It was a big deal when John Romita Jr. -- best known for his run of more than 30 years at Marvel Comics -- moved to DC Comics in 2014 for a run on "Superman." Romita's next big DC project will be "Dark Knight Returns" prequel "Dark Knight Returns: The Last Crusade," but those eager to see the superstar artist take on even more DC Comics characters are in luck -- he's illustrated 26 covers for the publisher for April's releases.
CBR has the exclusive first look at five of Romita's DC variant covers: "Aquaman" #51 (by Romita and Danny Miki), "Batman/Superman" #31 (by Romita and Klaus Janson), "Deathstroke" #17 (by Romita and Scott Hanna), "Superman: Lois and Clark" #7 (by Romita and Miki) and "Starfire" #11 (by Romita and Hanna).
Romita follows Darwyn Cooke and Neal Adams as fellow artists to get a DC Comics variant theme spotlight. The full list of DC Comics' John Romita Jr.-illustrated variant covers follows:
- "Action Comics" #51 variant cover by John Romita, Jr. and Klaus Janson with colors by Alex Sinclair
- "Aquaman" #51 variant cover by John Romita, Jr. and Danny Miki with colors by Dave McCaig
- "Batman" #51 variant cover by John Romita, Jr. and Klaus Janson with colors by Alex Sinclair
- "Batman/Superman" #31 variant cover by John Romita, Jr. and Klaus Janson with colors by Dave McCaig
- "Cyborg" #10 variant cover by John Romita, Jr. and Danny Miki with colors by Alex Sinclair
- "Deathstroke" #17 variant cover by John Romita, Jr. and Scott Hanna with colors by Dave McCaig
- "Detective Comics" #51 variant cover by John Romita, Jr. and Scott Hanna with colors by Dean White
- "The Flash" #51 variant cover by John Romita, Jr. and Danny Miki with colors by Alex Sinclair
- "Grayson" #19 variant cover by John Romita, Jr. and Danny Miki with colors by Laura Martin
- "Green Arrow" #51 variant cover by John Romita, Jr. and Scott Hanna with colors by Dean White
- "Green Lantern" #51 variant cover by John Romita, Jr. and Klaus Janson with colors by Laura Martin
- "Harley Quinn" #27 variant cover by John Romita, Jr. and Klaus Janson with colors by Alex Sinclair
- "Justice League" #50 variant cover by John Romita, Jr. and Scott Hanna with colors by Alex Sinclair
- "JLA" #10 variant cover by John Romita, Jr. and Danny Miki with colors by Dave McCaig
- "Martian Manhunter" #11 variant cover by John Romita, Jr. and Klaus Janson with colors by Laura Martin
- "Red Hood/Arsenal" #11 variant cover by John Romita, Jr. and Klaus Janson with colors by Dean White
- "Robin: Son of Batman" #11 variant cover by John Romita, Jr. and Klaus Janson with colors by Brad Anderson
- "Sinestro" #22 variant cover by John Romita, Jr. and Klaus Janson with colors by Brad Anderson
- "Starfire" #11 variant cover by John Romita, Jr. and Scott Hanna with colors by Brad Anderson
- "Superman" #51 variant cover by John Romita, Jr. and Danny Miki with colors by Laura Martin
- "Superman/Wonder Woman" #28 variant cover by John Romita, Jr. and Scott Hanna with colors by Laura Martin
- "Superman: Lois and Clark" #7 variant cover by John Romita, Jr. and Danny Miki with colors by Brad Anderson
- "Teen Titans" #19 variant cover by John Romita, Jr. and Danny Miki with colors by Dean White
- "Titans Hunt" #7 variant cover by John Romita, Jr. and Scott Hanna with colors by Dave McCaig
- "We Are Robin" #11 variant cover by John Romita, Jr. and Danny Miki with colors by Brad Anderson
- "Wonder Woman" #51 variant cover by John Romita, Jr. and Scott Hanna with colors by Dean White