Tuesday, November 15, 2016

IRON MAIDEN / STRYFE


I was flipping through THUNDER AGENTS #3 (1984), with art by the legendary Dave Cockrum, and realized the similarities of TA Villain IRON MAIDEN and X-Force villain STRYFE.


Stryfe was created by Rob Liefeld in 1990, who is known for.... "homaging"... others' previous works. I wonder if Thunder Agents' Iron Maiden was the inspiration for Stryfe? A question to ask at the next con encounter!


I have a soft spot for Stryfe. He's just so shiny and 90s Rad!

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3 comments:

Astroluc (Find me on Tumblr and Instagram @Astroluc) said...

Oh god... yet another Leifeld "homage" theft has been exposed? Why am I not shocked...

Jim said...

I can't tell if that's a dig at me or Liefeld.

Re: My intent:
I was merely pointing out the similarities and wondering if Liefeld was inspired by Iron Maiden, or if it was simply a coincidence.

No expose intended.

Jim said...

I can't tell if that's a dig at me or Liefeld.

Re: My intent:
I was merely pointing out the similarities and wondering if Liefeld was inspired by Iron Maiden, or if it was simply a coincidence.

No expose intended.