I have always been a fan of the corner box artwork on comic book covers. They are part of the signature of a comic for a specific era and/or artist duration on a book. As such, I just had to share this animation that was put together to show a transformation scene of the Hulk that was played out in the corner box from issue 292 to 300.
The transformation was pretty subtle with a new image coming out each month way back when but the change is much more dramatic when played out in rapid sequential progression. Kudos to whoever put this together – it was a great idea that came together perfectly.
Enjoy!
Wow I never would have noticed this! I wonder was this common place in comics or was it something done exclusively on the Hulk? Either way it’s impressive forward thinking for something fairly trivial.
I am only aware of the Hulk doing this but that’s partially because I have never really looked for more instances of something like this. This was a really cool concept at the time as the norm for comics was to keep this image consistent over several months and more often years.
Love this, going to have to put it on my site also to share the awesomeness!
I love this! It’s too bad they can’t seem to capture the classic hulk magic in the current books! I love the Banner Hulk of the 80’s especially when he took on ZZZaxxx with his banner scientist outfit on and his perfectly combed hair!
Nostalgia is a strong factor for most of us and for that reason I will always be partial to Sal’s run as an artist on the title but I have to admit that there have been some GREAT Hulk artists over the last several year – McGuinness, Pagulayan, and Pelletier have been all time greats on the series IMHO.