There were a few covers that leapt out at us this week. Some of us love a good Beatles pastiche and were pleasantly surprised to see Knights of the Dinner Table #187 on the shelves, complete with ‘Yellow Submarine‘ inspired cover. Also of not this week was Fiona Staples‘ work on the front of Saga […]
Cover of the Week
Cover of the Week #28
The beautiful covers were in abundance this week. Mark Bagley provided a sexy start with Hawkeye and the Black Widow on the cover of Avengers Assemble #5, Adam Hughes continued this trend with Catwoman on the front of the 42nd edition of the Overstreet Price Guide, Kent Williams painted a stunning front for the first […]
Cover of the Week #27
Time to reveal the collective ACE Comics choice for Cover of the Week. As usual, there were a number of great covers this week, ranging from the standard action shots to interesting uses of characters, shapes and styles. Particular favourites were the classically posed He-Man and the Masters of the Universe #1 by Philip Tan […]
Cover of the Week #26
Last week’s comics proved to be another fine collection of inviting front covers with a few catching our collective eye in particular. The Lizard makes a grisly return on the front of Amazing Spider-Man #688 courtesy of Giuseppe Camuncoli, while there is high drama from Jose Ladronn on All Star Western #10 and high class […]
Cover of the Week #25
Noteable runners up for this week’s Cover of the Week included the rather nice ‘Bond-esque’ Winter Soldier #7 by Steve Epting, Batman Beyond Unlimited #5 by Dustin Nguyen and any number of the great Mars Attacks #1 card set covers. But winning at a canter was… …X-Factor #238 by David Yardin. Rather Mondrian indeed! Congrats […]
Cover of the Week #24
Week #24 featured a whole host of great artwork spread across our comic books. Despite a strong challenge from the beautiful Arkham Unhinged #3 by Dave Wilkins, and a retro-tinged Deadpool #56 by Dave Johnson, the winner of Cover of the Week for week 24 is… Before Watchmen: Silk Spectre #1 by Amanda Conner! Congrats […]
(Belated) Cover of the Week #23
The Jubilee week saw a few great covers dropping into our reading pile, with noteable mentions going to Tony Millionaire for his awesome Popeye #2 variant and the interesting composition of X-Factor #237 by David Yardin, but Cover of the Week #23 has gone to… …Hulk #53 by Dale Eaglesham! Congrats to Dale and Marvel, […]
Cover of the Week #22
There were a few possibilities for Cover of the Week #22 last week. DC’s Batman Annual #1 by Jason Fabok with it’s great use of Mr. Freeze imagery, DC Vertigo’s corset heavy New Deadwardians #3 by Ian Culbard, IDW’s Monocyte #4 by Menton3 was very striking and Marvel had Incredible Hulk #8 by Michael Komarck […]
Cover of the Week #21
We had a few contenders for Cover of the Week #21 this week. DC’s All Star Western #9 by Ladrönn and Dark Horse’s Resident Alien #1 by Steve Parkhouse were very close, but just pipped to the post by… …Mind Mgmt #1 by Matt Kindt! Congrats to Matt and Dark Horse, they get the paper […]
Cover of the Week #20
Cover of the Week time! Week 20 saw some fine artwork showcased on the front of our favourite papery literature including the likes of Winter Soldier #5 by Lee Bermejo (you can’t go wrong with a big monkey!), Michael Kormarck‘s beautiful painted cover for Hulk #7.1 and almost-winner Avengers vs X-Men #4 by Jim Cheung. […]
Cover of the Week #19
Front cover fans can relax, it’s time for Cover of the Week! Week 19 has thrown up some great artwork. There were a few covers we liked in particular, including the nice foil-y GI Joe #13 covers by Will Rosado and Dark Shadows #5 by Francesco Francavilla, but pipping them to the post we have […]
(Belated) Cover of the Week #18!
With all the preparations for Free Comic Book Day last weekend, here’s last weeks’ belated Cover of the Week. Despite several popular entries last week including DC’s two fine covers on Earth 2 #1, Dark Horse’s Mind the Gap #1 and Epic Kill #1, Marvel’s X-Factor #235 and the Scarlett Johansson adorned Avengers: Black Widow […]