Who doesn’t love a good horror movie poster or box art? We here at HGL certainly do. We also love when artists pay homage to those posters and box art. As huge comic and horror fans, we can never pass up a good combination of the two.
This week we’ve got five separate titles for you. Varying in genre, but all showing love to some of our favorite films.
Scumbag #13 Turns Ernie Ray Clementine Into Jaws
Written by Rick Remender
Art by Roland Boschi
Published by Image Comics
Rick Remender’s Scumbag follows the story of Ernie Ray Clementine, an illiterate, drug-addicted biker who becomes a powerful super-spy. Issue 13 features a Jaws homage cover by Francesco Mobili.
Elvira in Horrorland #4 Takes Elvira to Elm Street
Written by David Avallone
Art by Silvia Califano
Published by Dynamite Entertainment
Elvira, Mistress of the Dark, encounters the one and only Freddy Krueger in Elvira in Horrorland #4. The issue has a few variants, but this cover by Silvia Califano pays tribute to the original 1984 theatrical poster for A Nightmare on Elm Street.
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DCeased: A Good Day to Die Puts Wayne Manor in The Conjuring
Written by Tom Taylor
Art by Laura Braga & Darick Robertson
Published by DC Comics
Mr. Terrific, Mister Miracle, Big Barda, John Constantine, Blue Beetle, and Booster Gold try to hold back the apocalypse by any means necessary. This tie-in one-shot features a Conjuring homage cover by Yasmine Putri.
Sins of the Salton Sea #4 Pays Homage to The Shining
Written by Ed Brisson
Art by C.P. Smith
Published by AWA Studios
Ed Brisson’s crime-noir supernatural thriller follows a professional thief as he goes up against a doomsday cult eager to make a sacrifice. The fourth chapter of this five-issue series features a cover by Chris Ferguson that pays homage to The Shining.
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Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth #2 Has a Jaws-Inspired Cover
Written by Victor Gischler
Art by Bong Dazo
Published by Marvel Comics
Deadpool finds himself face-to-face with his own zombified head in Deadpool: Merc with a Mouth #2. That zombified head lurks beneath the surface, hunting Deadpool, on a Jaws-inspired cover by Arthur Suydam.
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