Art of Homage "plus One": Vignettes

"Hey Everybody--LOOK!

Somebody we know

is getting the stuffing beat out of them,

and all we're doing is looking!"

The art of comic-book-cover-vignettes is

a splendid way of implementing emotional

reaction to amp up reader excitement,

but it does beg the question;

"If you're close enough to see it happen,

aren't you close enough to damned well do somethin'?"

These are a few of my favorite covers that have followed

suit throughout the years--more trend than homage,

or maybe just an instance where the line between

the two muddies!

Did you spot the other trick to vignettes?
Easier to fit a dozen or so characters on a cover

if you draw a floating head rather than their

entire body! Hey, we need some a-those there

comics guys in Congress--they can solve a problem!

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