After looking at hundreds of comic book covers, it becomes quickly apparent that not every cover is 100% original. Whether done intentionally or even underhandedly, there’s something about uncovering these “swipes” that adds a new element of fun to reading and collecting comics.
Brian Michael Bendis‘ reboot of the Avengers Franchise kicked off with the Avengers Disassembled storyline which ended the Avengers ongoing title at #503. It left room for his New Avengers title to become one of Marvel’s flagship titles. It’s importance has led to many imitators.
 New Avengers #1 January 2005 David Finch |
 G.L.A. #1 June 2005 Paul Pelletier |
 PvP vol. II #20 October 2005 Scott Kurz |
 Secret Invasion #1 June 2008 Gabriele Dell’Otto |
 Dark Avengers #1 March 2009 Mike Deodato |
On Ebay: Avengers | New Avengers
Marvel came out with a newer Deadpool photo bomb variant of this cover!
Just got it CGC’ed!
Comment by Cam — December 5, 2014 @ 3:28 pm