Movie Comic Covers Cast Aquaman in Free Willy, Wonder Woman in 300

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Movie Comic Covers Cast Aquaman in Free Willy, Wonder Woman in 300



Next March, DC Comics will release more than 20 special variant covers recreating famous film posters.

I'm generally not a fan of crossovers. I like characters and stories to stay where they belong. Even feeling that way though, there still come moments where I can't deny the sheer awesome factor of mixing two things that don't necessarily go together. Take <a href=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/tag/view/dc%20comics>DC Comics' recently unveiled plans for a series of special variant covers.

Beginning in March 2015, the comic publisher intends to start releasing special comic covers recreating Warner Bros. movie posters using DC superheroes. The homage, altogether, will include more than 20 different comics and involve a wide array of characters such as <a href=http://www.escapistmagazine.com/videos/view/jimquisition/9617-Batman-Is-Everything-Wrong-With-Square-Enix>Batman, Superman, Wonder Woman and the Flash. The full list of comics and movies involved in the variant cover plans will include the following:


ACTION COMICS #40 inspired by BILL & TED'S EXCELLENT ADVENTURE, with cover art by Joe Quinones
AQUAMAN #40 inspired by FREE WILLY, with cover art by Richard Horie
BATGIRL #40 inspired by PURPLE RAIN, with cover art by Cliff Chiang
BATMAN #40 inspired by THE MASK, with cover art by Dave Johnson
BATMAN & ROBIN #40 inspired by HARRY POTTER, with cover art by Tommy Lee Edwards
BATMAN/SUPERMAN #20 inspired by THE FUGITIVE, with cover art by Tony Harris
CATWOMAN #40 inspired by BULLITT, with cover art by Dave Johnson
DETECTIVE COMICS #40 inspired by THE MATRIX, with cover art by Brian Stelfreeze
FLASH #40 inspired by NORTH BY NORTHWEST, with cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz
HARLEY QUINN #16 inspired by JAILHOUSE ROCK, with cover art by Dave Johnson
GRAYSON #8 inspired by ENTER THE DRAGON, with cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz
GREEN LANTERN #40 inspired by 2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY, with cover art by Tony Harris
GREEN LANTERN CORPS #40 inspired by FORBIDDEN PLANET, with cover cover art by Tony Harris
JUSTICE LEAGUE UNITED #10 inspired by MARS ATTACKS, with cover art by Marco D'Alphonso
JUSTICE LEAGUE #40 inspired by MAGIC MIKE, with cover art by Emanuela Lupacchino
JUSTICE LEAGUE DARK #40 inspired by BEETLEJUICE, with cover art by Joe Quinones
TEEN TITANS #8 inspired by THE LOST BOYS, with cover art by Alex Garner
SINESTRO #11 inspired by WESTWORLD, with cover art by Dave Johnson
SUPERGIRL #40 inspired by WIZARD OF OZ, with cover art by Marco D'Alphonso
SUPERMAN #40 inspired by SUPER FLY, with cover art by Dave Johnson
SUPERMAN/WONDER WOMAN #17 inspired cover by GONE WITH THE WIND, with art by Gene Ha
WONDER WOMAN #40 inspired by 300, with cover art by Bill Sienkiewicz


Hoping to show off some of the covers, DC has already released images from several of the books slated to come out in March. Among the covers unveiled to news outlets are Wonder Woman's rendition of 300, Green Lantern's translation of 2001: A Space Odyssey and an Aquaman version of the Free Willy poster that's, frankly, amazing. Take a look and let us know which movie covers you're most looking forward.

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Source: Slashfilm, <a href=http://www.ign.com/articles/2014/12/12/new-dc-variant-covers-spoof-the-matrix-harry-potter>IGN


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ShirowShirow

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Wonder Woman looks freakin' badass in that pic but "Tonight we dine in Themyscria" is kind of a lame tagline.
 

Deathfish15

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The Harry Potter one looks u.g.l.y UGLY!


And the Wonder Woman one is flawed in that it's missing her signature Lasso of Truth; instead it opts for what looks like a Legionnaire's sword(?) on her left hip.


I do agree with the author that the Free Willy crossover is the best looking one of the bunch so far.



I'm trying to imagine Teen Titans as The Lost Boys......disturbing or ugly or just disturbingly ugly?