Legion of Superheroes Homage to Forbidden Tales of the Dark Mansion Issue 10

First up I have to say even if this had turned out badly, I still would have loved it. I post this piece on my birthday weekend as I recieved this lovely commision as GIFT from someone who is not just a talented artist but an all-around great guy, Trevor Von Eeden. That fact that it ROCKs is just the icing on the cake..

Trevor has done several Re-Legion pieces. We both have a fondness for Ferro Lad. This was one of his first commissions for me. It is a reworking of Aquaman Issue 49.


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We both loved the Ghost of Ferro Lad story from the Adventure Comics era and the fact that Ferro Lad is so often featured in the Hall of Heroes. Couple this with a creepy Nick Cardy cover about store mannequins coming to life and we were rocking it. Then as often happens in life, it just got put on the back burner, other projects got in the way.

Fast forward and this great commissions arrives in the mail. I love the ghostly image of Ferro Lad bleeding into the logo. I love the creepy heroes Sultana Fox and Devin Darkk that he invented, The looming perspective on Ferro Lad is powerful as Star Boy and Dream Girl remain oblivious to what is going on behind their backs . Even the title " Legion of The Damned " has a great ring to it...

Its unusual, creative, creepy and cool..in other words a Trevor Von Eeden masterpiece ! And the perfect Birthday gift for a Legion of Superheroes Geek.