Chamber of Darkness #2

cshepard81 · Post by **cshepard81** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:43 pm

If this has already been discussed before, I apologize.
I was just skimming through comic covers today, and is it just me--I hope not--or does the cover of Marvel's "Chamber of Darkness" #2 remind anyone of a certain VH1 cover?

Homages and just plain coincidences between cover art always interests me.

Rufusharley · Post by **Rufusharley** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:47 pm

Heck yes it does!

I don't know enough to know if they did this on purpose, but I'm begining not to believe so much in coincidence any more.

dellamorte · Post by **dellamorte** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:48 pm

Neat find.

Rufusharley · Post by **Rufusharley** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:51 pm

siren3-4 · Post by **siren3-4** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 1:54 pm

Rufusharley wrote:

That guy looks nothing like Master Darque . . . you are all high.

iccarus · Post by **iccarus** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 2:00 pm

Seems like VALIANT did this a lot. Was it more of a tribute or what?

siren3-4 · Post by **siren3-4** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 2:23 pm

iccarus wrote:Seems like VALIANT did this a lot. Was it more of a tribute or what?

They did ?

Is there a thread where this was discussed before ?

Chiclo · Post by **Chiclo** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 3:20 pm

The covers are similar, but it's a bit of a stretch for me to say that they are so close that it's a tribute.

I mean, a figure coming out of a doorway into a crowded dark room. With as many comics as there are out there, surely it's happened more than twice.

Rufusharley · Post by **Rufusharley** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 5:31 pm

Chiclo wrote:The covers are similar, but it's a bit of a stretch for me to say that they are so close that it's a tribute.

I mean, a figure coming out of a doorway into a crowded dark room. With as many comics as there are out there, surely it's happened more than twice.

you might have a point.

iccarus · Post by **iccarus** » Fri Feb 09, 2007 11:49 pm

siren3-4 wrote:
iccarus wrote:Seems like VALIANT did this a lot. Was it more of a tribute or what?
They did ?

Is there a thread where this was discussed before ?

Armorines #12 and Harbinger #13 are this first two that spring to mind. I'm sure there's got to be at least a few others.

dino · Post by **dino** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 12:16 am

iccarus wrote:
siren3-4 wrote:
iccarus wrote:Seems like VALIANT did this a lot. Was it more of a tribute or what?
They did ?

Is there a thread where this was discussed before ?
Armorines #12 and Harbinger #13 are this first two that spring to mind. I'm sure there's got to be at least a few others.

Also, Mirage #7 and Magnus #6

Rufusharley · Post by **Rufusharley** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 12:18 am

I'm not really into any other comics...what do those valiant covers pay tribute to?

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 2:09 am

Rufusharley wrote:I'm not really into any other comics...what do those VALIANT covers pay tribute to?

Armorines #12 is a tribute to X-Men #138.

Harby #13 is a tribute to Dark Knight Returns #1.

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Sat Feb 10, 2007 4:05 am

Rufusharley wrote:

Looks very similar...don't think its a coincidence...can anyone get some smaller pictures though these are too big I can't make my mind up.

Rufusharley · Post by **Rufusharley** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 1:18 am

cobra_commander wrote:
Rufusharley wrote:
Looks very similar...don't think its a coincidence...can anyone get some smaller pictures though these are too big I can't make my mind up.

slym2none · Post by **slym2none** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 1:33 am

Pics for the other comparos, please...

-slym

cobra_commander · Post by **cobra_commander** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 6:33 am

Jay Tomio wrote:

Not sure about the Dr. Mirage or Magnus.

<squints...blinks a little...eyes widen and nods with approval...> Now that there is some beautiful pictures

sonicdan · Post by **sonicdan** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:37 am

x-omatic · Post by **x-omatic** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:54 am

I posted this one last year.

mavros · Post by **mavros** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 10:54 am

Re: Shadowman #8 and Chamber of Darkness #2, I think it's just a coincidence.

I think it's more likely that they were playing with the image from Shadowman's own symbol (a shadowy figure standing in a doorway).

Daniel Jackson · Post by **Daniel Jackson** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 1:17 pm

Hmm.. I never made the connection between the Armorines and the X-men issue before.

dellamorte · Post by **dellamorte** » Sun Feb 11, 2007 1:51 pm

mavros wrote:Re: Shadowman #8 and Chamber of Darkness #2, I think it's just a coincidence.

I think it's more likely that they were playing with the image from Shadowman's own symbol (a shadowy figure standing in a doorway).

I think you're right.

I'm not sure about Mirage 7 but Rai 0 was from a Punisher pin up and there was the copycat cover month on all the Vh2 books.

iccarus · Post by **iccarus** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 1:02 am

Daniel Jackson wrote:Hmm.. I never made the connection between the Armorines and the X-men issue before.

The only reason I noticed it was because I have that X-men issue. Randomly the only one in the 100 range I have, but the similarities caught my eye when I recently picked up a run of Armorines.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 1:04 am

Daniel Jackson wrote:Hmm.. I never made the connection between the Armorines and the X-men issue before.

Really? That was the first thing I thought when I first saw it in '95.

ZephyrWasHOT!! · Post by **ZephyrWasHOT!!** » Tue Feb 13, 2007 1:05 am

Daniel Jackson wrote:Hmm.. I never made the connection between the Armorines and the X-men issue before.

There's also New Mutants #99, which is also an homage to X-Men #138.