Don Rosa & superheroes!

[janegray]

A few months ago, I was lucky enough to meet Don Rosa at Lucca Comics & Games, and bought a couple of prints from him. They were parodies of superhero covers! Turns out he has a whole line if those :D

I thought of posting them here. I took pictures of the ones I own (apologies for the weird angle, I had the posters framed, so the reflection of the light on glass kept ruining the pictures) and found the rest on the internet.


The first one is just a normal parody, not based on any cover. It's also my personal favourite ^_^



Next are the actual covers!

Comments

[tcampbell1000]

Ha, I love puzzles! I got about seven of these...

[t209]

I recognize everything.
Fantastic Four, X-Men, Tales from the Crypt (2), Weird Science, Joker, Avengers, Will Eisner's Spirit, Batman, Vision, and Superman.

[zachbeacon]

Those are amazing.

[icon_uk]

Okay, I low-key LOVE the first one on general principle, but the receations are stunning!

Thank you for sharing! :D

[bradygirl_12]

Ha, Donald trashing the car on the cover of Action Comics is perfectly in character! :)

[arilou_skiff]

I've never been quite comfortable with Don Rosa's duck-art, they are just a bit too detailed in a way that makes everything look unpleasant.

[lucean]

Awesome art, but really surprised that Rosa did these. I used to read a lot of his Duck stuff and the vitriol towards superheroes in his forewords was at times staggering. He especially seemed to hate Batman, but I guess time does change perspectives.

[lego_joker]

Either that, or the guys who commissioned these had money to burn...

[janegray]

I know right? :(

It's always super disappointing when a creator you immensely respect for their wonderful work, is stubbornly close-minded about entire genres. The whole "superheroes don't feel like real people because they only fight, never express emotions" thing was just... like... Don, I love you, but when the hell was the last time you read a superhero comic?

I guess it might be bitterness over the way the American audience stubbornly sees Duck comics as childish garbage, even though stories like The Life And Times are masterpieces.

I was especially disappointed that IDW had to stop publishing PKNA in the USA due to low sales. That comic is fantastic, but people refused to take it seriously because it stars Donald Duck.

[sisterofbloomerjunior]

I sure hope Scrooge isn’t throwing money at the villains. It seems out of character for him.