Certain recent leaked images from the set of Sony and
Marvel Studios upcoming Marvel Cinematic Universe film production
Spider-Man: Brand New Day -purported to be real- featuring the original
wallcrawler Spider-Man (as portrayed by Tom Holland) and notorious
crime boss and hardman Tombstone (Marvin Jones III) in a very
familiar scene.
And by familiar, I mean a direct homage to beloved and
sorely missed comic book legend Sal Buscema’s work as seen on the cover of
Spectacular Spider-Man #142, which depicts Lonnie Lincoln aka Tombstone
dangling Spider-Man by one hand over the edge of a towering construction
site.
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Fittingly, long-time collaborator Ron Frenz pays
homage to this iconic image in the pages of the digital-first Spectacular
Spider-Girl (vol. 1) #2 which saw physical release in Amazing Spider-Man
Family #6, featuring Tombstone dangling Spider-Girl aka May
‘Mayday’ Parker by one leg-in-hand over the edge of a towering construction
site.
I love the craft and the respect paid to Mr. Buscema,
who contributed directly to the Spider-Girl homage, having performed inking
duties over Ron Frenz’s pencils. If the leaked image proves authentic,
it will be bittersweet and for me melancholic joy to see a piece of Sal’s
extensive iconography make it to the big screen.
Until I run out of praise for Mr Silvio ‘Sal’ Buscema
(which will NEVER happen), I remain
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