION TWO #11
(May 2000), art by Ben Dunn
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From www.comicartpage.com
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CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7
(Oct 1985)
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SOULSEARCHERS AND COMPANY #40, Page 3
(Dec 1999), art by Dave Cockrum and
Bruce Patterson
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From WIZARD #179
COPY CAT
by Dylan Brucie
published in WIZARD #179 (Sep 2006)
Check out the most imitated cover of all time (at left) and the 43 covers it spawned!
 
From www.monkeyspit.net
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CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7 (Oct 1985), cover art by George Pérez
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INFERIORITY COMPLEX #3 (Feb 2006), art by Jim MacQuarrie
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From www.comicartfans.com
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CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7 (Oct 1985), cover art by George Pérez
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CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7 (Dec 2004), art by Robert Pope
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For Sale :: Crisis On Infinite Earths #7 cover tribute done in DC animated style for Toyfare Magazine #90 (2004) by Robert Pope (after Perez, with some Timm thrown in for good measure)
Tuesday, January 17, 2006 5:44:07 PM
Artist: Robert Pope
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Splash Page
For Sale Status: $400
DESCRIPTION:
This beautiful two-page spread was done for Toyfare Magazine #90. The Wizard website also has an interactive version of this piece at: www.wizarduniverse.com/../TF20041208-key.cfm This piece is available for $400. If you are interested in a commission from Robert, please contact me.
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CRISIS MODE
Wednesday, December 8
To celebrate the DC Animated VPG, ToyFare 90 unveils an homage to classic George Perez 'Crisis' cover while Wizard Universe provides the key
Since the first appearance of Batman in his dark animated series of the early ‘90s, stylized renderings of classic comic book characters have appeared in a variety of animated series.
To help you find the gems among the 1,900 Acapulco Heat Batman variants, ToyFare 90 highlights the best of the bunch in a DC Animated Visual Price Guide that opens with a stunning homage to George Perez's classic 'Crisis' (#7) comics cover, featuring Superman holding the body of a lifeless Supergirl--by Robert Pope in a definitively "animated" style.
Wizard Unvierse is proud to offer an interactive character key so you can tell who's who. Just click here for the interactive version of the character key and continue reading for the complete list of our participants.
Top Tiers (l. to r.): Hawk, Dove, Creeper, Crimson Fox, The Question, Waverider, Batgirl I, Red Tornado, Captain Atom, Elongated Man, Green Arrow, Black Canary, Wildcat, Martian Manhunter, Flash, Zatanna, Aztec
Lower Tiers(l. to r.): Hourman, Captain Marvel, Vigilante 1, Atom Smasher, Aquaman, Big Barda, Orion, Mr. Miracle, Nightwing, Huntress, Vixen, The Ray, Robin, Obsidian, Metamorpho, Mary Marvel, Doctor Midnight, B’wana Beast, John Stewart Green Lantern, Rocket Red, The Atom, Hawkgirl, Etrigan, Steel, Dr. Light (the female version), Johnny Thunder’s Thunderbolt, Batman, Wonder Woman, Johnny Thunder, Doctor Fate.
Front and Center: Superman, Supergirl
From www.uncannyxmen.net
COVERING THE X-MEN (a look at the X-Men’s Most Influential Covers)
Last Modified : Oct 29, 2005
Author : Binaryan (Ryan Jones)
(excerpt)
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CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7 (Oct 1985), cover art by George Pérez
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X-MEN: PHOENIX ENDSONG #4 (Mar 2005), cover art by Greg Land and Matt Ryan
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The X-Men hit a new high with the teaming of Chris Claremont and John Byrne. This is evidenced by the cover to Uncanny X-Men #136 by John Byrne released in October 1980. This classic image of Cyclops holding the defeated Dark Phoenix speaks volumes about the pain and anguish of the young and oft-tormented leader of the X-Men. The history behind this cover is actually quite interesting and complex. There is a long-standing tradition in comics of a hero holding a fallen comrade, lover or friend in this and similar poses. Some believe this cover may have been “inspired” by the cover to Lois Lane #102 which depicts Superman holding the lifeless body of Lois. This image was published in 1958 but there are many other early images that are similar. Lois Lane #128 is an even closer rendition. Despite the distinct similarities, artist John Byrne insists that he hadn’t seen or directly referenced any of the previous covers when he created the cover to Uncanny X-Men #136. This was the first prominent modern usage of such an image and it then “inspired” an even more famous cover by George Perez: Crisis on Infinite Earths #7. Released in 1985, this classic image has eclipsed that of Cyclops and Dark Phoenix to become one of the most frequently mimicked images at DC Comics. But I still contend that it was the Uncanny X-Men cover that brought this anguished image into the modern age of comics. Marvel did get one humorous homage to this cover in before the advent of the Crisis on Infinite Earths cover … the not-quite-classic cover to Obnoxio the Clown Vs. the X-Men #1! The most recent use of this can be seen on the cover to Phoenix: Endsong #4. In this instance, Emma Frost “stands in” for Jean Grey. This emphasizes the importance of the Cyclops/White Queen relationship and reflects the many ways in which Emma Frost has replaced Jean Grey as Cyclops’ paramour and an influential member of the X-Men.
From www.wizarduniverse.com
CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS (TPB)
(Dec 2000)
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CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7
(Apr 1985)
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CRISIS COUNSELING: Wizard Universe presents Crisis On Infinite Earths Director’s Commentary Bonus Materials Part Two!
October 27, 2005
For the exclusive commentary on the major moments of DC’s 1985-86 mini-series Crisis on Infinite Earths, pick up Wizard #170 on sale now! In the meantime, enjoy these extra scenes with commentary by co-creators Marv Wolfman and George Pérez that we couldn’t fit into the magazine!
Crisis On Infinite Earths #7, pg. 14
THE ORIGIN OF PARIAH
WOLFMAN: Pariah’s origin mirrors Krona’s to some degree. They are two sides of a triangle starting at one point and going in opposite directions. The common point is an arrogant scientist trying to do something he thinks will change the course of the universe. One goes in one direction becoming corrupt and evil as a result of what he’s done, Krona, while the other, Pariah, turns to self-loathing for what he thinks he did and the horrors he created.
PÉREZ: Also, we’ve now established him as the last survivor of his dead planet, which between Superman, Alexander Luthor, Lady Quark and now Pariah is proving to be a trend.
WOLFMAN: The Monitor and Anti-Monitor as well. When you create mirror images you get the beginning of really good character development because you have two characters against each other but at the core the same. That’s what we did in Titans with the creation of Starfire and Raven, the two extreme sides of Wonder Girl. We did it again with Monitor and Anti-Monitor and again with Pariah and Krona.
From Brian
I came across another cover for your Crisis #7 homage list. From 1954! Baffling Mysteries 7.
Check it out: www.samuelsdesign.com/../baffling7.htm
BAFFLING MYSTERIES #7 (1954)
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CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7 (Oct 1985), cover art by George Pérez
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May 23, 2004 07:36 pm | Sachs & Violens Original Art For Sale |
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From Arne Starr
SACHS & VIOLENS #3
(Jun 1994)
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SACHS & VIOLENS #4
(Jul 1994)
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Sachs and Violens Pages for sale on Ebay
« Thread started on: 05/23/04 at 6:15pm »
I'm heading for LA and need to cure my FundsAreLow and so are offering pages on Ebay from my personal collection which includes a few Sachs & Violens pages I inked in issues #3 and #4. If you do a search by seller on Ebay for arnestarr, you'll find them. Thanks for letting me put this note up here.
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Item number 2246449510: Arne & Diz Go2LA(20) - Sachs&Violens#4.- Pg7 - G.Perez
Start time: May-23-04 06:18:07 PDT
Ends May-30-04 06:18:07 PDT
SACHS & VIOLENS #4, Page 7
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ARNE AND DIZ Go To LA - at least with the help of all you out there. Due to that ol' disease many of us in Florida have, Funsalo (Pronounced Funds-Are-Low), I'm going to be putting up a whole bunch of items that I would have never put up for sale under ordinary circumstances, in the hopes that the fan community can help my friend (an actor) and myself, artist, get to a place where the work isn't all minimum wage.
This particular page is from the original Sachs And Violens#4 , page 5 to be exact, and this partial splash page features a major MardiGras scene that sports a special cameo. If you look southest of Violens butt, you'll see three balloons with faces on them,. They are Peter, George and myself. Page is signed by George Perez, Peter David and myself.
PETER DAVID, GEORGE PEREZ, and ARNE STARR
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I ended up on the book courtesy of my old friend Peter David, the writer of the book.. George Perez, the penciller who had been inking his own stuff was beginning to run a little behind and there were other projects needing to get done, so he asked Peter for a suggestion of someone to help with issues 3 and 4, and Peter suggested me. George I knew since a '72 Seuling con in NY, and he also knew I'd worked pretty extensively on the Crisis books. (Yeah I helped kill Supergirl and the Flash. I was supposed to have a credit along with Dick Giordano in the double-sized 7th issue as I'd inked pretty much everything in the first half of the book aside from heads, hands and larger figures which Dick handled, but powers that be decided they'd have to include Jerry Ordways assistants from the 2nd half of the book as well , so they nixed my credit, never checking to see that Jerry used NO assistants on that particular project. And so it goes).
| April 5, 2004 | Site Update |
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[ Homages ]
From Fred L. deBoom
THING #22 (Apr 1985), cover art by Ron Wilson/Joe Sinnott. Scan from Fred L. deBoom
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CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7 (Oct 85), cover art by George Pérez
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| April 4, 2004 | Site Update |
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[ Homages ]
From Fred L. deBoom
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CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7 (Oct 85), cover art by George Pérez
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CAPTAIN AMERICA #439 (May 1995), cover art by Dave Hoover. Scan from Fred L. deBoom
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| April 3, 2004 | Site Update |
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[ Homages ]
From Fred L. deBoom
MIGHTY THOR #127 (Apr 1966), cover art by Jack Kirby/Vince Colletta
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CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7 (Oct 85), cover art by George Pérez
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MIGHTY THOR #425 (Late October 1990), cover art by Ron Frenz and Joe Sinnott. Scan from Fred L. deBoom
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| March 11, 2004 | Site Update |
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[ Homages ] From Fred L. deBoom
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CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7 (Oct 85), cover art by George Pérez
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WANDERERS #4 (Sep 1988), cover art by Dave Hoover and Robert Campanella
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| February 20, 2004 | Site Update |
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[ Homages ]
From
Fred L. deBoom
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CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7 (Oct 85), cover art by George Pérez
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AVENGERS #393 (Dec 1995), cover by Ed Benes. Scan from Fred L. deBoom
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| February 4, 2004 | Site Update |
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[ Homages ]
From Fred L. deBoom
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CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7 (Oct 85), cover art by George Pérez
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AVENGERS WEST COAST #73 (Aug 1991), cover by Tom Morgan. Scan from Fred L. deBoom
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| November 4, 2003 | CBG's Retroview: Crisis |
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From COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1565 (14 Dec 2003)
COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1565 (14 Dec 2003)
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RETROVIEW: CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS
written by Jim Johnson
published in COMICS BUYER'S GUIDE #1565 (14 Dec 2003)
website: www.comicsbuyersguide.com
DC editors bestowed four-color godhood upon Marv Wolfman, when they OK'd his proposal to revamp the company's incomprehensible 50-year history in the early 1980s. and, like an angry deity come judgment day, Wolfman waved his hand and wiped countless redundant universes from existence, making the DC universe a more accessible place for new readers.
Of course, fandom would have settled for no one other than George Pérez to illustrate such an epic, and Pérez superceded all expectations by turning in one of the finest efforts of his career.
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CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #1 (Apr 85)
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Wolfman wastes no time getting started, beginning the culling of the multiverse on the second page. With the ironically heroic demise of Earth-3's Crime Syndicate immediately thereafter, Wolfman also kicks off the first of many emotionally intense and beautifully constructed death sequences.
It's a bit unfortunate that the remainder of the issue is little more than exposition for the rest of the series, but riding along while various heroes and villains from different Earths and eras are brought together is, nonetheless, a fanboy's delight.
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CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #2 (May 85)
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It's another fairly slow issue, action-wise. But that's barely noticed amid the excitement generated from the intermingling of such characters from different Earths and time periods as Kamandi and Earth-2's Superman, for example.
Amazingly, among the dozen of characters utilized (so far), Wolfman still manages to squeeze in panel time for individual characters, like The Flash and Psycho Pirate, who eventually play important roles. And, as if that weren't enough, he jams a few intriguing plot developments into an already-packed issue. Astonishing.
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CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #3 (Jun 85)
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It would be easy to criticize the fact that all Wolfman does here is fill another issue with unlikely, ragtag alliances plopped into random time periods.
Except it's just too doggone cool not to like, and this is what we all paid 75¢ to see, after all.
This is fun, plain and simple. But it's obviously none are having as much fun as Wolfman and Pérez themselves, who are making the most of the limited playtime allotted to them In comicdom's biggest sandbox.
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[ Read more CBG's Retroview: Crisis ]
| November 3, 2003 | "The Escape", Episode 7 of The OC |
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From
Devoted Fans: The OC
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CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7 (Oct 85), cover art by George Pérez
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THE OC
("The Escape" - Episode 7, Air date: September 16, 2003)
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(Vu: There is a two-page article in the new WIZARD about what big comic book fans the creators of The OC are. Whether this was a conscious CRISIS #7 reference or not, the similarity is there.)
| October 26, 2003 | Vecchio's Crisis #7 Homage |
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From Marcus Mebes
CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7
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CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7 (Oct 85), cover art by George Pérez
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DEATH OF HIPPOLYTA (2003),
Art by Luciano Vecchio
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(Vu:
Link to the image:
www.geocities.com/vecclu/owaw.jpg
Geocities doe not allow direct link, so you must cut and paste the link.
)
| October 19, 2003 | More Fallen Friend/Pieta Covers |
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From Curt Collins
Here is
a link to the John Byrne board where I have added many images you may want to include in the Homage gallery.
| October 9, 2003 | The Answerman (Oct 6) |
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From Silver Bullet Comics
It's Bob Rozakis The Answer Man!: Q&A and Lots of Feedback
Monday, October 6
By Bob Rozakis
(excerpt)
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CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7
(Oct 1985)
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CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #8
(Nov 1985)
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I was recently discussing the Crisis on Infinite Earths and the deaths of Supergirl and Barry Allen in that particular series. I don't know if this question has ever come up before, but what hoops does a writer/creative team have to go through to bring about the end of a character? Or even to create new characters?
How much input does the publisher or editor-in-chief have? Or even a VP of sales or marketing, if any? What is the deliberative process?
Do any of these people anticipate fan reaction? Market reaction? If so, how? Is there polling?
Finally, are other creative teams with experience in these areas consulted on how to approach these subjects?
-- Mike Cruz
Killing off a character is a lot harder than creating a new one. In the days when comics featured self-contained stories, there were new characters popping up in almost every issue. New villains turned up regularly in the Batman books of the 50s and 60s and Flash's Rogues' Gallery grew steadily through the first couple of years.
Doing away with a major character like Barry Allen or Supergirl requires a lot more levels of approval than killing off a minor player. When Cary Bates and Julie Schwartz decided to kill The Top in THE FLASH, I doubt they discussed it with anyone else.
| October 9, 2003 | Tom Strong Homage to Crisis |
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From Marcus Mebes
"CS • KS (after PEREZ)"
| September 21, 2003 | The OC: Crisis Homage? |
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From Kirk
Did anyone happen to catch this week's episode of the Fox series THE OC?
In the final scene, the lead actor (Benjamin McKenzie) picks up the (apparently) deceased lead actress (Mischa Barton). His facial expression in the scene;
the way he's holding her and the positioning of her limp body is identical to the cover of CRISIS #7 (Superman holding the deceased Supergirl).
The
two boys in it are teens in high school. They're often shown reading comics,
Legion in one episode.
And in the last episode they were supposed to be
going to Comicon but instead went to Tijuana. "Seth is trying to get Ryan to
latch on to his plan. What plan? TJ, baby! As Seth helpfully explains, it's
a rite of passage to head for Tijuana on the last weekend before school, and
what happens in Mexico stays in Mexico." Anyway they get into some trouble,
Seth and Ryan's friend Marissa sees her boyfriend with whom she'd just given
up her virginity to in the previous episode, kissing all over one of her
girlfriends. She finds out her boyfriend is a real player. Anyway, she runs
off, takes a bunch of painkillers and alcohol and is later found passed out
in an alley way. Ryan who is in love with her, pick her limp body up in the
classic Crisis Superman/Supergirl way.
The creator of THE OC, Josh Schwartz is a major comics fan so I'm certain that this was
a deliberate homage and not mere coincidence. It'a great series, lot's of
comic references through out.
From www.fox.com/oc/
EPISODE 7
(excerpt)
Marissa is bellied up to the one empty bar in Tijuana and pours a couple of pills into her hand. After some thought, she slugs them back with a shot of tequila. She stumbles out of the bar and staggers through the streets and then into a dark alley, where she passes out. The group comes across her and Ryan carries her limp body out of the alley....
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| September 21, 2003 | "Pieta" Covers |
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From
Matt Hawes
I posted a gallery of images of covers that resembled "Crisis on Infinite Earths" #7 on the "John Byrne Message Board." Many posters added contributions to the group of cover images. Looks like there's quite a bit of what I am calling "fallen friend" or "Pieta" covers.
You can see the images here:
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"Pieta" covers, or "Fallen Friend" covers? (Graphic intensive)
September 20 2003 at 11:46 AM
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PIETA , sculpture art by Michelangelo, thanks to Matt Hawes
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FORBIDDEN PLANET MOVIE POSTER thanks to Andrew Kneath
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NAMOR, THE SUB-MARINER #13 thanks to Larry
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AVENGERS #49 thanks to Larry
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AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #90 art by Tom Morgan, thanks to Larry
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LOIS LANE #102 thanks to
Andrew Kneath
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INCREDIBLE HULK #189 thanks to
Matt Hawes
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DEATH OF CAPTAIN MARVEL art by Jim Starlin, thanks to
Matt Hawes
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DETECTIVE COMICS #574 art by Jim Aparo, thanks to
Matt Hawes
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THE MONSTER OF FRANKENSTEIN #2 thanks to Larry
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OUR ARMY AT WAR #193 art by Joe Kubert, thanks to Larry
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OUR ARMY AT WAR #193 art by Joe Kubert, thanks to Larry
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CAPTAIN ACTION #3 thanks to Larry
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SILVER SURFER #11 thanks to Larry
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TOMAHAWK #121 thanks to Larry
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MARVEL PREMIERE #9 thanks to Larry
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DAREDEVIL #164 thanks to Larry
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INCREDIBLE HULK #408 thanks to Larry
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OBNOXIA THE CLOWN VS THE X-MEN #1 thanks to Larry
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CAPTAIN ATOM #8 (Oct 87) thanks to
Aaron Poehler
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| September 18, 2003 | Site Update |
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[ Homages ]
From Matt Hawes
CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7
BATMAN #156
(Jun 1963), cover art by ?, cover from Mile High Comics, thanks to Matt Hawes
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THE HUMAN FLY #18
(Feb 1978), cover art by ?, cover from Mile High Comics, thanks to Matt Hawes
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CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7 (Oct 85), cover art by George Pérez
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| August 3, 2003 | Micro-Hero: Crisis #7 |
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Barney, via Lil' Guyz
Superman & Supergirl homage to CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7
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Subject: Superman CRISIS
Date: Sun Jul 20, 2003 11:05 pm
Another Man of Steel. This time I tried to reproduce a drawing for Supergirl´s death, made by Geoge Perez for the "Crisis on Infinite Earths" Miniseries.
Hope you like it.
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| June 26, 2003 | Toyfare #75 is Homage to Crisis #7 |
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From PREVIEWS vol 13, #7
TOYFARE #75
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TOYFARE #75
(excerpt)
TOYFARE: THE TOY MAGAZINE #75 Proudly presents the very first full-release Twisted ToyFare Theatre (TTT) cover in front of the most dramatic story in toy history: CRISIS ON INFINITE MEGOVILLES! All of the parallel toy universe collide with hilarious results in this expanded episode of TTT. This special edition will shatter your perceptions of the Mego Universe! Time is no longer a constant! Space is no longer finite! Doritos are available in crazy new flavors! Can Mego Spidey and friends survive the "Crisis on Infinite Megovilles"? Thor, Hulk, Dr Doom, Boss Hogg, Thing, Iron Man and many more may or may not be in this spectacular story! Don't miss it!
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Magazine (Transformers Cover)Magazine (Twisted Toyfare Theatre Cover)
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... $4.99
... $4.99
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| May 14, 2003 | Milestone CGC Grade Comics |
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From Vu
Wizard is offering some semi-cheap CGC Graded Comics that includes either CRISIS #1 or CRISIS #7.
Seven comics for $99.95 for 9.4 or $129.95 for 9.6 Grades.
According to CGC's website their Modern Age comics grading is about $15 (with 10 or more submissions), so you are saving quite a bit of money if you're thinking about starting a CGC collection.
Alternatively, you can also buy CGC graded books at Mile High Comics, if they offer them.
Personally, I believe you should buy comics to read, not to put on slabs :)
Unfortunately, it looks like the trend of CGC is here to stay.
| April 26, 2003 | Comics 101: Crisis |
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From Movie Poop Shoot
COMICS 101: AND THEN THERE WAS ONE
April 23, 2003
By Scott Tipton
(excerpt)
In the early 1980s, Len Wein and Marv Wolfman were two of the hottest writers/editors in comics. Longtime fans turned professionals, Wein and Wolfman had both had stints in the editor-in-chief position at Marvel Comics, as well as turning in extremely popular, high-profile stints as writers. Wolfman had written just about every comic Marvel had put out, including a notable run on TOMB OF DRACULA with Gene Colan, while Wein had made a name for himself on AMAZING SPIDER-MAN and FANTASTIC FOUR, not to mention co-creating the new X-Men and Wolverine. Eventually, both found themselves at DC Comics, where Wein had a lengthy and well-regarded run on JUSTICE LEAGUE OF AMERICA, among others, and Wolfman created THE NEW TEEN TITANS with artist George Perez, a critical and commercial smash hit.
Wein and Wolfman were of the belief that the parallel Earths of the DC Universe were far too complex and confusing to the common reader, and came to DC’s Publisher Jenette Kahn with a bold proposal: a 12-issue miniseries (unheard of at the time) that would involve all of DC’s characters, past, present and future, in a mammoth, cataclysmic adventure that would result in a single, elegant, consistent DC universe. Much to their surprise, Kahn approved the idea, and set them off to begin the research for what would be the single most ambitious project in DC’s publishing history.
With both Wein and Wolfman working full-time as writers/editors, the bulk of the research fell to Peter Sanderson, a comics fan/historian, who over the course of three years or so read every comic National/DC ever produced, taking extensive notes. The research took so long that the miniseries was postponed, eventually scheduled for 1985, which just happened to be DC’s 50th anniversary. When Wolfman nervously presented his first synopsis of the series to Kahn, he feared he may have been too outrageous, asking for changes that were too radical. To his surprise, Kahn returned the synopsis, asking Wolfman to take another crack at it and be even bolder, to really shake things up. Wolfman delivered.
[ Read more on MoviePoopShoot.com ]
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November 20, 2002 | Pre-Crisis Supergirl, Kara |
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From Comic Book Resources
THE SECRET ORIGIN THAT WASN'T:
HOW PAUL LEVITZ TRIED TO SAVE THE PRE-CRISIS SUPERGIRL FROM DEATH
Posted: November 19, 2002
by Beau Yarbrough, News Editor
(excerpt)
Every DC Comics fan, or close to it, knows what happened to the original, pre-Crisis Supergirl. In the 1984 "Crisis on Infinite Earths" maxiseries, the Girl of Steel eats a (metaphorical) bullet to save reality from the Anti-Monitor and help clean up continuity for the John Byrne Superman relaunch.
Barring an out of continuity holiday story, and some recent fun in Peter David's "Supergirl" series (which stars another Supergirl entirely), the original supergirl, Kara Zor-El, was gone.
But not without a fight: Current DC Comics chief Paul Levitz was Paul Levitz, "Legion of Superheroes" writer back then. Supergirl had been a sometime cast member of the series -- her longest and most steady (although that's too strong of a word) romantic relationship was with LSH member Brainiac 5, interestingly -- and Levitz wanted to bring the character back after her dramatic death, as commemorated in the classic cover of Superman holding a battered Kara in his arms, weeping openly.
[ Read more on Comic Book Resources ]
(Vu: Is it just me or is everybody talking about the death of Supergirl?)
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November 19, 2002 | Supergirl #79 Homage Cover |
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From ES
You must be able to see into the future. The preview of February comics are up at Comics Continuum and the cover to SUPERGIRL #79 is a homage to CRISIS #7.
From
Comics Continuum
SUPERGIRL #79
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SUPERGIRL #79
Written by Peter David; art and cover by Ed Benes and Alex Lei.
Linda winds up living someone else's life…that of the Silver Age Supergirl. But that's just the beginning of this issue's shocking twists.
32 pages, $2.50, in stores on Feb. 19.
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November 17, 2002 | Spotlight on CRISIS #7 |
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From Vu
The cover to CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7 has always been one of my favorite covers of all time. Here are some of the stories and artworks relating to this topic.
The last spotlight I did was October 30, 2002 | Spotlight on Comics Interview, which a lot of people read and liked. So let me know what you think of this one.
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THE MIGHTY THOR #127 (Apr 1966), cover art by Jack Kirby/Vince Colletta
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SUPERMAN'S GIRLFRIEND, LOIS LANE #128 (Dec 1972), cover art by John Rosenberger/Vinnie Colletta
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UNCANNY X-MEN #136 (Aug 1980), cover art by John Byrne
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ESSENTIAL X-MEN #2 (Reprint), cover art by John Byrne
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CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7 (Oct 85), cover art by George Pérez
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MIGHTY MOUSE #4 (Jan 91), cover art by George Pérez
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SUPERMAN: THE MAN OF STEEL #10 (Apr 92), cover art by Jon Bogdanove/Dennis Janke. Thanks to ES
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YOUNG JUSTICE #35 (Aug 2001), interior art by Todd Nauck/Andy Lanning.
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MARS ATTACK IMAGE #4 (Apr), cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz. Scan from
www.skater-x.net. (Updated 11/20/2002, thanks to ES)
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VALOR #18 (Apr), cover art by Stuart Immonen/Dick Giordano. Scan from
www.comics.org. (Updated 11/20/2002, thanks to ES)
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MAJOR BUMMER #12 (Jul 2000), cover art by Doug Mahnke/Tom Nguyen. Cover reads: "Crisis of Infinite Jerks". Scan from Mile High Comics. (Updated 11/20/2002, thanks to ES)
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SUPERGIRL #79 (Feb 2003),
cover art by
Ed Benes/Alex Lei. (Updated 11/19/2002, thanks to ES)
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CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7 (Advertisment) (1998), art by George Pérez
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CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7 (Promotional Poster), art by George Pérez
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CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7 POSTER, art by George Pérez
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CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS MEDIUM STATUE (1999), based on art by George Pérez
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CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7 Original Art (1985), art by George Pérez
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Death of Supergirl (from CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7) Commission (1999), art by George Pérez
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Death of Supergirl (from CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7) Commission (2002), art by George Pérez
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Death of Supergirl (from CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7) Commission (2002), art by George Pérez
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Death of Supergirl (from CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7) Homage (2001), art by Yusuf Madhiya
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Death of Supergirl (from CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7) Commission (2002), art by George Pérez, colored by
Marcus Mebes
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Death of Supergirl (from CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7) Commission (2002), art by George Pérez, colored by
Kent Milton
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The following excerpt is from an interview by Andy Mangels from DAVID ANTHONY KRAFT'S COMICS INTERVIEW #50 - which ran about 127 pages! Lots of rare artwork and information, I highly recommend getting a copy if you haven't got one yet.
Andy Mangels: Can you explain what happened with the starling similarities with CRISIS #7 cover to X-MEN #136 - which in turn looked liked LOIS LANE #128?
George Pérez: Well, that was incredible sheer coincidence. I didn't even notice it until BUYER'S GUIDE or someplace showed both covers, and I thought, "My God!" it's an incredible resemblance. My main influence in doing that was a cover of THOR, where Odin is holding the body of his son… that was my inspiration for that cover. I didn't know or remember the X-MEN cover, and haven't the faintest idea when people mention a LOIS LANE cover, which cover they're talking about. So there was definitely a comic-book inspiration there - but not the one that everyone thinks it is.
Andy: So that was totally all a coincidence then?
George: Totally. I was rather stunned because the emotional expression on Cyclops and Superman were so similar. Now that was a sheer coincidence. Supergirl and Phoenix are both facing the same way, their head on the same side of the page, so it's like… a weird coincidence. The one exception being not a single one of the covers that people mention did any other artist go as crazy in drawing that many characters in the background. (Laughter)
Special thanks to Mile High Comics, The Artist's Choice, Ebay, Comic Art L and Outpost 2000 (for giving me the Crisis Posters).
| July 13, 2002 |
Crisis Question |
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From Silver Bullet Comics
WHAT TH--?
Sunday, July 7
By Marv Wolfman
Letters. We've Got Letters!
(excerpt)
Q: Why didn’t DC Comics stop you from killing Supergirl/Flash/ Earth 3/The Green Stringbean, etc. in Crisis On Infinite Earths?
A: Well, the truth is I went behind the backs of the company; the president, publisher, proofreaders, assistants, production department, curious bystanders, my dog, Tala, and random others and see if I could sneak in the deaths of major characters, all by myself, without anyone noticing. Also, because I don’t like green stringbeans and he deserved to die anyway! Final also, I personally get a visceral thrill in taking things that don’t really exist in the first place and murdering them.
There! At last I’ve told the truth. I’m glad to have gotten that off my chest after all the years. You have no idea how many times I’ve lied about this when I repeatedly said I worked hand-in-hand with the company in choosing our “death list.” Fortunately, nobody believed my lies and you’ve now forced me to come clean. I already am sleeping better. Thank you.
| February 28, 2002 |
Top 100 Covers |
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From Vu
WIZARD #127 (it came out yesterday) ran a feature "Top 100 Covers of all Time", in which the following George Pérez covers made it:
AVENGERS #181
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99. AVENGERS #181 (1978)
From the very first time, cover penciler George Pérez indulged his love for super-detail by craming in 24 characters on a single cover. "That was the first time I'd drawn that many characters on one cover," says, Pérez. He then deadpans, "Later, though, I'd surass that number by multiples!" (No kidding - Pérez packed 562 characters on the Crisis on Infinite Earths hardcover cover 20 years later.)
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NEW TEEN TITANS #39
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23. NEW TEEN TITANS #39 (1984)
There's no doubting the message of this George Pérez cover: Robin and Kid Flash quit. "I had to get permission from DC, which was a little antsy about having the logo obscured," says Pérez. "Part of the inspiration for that cover was John Romita's cover to Amazing Spider-Man #50, with Spider-Man walking away."
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CRISIS #7
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11. CRISIS ON INFINITE EARTHS #7 (1985)
Whoa. This cover gesture of a saddened character holding another has been used since Michelangeo's Pieta statue (most notably, Thor #124's Odin holding Thor, and Uncanny X-Men #136's Cyclops holding Phoenix), but George Pérez's riveting cover stands out because it's Superman grieving over the lifeless body of Supergirl.
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Incidentally, NEW TEEN TITANS #39 cover's inspiration AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #50 made number one cover of all time, according to Wizard Magazine.
| July 1, 2001 |
Young Justice #35
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From Comics Continuum
FIRST LOOK: YOUNG JUSTICE #35
Young Justice #35 will arrive in stores on July 5 from DC Comics. The issue is written by Peter David, with art and cover by Todd Nauck and Andy Lanning.
Page three features a homage to the cover to CRISIS #7
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