Thursday, March 21, 2024

Orion and Princess Leia

 

Space-faring freedom fighters with dads that want to conquer the galaxy?  Yup, these two have plenty in common.  I think there would be a ton of story potential in putting them together.

Darth Vader and Darkseid first encountered each other in STF # 2184, and then again in STF #2343 and are both members of The Overlords, as seen in STF #2490...

14 comments:

simon said...

stunning match of Artwork from two masters of the form,
beautifully merged ! i have followed the New Gods story ever since Jack started at DC,
i think that the Princess would this time be out of her depth…

Carycomic said...

@ Ross: Three times, actually! If you count STF #2184.

@Simon: A lot of SW Legends fans would say the same thing about Darkseid going up against Aboleth.

Carycomic said...

Ooops! My bad. :-(

An aboleth is one of those Lovecraftian-style piranhas from D&D. Abeloth is the true name of that crazy mother who feeds off the Force (both light-side and dark).

Davejonz said...

Stunning cover. What a cast list! As for the merging here, it is seamless.
Great to see such Really Big Bads together too. More please!

Bob Greenwade said...

I agree with Dave; the blending here is seamless. Plus, I'd be itching to see what the story inside held for me. This has "special two-person mission to retrieve a vital Maguffin" written all over it.

Anonymous said...

May the Source be with you!

Detective Tobor said...

your "companies" are going to be miffed with a poster like this, THEY'LL want it!!
The Void is with you!

Bob Greenwade said...

Another random thought: Elvira and Elmira.

Reno said...

Darkseid is Ross, Leia and Vader looks like Hildebrandt. Is the Orion figure done by Darryl Banks? I didn't know he painted. Looks great!

Carycomic said...

@ Det. Tobor: which Void are you referencing? The Wildstorm anti-heroine who nearly had a polygamous relationship with Capt. Atom and Dr. Solar? Or the Sentry's alter-ego who's basically a sentient portal to the Darkforce Dimension?

Detective Tobor said...

It's a very good film @Carycomic.Portals just have a small tax.

Carycomic said...

Oh! You mean that Canadian Lovecraft pastiche from 2016. I've only read the plot outline @ Wikipedia. It never came to my hometown multiplex and hasn't even been on PPV On Demand, yet! So, I'm forced to believe that it wasn't more than a modest commercial success, at best.

Anonymous said...

Cover of the month!

Carycomic said...

Btw: is it just me? Or does Orion's armor look aa lot like that worn by Chris "Peacemaker" Smith?

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