ADDITION: Local Man (2023) #10

Released on May 22, 2024, ‘Local Man (2023)’ #10 by Tim Seeley and Tony Fleecs has been added to the Legacy page.

There are many references to the early Image Comics Universe, including the TV talking heads from ‘Spawn (1992)’, Cyberdata from ‘Cyberforce (1992)’, and Castle Brunich (a location that made it’s only other appearance in ‘ShadowHawk (1992)’ #0, Rob Liefeld’s contribution to Image Comics’ X-Month (where the founding creators swapped titles for a month).

The flip-book cover includes a “Team Third Gen” logo that is in the style of ‘Team Youngblood (1993)’.

The book’s “Cover B” shows the “Team Third Gen” comic book displayed on a store shelf surrounded by some real-world comics from Image Comics. I have been able to identify some issues: ‘Hellshock (1994)’ [1st Series] #2 from August 1999, ‘Freak Force (1993)’ #5 from April 1994, ‘Bloodstrike Assassin (1995)’ #0 from October 1995, ‘Supreme (1993)’ #32 also from October 1995, and ‘Wildstar (1995)’ [2nd Series] #1A.

Another variant cover to ‘Local Man (2023)’ #10 include an homage to Michael Turner’s ‘Fathom (1998)’ #1 from August 1998.

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