Separated at Birth: Castle on a cloud/I got a rock
L: All Star Superman #1 (January 2006), art by Frank Quitely and Jamie Grant
R: Supergirl v. 5 #9 (October 2006), art by Ian Churchill
(Click picture to Krypto-size)
The Supergirl "rock" cover is actually very reminiscent of a Jim Mooney bluepencil sketch I have framed and hanging on my wall. Kara and Streaky in all their Mooney silver age goodness, smiling while riding on a comet. (A rock zooming through space, that is, not a horse.) When I bought it from Mr. Mooney, I remember him having several versions of the sketch for sale; maybe it's in part an homage to that, rather than a direct reference to the A-SS cover?
Gosh, I love that Superman cover. Supergirl could probably HAVE a cloud if she wasn't being so emo.
ReplyDeleteThe Supergirl "rock" cover is actually very reminiscent of a Jim Mooney bluepencil sketch I have framed and hanging on my wall. Kara and Streaky in all their Mooney silver age goodness, smiling while riding on a comet. (A rock zooming through space, that is, not a horse.) When I bought it from Mr. Mooney, I remember him having several versions of the sketch for sale; maybe it's in part an homage to that, rather than a direct reference to the A-SS cover?
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