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Mark Haslett
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"...And why do witches burn?"

"B'cause... they're made of... wood?"
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There's something about the pose that screamed "Kirby!" at me. I think it might have been reminiscent of an interior panel in a Kirby comic, like New Gods or Fantastic Four. But it certainly isn't the JB covers.
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Neither a homage nor a copy, in my opinion. Just a similar pose.

Nothing at all like that THOR cover. (Perhaps the poster was being "funny"?)

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 Mike wrote:
He's the Star of Frankenstein Agent of S.H.A.D.E. which is crossing over O.M.A.C. this month. He's the leader of a team of a modern day Creature Commandos.

I know. I'm just not a fan of referring to the Monster as "Frankenstein."
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 Nathan wrote:
This feels like a witch hunt.

Why?
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I know. I'm just not a fan of referring to the Monster as "Frankenstein."
 
Wouldn't the Monster have the same last name as his "father" ?
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I know. I'm just not a fan of referring to the Monster as "Frankenstein."

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Wouldn't the Monster have the same last name as his "father" ?

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That's how I played it in the ANGEL specials that featured the Monster.

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He's the Star of Frankenstein Agent of S.H.A.D.E. which is crossing over O.M.A.C. this month.

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DC "reinvents" itself with 52 hits on the consumers' wallets, and then launches into crossovers?

I wonder if they would even recognize an original idea, if one happened to accidentally stumble into their offices?

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I'm a little late to the thread, but believe it is likely that the OMAC cover just happens to be a similar pose.

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 Joel wrote:
Wouldn't the Monster have the same last name as his "father" ?

I don't know. I don't remember that being an aspect of the book, but it's been a while since I've read it, so I can't be sure. 

Anyway, just a minor pet peeve of mine; don't want to further derail this thread.
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Wouldn't the Monster have the same last name as his "father" ?

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I don't know. I don't remember that being an aspect of the book…

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It's not, at least not explicitly. But it certainly makes sense that the Creature would think of Victor Frankenstein as his "father".

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Dennis Maloney
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I would say the cover was inspired by more than anything.
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