The Romita Legacy 'Dynamic Forces' Lost Book Cover (2008)
John Romita Sr. (pencils and inks)
Original Art Record
Characters
Spider-ManDaredevilIron ManCaptain AmericaHulkWolverine
Encyclopedia Capsule
This cover is cataloged as The Romita Legacy 'Dynamic Forces' Lost Book Cover (2008) and credited in the supplied source to John Romita Sr. (pencils and inks). The Romitaman description states: This stunning cover features great images of Thor, Iron Man, Captain America, The Punisher, Wolverine, Daredevil, and The Incredible Hulk...and in the middle of them all....swinging is of course......
What the Art Shows
What this artwork shows
The Amazing Spider-Man! This cover was drawn to be the classic "ROMITA LEGACY" Cover for the Dynamic Forces book about the history of John Romita Sr and John Romita Jr. The cover was LOST IN THE MAIL being shipped from John Romita to the Dynamic Forces offices to be published , and they ended up using the collaboration of the classic Spiderman in the rain poster (and cover to the 1999 Spiderman #1) for the final cover since this piece here was lost.
Story and Issue Context
Publication and story context
This record documents a cover from The Amazing Spider-Man, identified as the cover, dated 2008 in the source data. The credited artist information supplied with the collection record is John Romita Sr. (pencils and inks). Its place in the series is best understood as part of the continuing Peter Parker narrative and the creative period represented by the credited artists.
Why This Piece Matters
Why this piece matters
As cover art, the piece served as the issue’s principal sales image and public visual identity. The identified subjects are Spider-Man, Daredevil, Iron Man, Captain America, Hulk, Wolverine.
Source Significance Excerpt
The cover was LOST IN THE MAIL being shipped from John Romita to the Dynamic Forces offices to be published , and they ended up using the collaboration of the classic Spiderman in the rain poster (and cover to the 1999 Spiderman #1) for the final cover since this piece here was lost. Romita created the very first EVER images for Wolverine and Punisher in the 1970's, so that makes this cover even more special to ANY fan of Wolverine, Punisher, and John Romita!
Mike Burkey / Romitaman Notes
The cover was LOST IN THE MAIL being shipped from John Romita to the Dynamic Forces offices to be published , and they ended up using the collaboration of the classic Spiderman in the rain poster (and cover to the 1999 Spiderman #1) for the final cover since this piece here was lost. Romita created the very first EVER images for Wolverine and Punisher in the 1970's, so that makes this cover even more special to ANY fan of Wolverine, Punisher, and John Romita!
Open the complete preserved Romitaman description
Check out this "AMAZING" cover, which was penciled and inked by the great John Romita! This stunning cover features great images of Thor, Iron Man, Captain America, The Punisher, Wolverine, Daredevil, and The Incredible Hulk...and in the middle of them all....swinging is of course...... The Amazing Spider-Man! This cover was drawn to be the classic "ROMITA LEGACY" Cover for the Dynamic Forces book about the history of John Romita Sr and John Romita Jr. The cover was LOST IN THE MAIL being shipped from John Romita to the Dynamic Forces offices to be published , and they ended up using the collaboration of the classic Spiderman in the rain poster (and cover to the 1999 Spiderman #1) for the final cover since this piece here was lost. Romita created the very first EVER images for Wolverine and Punisher in the 1970's, so that makes this cover even more special to ANY fan of Wolverine, Punisher, and John Romita! Just a great cover which has an actual drawn image area measuring 10 by 10.75 inches on Marvel cover stock board, as the logo area would have been created digitally above the drawn artwork here! ALL art on our website (including this one) are able to be purchased with VERY fair time payments, and trades are always considered towards "ANY" art on our website! Just send us an email to mikeburkey@aol.com and we can try to work something out.
Source Information
- Primary object source
- Romitaman / Mike Burkey personal-collection listing supplied in the master document