As a gamer with a heart for comics and an eye for iconic imagery, I can’t help but feel a sense of nostalgia when I see that incredible scene from Deadpool & Wolverine recreating one of my all-time favorite comic book covers – the McFarlane masterpiece featuring the Hulk and Wolverine. This image has been etched in my memory since the ’80s, a testament to Todd McFarlane‘s genius as an artist and storyteller.
Prior to unleashing his characterless Spider-Man and Spawn on Marvel and Image Comics respectively during the ’90s, Todd McFarlane honed his skills by illustrating issues of The Incredible Hulk penned by Peter David from 1987 to 1988. During this stint at Marvel, McFarlane collaborated on creating the Spider-Man villain Venom and produced the iconic cover for Amazing Spider-Man #300. However, it was the Incredible Hulk #340, which showcased the grey-skinned Hulk in the reflection of Wolverine’s adamantium claws, that left an indelible mark on both characters.
In Marvel Studio’s blockbuster film “Deadpool & Wolverine,” an iconic scene is reenacted, echoing a famous comic book cover. When Deadpool (Ryan Reynolds), searching the multiverse for a Wolverine counterpart, encounters a brown-suited Wolverine (Hugh Jackman) poised to attack Mark Ruffalo’s Hulk.
6th and 1:10th scale figures that replicate iconic Marvel Comics cover art.
Occasionally, people inform me about references in TV shows or films, including instances when they become a Jeopardy! question. Since it happens unexpectedly, it takes me aback a bit. I react with, “Oh, I didn’t have any role in it, so I’m clueless.” Interestingly, my neighbors seem to be more thrilled about it. They often come over and ask, “Did you catch The Big Bang Theory last night? They mentioned you!” However, I’ve grown tired of the attention.
McFarlane admitted that the cover design might appear familiar to fans, as it has been replicated numerous times across comic book covers over the past 37 years, including on titles like Deadpool, Marvel Zombies, and Darkhawk from Marvel Comics, as well as non-Marvel properties such as Rick & Morty, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Power Rangers, and issue #226 of Spawn – a comic series McFarlane himself has been working on for a long time.
As a gaming enthusiast, I can’t help but appreciate Marvel for keeping the flame of McFarlane alive and burning. McFarlane himself expressed it, “They keep pushing the McFarlane fires, they just don’t stop.” It’s bizarre to me that I still matter after 30 years, but I’m grateful for it.
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2024-08-21 04:09