A2 – Homage Covers

A collection of printed books where the cover image is an homage to a cover originally printed as part of the Liefeld-verse.

• Youngblood (1992) #1 [Image Comics] 04/1992
  • Youngspud (1992) #1 [Spoof Comics] 1992
  • Lethargic Comics, Weakly (1991) #11 [Lethargic Comics] 07/1992
  • Splitting Image (1993) #1 [Image Comics] 03/1993
    • there are multiple variants of this book with different back covers parodying the Image #1 issues
    • one of these back covers is “Youngbratbrood” by Rob Liefeld
    • Youngblood (1995) #1 [Image Comics] 09/1995
      • I am including this based on Shaft’s right arm and the overall composition.
  • Extremely Youngblood (1996) #1 [Image Comics] 09/1996
  • Youngblood (1998) #2 [Awesome Entertainment] 08/1998
  • Youngblood (2012) #71 [Image Comics] 05/2012
  • Spawn (1992) #220 [Image Comics] 06/2012
  • Youngblood (2012) #75 <cover A> [Image Comics] 01/2013
  • God Hates Astronauts (2014) #1 [Image Comics] 09/2014
  • How to DRAW BLOOD: Cartoons vs. Humans (2015) #1 [Hound Comics] 01/2015
  • Invincible (2003) #133 [Image Comics] 02/2017
  • Youngblood (2017) #1 [Image Comics] 05/2017 <David Finch variant>
  • Youngblood (2017) #1 [Image Comics] 05/2017 <Image Blind Box variant>
  • Lady Mechanika Monster of Ministry of Hell #1 (2021) [Image Comics] 12/2021
  • Until My Knuckles Bleed (2022) #1 [Behemoth] 02/2022 <Limited 1 for 10 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover>
  • Last Shadowhawk (2022) #1 [Image Comics] 08/2022
    • variant cover by Jim Valentino
  • Last Shadowhawk 3D (2022) #1 [Image Comics] 08/2022
    • released on 9/14/2022; non-3D version was released on 8/17/2022
  • Alpha Betas #1 (2022) 10/2022 <NYCC Pharcyde Comics Exclusive>
    • trade limited to 300 copies
    • book sold with numbered certificate XXX/300
  • Red Room Crypto Killaz (2023) #1 [Fantagraphics] 05/2023
    • Cover C Incentive Jim Rugg Variant Cover
  • Youngblood Deluxe (2025) #1 [Image Comics] 04/2025
    • Cover C is a limited 1:25 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover by Justin Harder
  • CRIT (2021) #7 [Homebrewed Comics] 04/2025
    • The “Physical Deluxe” variant by Mo Lubisan is an homage to Youngblood #1.
• Youngblood (1992) #1 [Image Comics] 04/1992
  • Oldblood (1992) #1 [Parody Press] 09/1992
  • Youngblood (2012) #75 <cover B> [Image Comics] 01/2013
  • Chester A. Colston’s Amen Reloaded (2019?) #2 <cover C> [Independent Authority] 2019?
• Brigade (1993) #1 [Image Comics] 08/1992
  • Brigade (2010) #1 [Image Comics] 06/2010
  • Outcast (2014) #25 [Image Comics] 02/2017
  • Do You Pooh (2015) #1 [Counterpoint Entertainment] 06/2017
  • G.I. Joe: Sierra Muerte (2019) #1 [IDW Publishing] 02/2019
• Darker Image (1993) #1 [Image Comics] 03/1993
  • Local Man (2023) #1 [Image Comics] 02/2023 [exclusive cover availabe from Collector’s Paradise]
• Youngblood Strikefile (1993) #1 [Image Comics] 04/1993
  • Moon Knight (2021) #3 [Marvel Comics] 11/2021 [regular cover]
  • Moon Knight (2021) #3 [Marvel Comics] 11/2021 [Walmart exclusive red-colored cover]
  • Moon Knight (2021) #3 [Marvel Comics] 11/2021 [second printing b&w cover]
  • Local Man (2023) #7 [Image Comics] 11/2023 [Variant C cover]
• Image Zero (1993) #0 [Image Comics] 1993
  • Local Man (2023) #9 [Image Comics] 01/2024 [Variant C cover]
• Prophet (1993) #1 [Image Comics] 10/1993
  • Prophet (2012) #28 [Image Comics] 08/2012
• Team Youngblood (1993) #19 [Image Comics] 06/1995
  • East of West (2013) #31 [Image Comics] 02/2017
• DeathMate Prologue (1993) [Image/Valiant] 09/1993
  • Bloodshot Reborn (2015) #16 [Valiant Comics] 08/2016 <Limited 1 for 50 Retailer Incentive Variant Cover>
• Brigade (1992) #3 [Image Comics] 02/1993
  • Chester A. Colston’s Amen Reloaded (2019?) #2 <cover B> [Independent Authority] 2019?
• Prophet (1993) #4 [Image Comics] 02/1994
  • MetalSahde (2020) #1 [Akirakirai Studios] 03/2020
  • Ninety Four Ragetality’s War (2021) Preview Ashcan 1-B [American Dischord] 09/2021
• Bloodstrike (1993) #1 & #10 [Image Comics] 04/1993 & 04/1994
  • Bloodstrike (2012) #26 [Image Comics] 03/2012
    • This variant cover from Emerald City Comicon (ECCC) 2012 appears to be a homage to both Bloodstrike (1993) #10 (image) and #1 (famous “Rub the Blood” splatter & b/w color palette)
  • Bloodstrike (2012) #32 [Image Comics] 10/2012
  • Local Man (2023) [Image) Comics] #6
  • Blood Squad Seven (2024) #9
• Wizard – The Guide to Comics (1991) #35 [Wizard Press] 07/1994
  • Ninety Four Preview (2020) Preview A & B [American Dischord] 2020
  • Ninety Four Volume 1 2nd Chance Edition (2022) #2-3 [American Dischord] 03/2022
    • NOTE: These books were released as a set with a “2nd Chance Edition” of Ninety Four #1 also included. The cover of issue #1 is a homage to Stephen Platt’s cover to Marc Spector Moon Knight (1989) #57 [Marvel Comics] 12/1993.
  • Ninety Four Volume 1 2nd Chance B/W Edition (2022) #2-3 [American Dischord] 03/2022
    • NOTE: As above, these books were released as a set with a “2nd Chance B/W Edition” of Ninety Four #1 also included. The cover of issue #1 is a homage to Stephen Platt’s cover to Marc Spector Moon Knight (1989) #57 [Marvel Comics] 12/1993.
• Youngblood (1992) #7 [Image Comics] 07/1994
  • Slaughter Otter (2024) #1 [KeepSpot] 09/2024
    • Youngblood (1992) #7 was in-turn an homage to the cover for The Thing (1983) #6 [Marvel] 12/1983
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• Youngblood Bloodsport (2003) #1 [Arcade Comics] 07/2003
  • Chester A. Colston’s Amen Reloaded (2019?) #1 [Independent Authority] 2019?
• Youngblood (2017) #4 <flip-book with Bloodstrike (2015) #3 Part 1> [Image Comics] 08/2017
  • Domino (2018) #1 [Marvel Comics] 06/2018
    • This layout is pretty basic and I could easily be convinced that this is not an actual homage. Still, this is so close I’m placing it here until someone convinces me to take this down.
  • Snake Eyes Deadgame (2020) #1 [IDW Publishing] 07/2020
• Prophet Facsimile Edition (2022) #1 [Image Comics] 02/2022
  • Do You Pooh (2015) #1 [Counterpoint Entertainment] 02/2022
    • NOTE: The “Prophet Facsimile Edition” cover is an original, exclusive cover available from 2 stores that also carry this exclusive parody.

Additional Reading:

• Lobo’s Back (1992) #3 [DC Comics] 10/1992
  • original inspiration for Prophet (1993) #4 Stephen Platt secret variant
• Cable (2008) #25 [Marvel Comics] 06/2010
  • original cover art showed Badrock and Shaft in background
  • cover is itself an homage to Crisis On Infinite Earths (1985) #7
  • ShadowHawk (2010) #5 has a similar homage cover but DOES include Youngblood characters (!)
• Black Hammer (2016) #10B [Dark Horse] 06/2017
  • Cover B is an homage to Rob Liefeld’s work.
  • This cover doesn’t appear to be an homage to a specific Liefeld cover, but rather a general homage.
  • The cover does call-out a character getting “EXTREME!!”
  • solicit text: The heroes of Spiral City have hung up their costumes and adapted to life in the sleepy town that they now call home-though some call it a prison. Instead of facing unearthly monsters and galactic threats, they deal with vengeful exes, misunderstandings, and hungry farm animals. As Abraham Slam wonders if he’s hit his expiration date, a new threat emerges in Rockwood that will keep him on his toes.
  • This issue’s story involves Abraham Slam, an aging hero, adopting a new costume and more violent tactics in an attempt to stay relevant. The new outfit and outlook are reminiscent of Liefeld’s style in the 1990s.
• Cemetery Beach (2018) #5B [Image Comics] 01/2019
  • Cover B (“Impact variant”) is a general homage to Stephen Platt’s work on Prophet.
  • The character looks like Prophet and the logo is done in the style of Prophet.
  • I cannot find a Platt cover that looks like this. It appears to be an homage to the style on a specific title, but not of a specific existing cover.
• Local Man Gold (2023) #0 [Image Comics] 08/2023
  • cover is a general homage to the covers from the Image/Valiant Comics crossover DeathMate, but is not a direct homage to any particular cover from the series
• X-Liefelds (2019) #1 [Keenspot] 07/2019
  • CGC lists this as an homage to Youngblood (1992) #1. I believe that this is an error. All of the other homage covers for X-Liefelds (2019) #1 are from Marvel books exclusively. I believe that this is actually a homage to X-Force (1991) #8.
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  • X-Force (1991 1st Series) #8
    • The cover in question is not an exact homage, but I believe it is closer to this image than it is to Youngblood (1992) #1. Maybe it is an homage to both?