DC's Shadow War Zone #1 pays tribute to an iconic Marvel X-Men cover
DC's Shadow War event concludes in May with the final issues of the three-way crossover in the pages of the Batman, Robin, and Deathstroke Inc. ongoing series, along with a one-shot bookend concluding the storyline - Shadow War Omega #1.
And if that wasn't enough supervillain-assassin mayhem for you, there is an additional special - Shadow War Zone #1 - written by Olympic speed-writing gold medalist Joshua Williamson, who writes all the other issues in this event but with a little help on Shadow War Zone.
A few months back DC scored a hit when it paid homage to one of the most iconic Marvel covers of all time, Todd McFarlane's Spider-Man #1, for a variant cover to December's Batman #118. Now for Shadow War Zone #1, the publisher is at it again, paying tribute to another iconic Marvel cover - 1981's Uncanny X-Men #141- or as you know it best, part one of 'Days of Future Past' by Chris Claremont and John Byrne.
The variant cover is by Howard Porter, who is also drawing the Shadow War interior art for the Batman issues.
Check out both covers side-by-side:
Like the Batman-Spider-Man homage, the fun is in the details, particularly Marvel's signature 'heads' box in the upper left-hand corner during that era.
Expect to see more parallels when the full trade dress is added.
As for Shadow War Zone #1 itself, the 48-page special on sale May 17 also includes writers Ed Brisson, Stephanie Phillips, and Nadia Shammas along with Williamson with art by Trevor Hairsine, Ann Maulina, Mike Bowden, and others.
According to DC the special showcases the impact of Shadow War on the DCU.
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