Todd McFarlane does his best Jim Lee impression for Scorched #3 tribute to X-Men #1
Legendary comic creator Todd McFarlane is one of the most iconic cover artists of the '90s, and now he's trying his hand at paying homage to one of the best-known comic covers by one of his contemporaries: Jim Lee's wraparound cover for 1991's X-Men #1.
McFarlane and colorist Ulises Arreola have created a variant cover for Spawn team-up book Scorched #3 that places several variants of Spawn in position to echo the composition of Lee's original cover.
McFarlane's own Spider-Man #1 cover received a slew of tributes in recent months from artists paying homage to the image, both in a Batman variant cover for DC, and in a whole collection of Marvel Comics Spider-Man variants.
The original version of Lee's X-Men #1 cover was actually a wraparound image that was broken up into several pieces that formed variant covers for the issue. McFarlane's tribute pays homage to the main cover of X-Men #1, which featured Cyclops and Wolverine, with Magneto on an interior fold-out.
The Scorched #3 variant cover also features corner box art celebrating 30 years since the 1992 debut of Spawn, McFarlane's signature creation, which itself pays homage to the similar Marvel Comics 50-year anniversary corner boxes that decorated many of the publisher's 1991 comic releases, including X-Men #1.
As with the original X-Men #1 cover, McFarlane tweets that the Scorched #3 variant will be one of a series of four connecting variants, with the remaining three variants to appear on upcoming issues.
In recent years, McFarlane has once again taken a more active role in his Spawn comic line, expanding the franchise with a second ongoing King Spawn title, while also creating the Scorched team. McFarlane also remains dedicated to producing his own Spawn film,
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