Adventures of Superman 505 Homage by Tom Grummett, Doug Hazlewood & Glenn Whitmore

When it comes to commissions, I try to get something “familiar” but not quite a full recreation of a piece. In this instance I asked Tom Grummett to do a slightly “one minute before” type deal with the iconic Adventures of Superman 505 holographic cover celebrating the return of the one true Superman (you know, after he caught a minor case of death). I asked for a happy Superman standing on the Daily Planet Globe amidst fireworks (which were the holographic images on the original cover). Once it was completed, the next step was to send it off to the other half of one of my favorite penciller/inker duos, Doug Hazelwood. Finally I decided to have Glenn Whitmore add some digital colors to the piece. Glenn pretty much colored that entire era of Superman comics, so it only felt right! I love when a commission feels like it was (or could be) created from the era I am trying to honor and revisit. This one absolutely does that!