Saturday, April 3, 2021

Hercules and Vixen in: "Roc Blocked!"

 


Continuing the (thus far) one-sided romantic adventures of Herc and Vixen!  Hey, not every couple can instantly click like Wonder Woman and Captain America... 

These two were last seen battling giant snakes in STF #3096, and Hercules first became attracted to Vixen in STF #3014...  Will the Lion of Olympus ever win the heart of Mari McCabe? Only time (and future covers) will tell...

11 comments:

Tony said...

Another great cover! Hercules has always been one of my favorite characters and one of my all time favorite Avengers. I love the Vixen guest shots with Herc!

Carycomic said...

I would have called it "Roc n' Rollin!"

Otherwise, I consider it the most brilliant depiction of these two to date. :-)

Davejonz said...

Great cover! Clearly our Herc is hoping his lady love will go beak at the knees and need his help...

Reg Aubry said...

I love the crazy combination, but I love even more that each cover has them in the same lower-right (Hercules)/upper-right (Vixen) placement on the cover! Nicely done!

Bob Greenwade said...

This cover is great -- the craftsmanship really is 99th-percentile level, and I can't even tell that it wasn't originally done this way by a single artist rather than three.

On the other hand, this is the one romantic pairing you've done that I just don't care for. I'm not sure what it is, but it just doesn't "click" for me. I still stand by my pairing suggestions on #3104 -- Vixen with Black Panther, and Hercules with Jesse Quick or Shrinking Violet.

At the opposite end, my favorite of your romantic pairings is the Power Couple, and I think you've indicated that you have something coming up with them. It'd be cool to see them facing some great cosmic-level challenge together, or visiting Fuerza (who just made her less-than-ideal live-action debut on The Flash) to learn how to tap into the Strength Force.

And I'm still eager to see Vixen and Spider-Man team up, non-romantically, through their mutual connection with the African spider-god Anasazi.

Ross said...

Glad you guys like this cover, I like this pairing, even if Vixen(and Bob G) are less enthusiastic about it than Herc. I have a fun idea for their next appearance.

ShadowWing Tronix said...

You just wanted to make that pun, didn't you? Be honest. We won't think less of you.

Anonymous said...

@Bob: That's "Anansi." The Anasazi were the ancestors of the modern-day Pueblo Indian tribes of the American Southwest. Although, in all fairness, one of those tribes (the Hopi, I think) does have one or two legends about a trickster-heroine called Spider Woman!

Bob Greenwade said...

@Anon@3:31: Thanks for the correction. I never seem to get those two names straight.

Carycomic said...

It could be worse. You could be one of those so-called "fans" who constantly confuse Rogue and Rouge!

As Mr. Rogers might say: "Remember, boys and girls. Rogue is the X-woman who absorbs the metabolic energy of whoever she touches. While Rouge has obsessive hots for the Chief of the Doom Patrol!

Anonymous said...

For some reason, I just can't picture Mr. Rogers using the phrase, "obsessive hots."

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