December 13

Okay, I know I am late.

Things started off on Thursday with some weather. I decided I would wait until Friday to go to Bettendorf to pick up those comics.

Then, when I got back on Friday, the covers of the week slipped my mind until just a few minutes ago.

Also-Rans: Absolute Batman #15 (B cover), Crownsville #2, Terminator Metal #3, Geiger #19, Iron & Frost #3, The Beauty #2, Unbreakable X-Men #3, and Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #13 (virgin variant).

Bronze Medalist

Pop Kill #1

Cover art by Alison Sampson

Merry Christmas! Another awesome cover from the world of Pop Kill. This series always had some fun covers and this one makes me wonder what is going on.

Silver Medalist

Ordained #1

Cover art by Jorge Fornes

This is a dramatic cover with this new comic from Bad Idea. Intriguing new book with a cool cover that gives us a great outlook into the new characters, a priest who can protect himself in ways most priests can not. The cover is a great start.

Gold Medalist

Absolute Batman #15

Cover art by Nick Dragotta

The hottest comic of the week has the top cover. The picture of the new absolute Joker is compelling and amazing. This has been selling out all over the place. The cover is a big reason why.

December 4

Happy December all. We are into the final month of 2025 and we are underway with the Year in Review here at EYG. One of the big awards we added last year was Comic Cover Artist of the Year as well as providing medals for the top three regular covers and medals for the top three variant covers of the year. We gave one cover the Platinum Medal for the overall best cover of 2025. While the comic cover artist is wrapped up, the other medals for the Year in Review are still up for grabs. These will be reveal in a couple of week!

So we are up to this week’s medalists…

Also-Rans: First are the runners up of the week. They included Doctor Strange #1, Fantastic Four #6 (Jusko cover), Batman #4 (Bat-Gadget Variant), The Terminator: Santa Claus is Coming to Town #1, The Phantom #3, War Wolf #2, and Wild Animals #5.

Bronze Medalist

Dark Souls: Mother of Mourning #1

Foil Variant

Cover art by Bjorn Barends

I have never heard of this, but the shiny foil cover attracted me and I grabbed this new book from Titan Comics.

Silver Medalist

Blue Falcon and Dynomutt #4

Cover art by Lucio Parrillo

Blue Falcon bursting from out of the center of a fiery explosion? Yes, please. This series from Dynamite has had some real winners for covers in its short four month existence.

This is one more winner.

Gold Medalist

Something is Killing the Children #45

Virgin Foil Variant

Cover art by Stefano Simeone

A beauty of a cover for this epic Boom! Studios series. I loved this one and had to take it off the shelf. The gold foil teeth of Erica’s mask provides that perfect touch for the variant.

November 26

Last week was a big week. This week is another big week of covers. While I was able to narrow it down to just three, there are several books that could have medaled if I had adjusted it. I sure hope this is the rule moving forward. I could get used to having to make these tough decisions every week.

Two foil covers this week. All of them are variants.

Also-Rans: Department of Truth #34 (virgin variant), Conan: Scourge of the Serpent #3 (virgin variant), Absolute Batman #14 (C cover), The Undead Iron Fist #3, Cloak or Dagger #2, Mortal Thor #4, Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man #4 (Cover B), DC KO #2 (cover E), Justice League Unlimited #13 (cover C), and Black Cat #4

Bronze Medalist

Batman/Green Arrow/The Question: Arcadia #1

Virgin Variant Cover D Foil

Cover art by Denys Cowan & Bill Sienkiewicz

It is a beautiful foil cover for this new DC series and it is awesome to give a medal to a legend as Bill Sienkiewicz.

Silver Medalist

Infernal Hulk #1

Foil variant

Cover art done by Dan Panosian

A stunning foil cover with the new version of the Hulk. It is very distinctive with this grey creature and the green glowing around it. Loved it.

Gold Medalist

Detective Comics #1103

Variant Cover C

Cover art by Lee Garbett

I love the Black and white contrast with the shadowy Batman in the middle of the cover. The bats flying out of Batman’s cape gives that a creepy look as well. Another great variant cover this week.

November 13

Yet another good week. There are several really good covers this week. Three independent books this week so no DC or Marvel in the medal winners.

Also-rans: Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #4 (Here it is, Todd!), Batman: Dark Patterns #12, Transformers #26, Spider-Man Noir #2, Redcoat #15, 1776 #1, Fantastic Four #5, and The City Beneath Her Feet #2.

Bronze Medalist

Blue Falcon and Dynomutt #3

Cover art by Lucio Parrillo

This Dynamite Comic has had some beautiful covers in its short span of publishing. This with Blue Falcon in the rain just looking majestic dead center is an awesome cover.

Silver Medalist

American Caper #1

Cover art by Tyler Boss

I did not know what this book was from Dark Horse. However, the cover drew me to it, so I picked it up. What a lovely and yet painful cover.

Gold Medalist

Die Loaded #1

Cover art by Stephanie Hans

First issue with Image’s new book with one of the most compelling covers. The giant bear with his open mouth and a character inside… with a fox too. It makes me wonder about what this book will be about.

November 6

Good evening cover lovers. Welcome to the EYG Favorite Comic Covers of the Week for the first week of November. If I am being honest, this week’s covers were a little weaker. There were not as many also-rans this week even though the top three are still very strong.

There is just a few weeks to go until the 2025 Cover Artist of the Year is named in the Year in Review. Spoiler… I think this year’s winner is among the medalists this week. Should not be a surprise if you have been paying attention.

Also-Rans: DC KO: Knightfight #1, Crownsville #1, No Place #1, Amazing Spider-Man #15, Batman #3, and Alien vs. Captain America #1.

Bronze Medalist

Star Trek: Red Shirts #4.

Cover art by Chris Shehan

Rough day for this cover Red Shirt. The skeleton with the sword in its guts, chained up. Feels like overkill, but it is a stunning cover that really tells you what the series is about. Killing off red shirts!

Silver Medalist

Wild Animals #4

Cover art by Andy Kuhn

Wild Animals has been a sensational series and this cover continues some awesome work. I love the white background with the giant gun and the yellow tint. It is just a real standout among the covers this week.

Gold Medalist

G.I. Joe #13

Variant Cover B

Cover art by Mark Spears

Mark Spears is back in the gold medal round with a beautiful cover featuring Cobra Commander. I was very surprised to see Spears doing a G.I. Joe Cover. He is undeniably going to be out cover artist of year unless there is some kind of massive push by someone. He is certainly the leader in the clubhouse.

I probably have to thank Todd for putting this in my box… he gets twitchy when I don’t mention him.

October 30

The 5th week of the month is always a little short with comics, but there are several really good covers any way.

One variant and two A covers this week. All three are very apropos for the time of the year we are (Happy Halloween everybody!)

Also-Rans: Mighty Thor #3, Undeadpool #1, Runaways #5, Cloak or Dagger #1, The Phantom #2, Sleep #6 and Return to Sleepy Hallow #1.

Bronze Medalist

Black Cat #3

Cover art by Adam Hughes

Felicia has herself a top notch cover. I have not read the book yet, but that sure makes me think about Sandman. The black suited Felicia sure stands out beautifully from this sandy background.

Silver Medalist

Stake Presents Jessamy #1.

Cover art by Francesca Fantini

I had no idea what this book was, but this cover was so beautiful that it drew me to it. What a stunning cover with some wonderful imagery. The blood roses and the bats around the big moon… just exceptional.

Gold Medalist

Feral #17

Variant Cover B

Cover art by Trish Forstner

I love these horror film homages that Feral has been doing and there is yet another gold medal for it. This is a homage to Halloween and the jack lantern with the fangs just makes the cover. Love the black background against the orange pumpkin. Another sensational Feral Cover B variant.

October 23

This week’s favorite covers feature one variant and two A covers. One of the variants is a cool homage to a movie.

Also-Rans: Thanksgiving #1, Hello Halloween #1, Fantastic Four #4, Space Ghost #4, Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man #3, Harley Quinn #55 (Pumpkin Spice Variant), and News from the Fallout #5.

Bronze Medalist

No Man’s Land #2

Cover art by Szymon Kudranski

A spooky cover using the skull formation mixing in with the snow. Szymon Kudranski is a great artist and I have missed his work. This cover is clearly a standout.

Silver Medalist

Terminator Metal #1

Cover art by Declan Shalvey

The new Terminator series from Dynamite kicked off with a solid issue one cover. The theme of the color scheme really worked with this book. The metallic look makes this a beautifully designed cover.

Gold Medalist

No Man’s Land #2

Variant Cover B

Cover art by Szymon Kudranski

I love the Silence of the Lambs homage for No Man’s Land #2, which lands twice in the metal round. In fact, No Man’s Land #1 was a gold medalist too. Szymon Kudranski had a big return to cover art with this two covers this week.

October 17

It is Friday, not Thursday because my Parent/Teacher Conferences played havoc with my comic schedule.

I received my box of books from Keensport that was the new Mark Spears book, The Monster and the Wolf. It was a blast opening those Blind bags of those books. I really thought that those would all take the top three medal spots this week… and then I went to Bettendorf and found a few other books that changed that choice.

Also-Rans: Blue Falcon & Dynomutt #2, Iron & Frost #1, Sonja Reborn #2, Amazing Spider-Man #14 (Cover B), Hello Darkness #15, Endeavor #1, and Unbreakable X-Men #1 (Variant Foil Cover).

Bronze Medalist

The War #3

Variant Cover B

Cover art by Bjorn Barends

What a beautifully powerful cover with the representation of death. The colors are amazing and work so well. It was a variant cover and I chose this over cover A.

Silver Medalist

They Choose Violence #5

Cover art by Rahzzah

This was the cover that led to the decision to NOT let Mark Spears’ new book own the top three spots. The brutal and bloody cover was as compelling as I have ever seen. In most weeks, this would be the number one book. I mean, look at the blood around the mouth of this person. It is so disturbing and beautifully frightening.

Gold Medalist

Mark Spears’ The Monster and the Wolf #1

Cover art by Mark Spears

I decided to take all of the Blind Bag books and bunch them together as the gold medalists this week. I used the Star Wars homage issue as the example because this is one of the standouts of the books I got. It’s a lot of fun.

October 9

It is Thursday and that means it is time for the cover of the week. We are nearing the end of 2025, and we have a blow out going on in the cover competition. Unless there is some insane push of an artist doing brilliant work over the next two months, it’s a race for the silver and bronze medal at the end of the year as of now.

This week we have two variant covers from three different comic companies.

Also-Rans: High Strangeness #1, The Department of Truth #0, Marvel Knights: The Punisher #1, Marvel: Black, White & Blood and Guts #1, SIKTC: A Monster Hunter Walks into a Bar #1, Red Book #1, DC KO #1 (two variants from the Blind Bag).

Bronze Medalist

Harley Quinn x Elvira #1

Variant Cover E

Cover art by Mark Spears

Mark Spears with yet another medal in 2025, with this lovely cover featuring two iconic females. Oh, and what exactly is Harley Quinn staring at? Beautiful purple background keeps these two ladies bursting out…

Silver Medalist

Super Creepshow #1

Cover art by Pye Parr

I love this Dark Knight Returns homage cover. The flashing lightning in the background against the dark blue of the evening sky is an iconic image and is extremely effective in the imagery of this cover.

Gold Medalist

Superman: The Kryptonite Spectrum #3

Variant cover B

Cover art by Juan Ferreyra

Saw this variant cover on the stand and I had to have it. Such an awesome image of Superman coming through the years, facing off with the Kryptonite right before him.

October 10

Big week this week. We have a tie for the Bronze Medal this week because I just could not narrow it down to three. In fact, there are a bunch of the also-rans that could easily have placed in the medal round.

Also-Rans: Cheetah & Cheshire Rob the Justice League #3, Batman #2 (Foil Variant), Starship Godzilla #1 (Star Wars homage variant), White Tiger Reborn #1, X-Men: The Undertow #1 (B Cover variant), Spirits of Violence #1 (C Cover Variant), and Spider-Man Noir #1.

Bronze Medalist (TIE)

The Last Day of H.P. Lovecraft #1

Cover art by Jakub Rebelka

This cover really creates a wonderful mood of this book, featuring one of the great horror, sci-fi, fantasy writers of our time. The red and black background makes this stand out.

Bronze Medalist (TIE)

TexArcanum #3

Cover art by Miguel Martos

I love this beautiful cover of the giant dragon beneath the water, a boat on the surface. The green tint across the cover truly makes this an impressive cover and it builds a curiosity of what is inside.

Pinupocalypse #6

Variant Cover B

Cover art by Andrew Tarusov

The final issue of this surprisingly epic series is a fantastic homage cover to the classic movie, The Attack of the 50 Foot Woman. This gives that place of honor to Foxy. What a wonderful cover, perfect for this series’ tone.

Gold Medalist

Poison Ivy #37

Pumpkin Spicy Variant Cover

Cover Art by Nathan Szerdy

Todd told me about these Pumpkin Spicy DC books, and I specifically looked for this issue. I do not collect Poison Ivy, but look at it. I mean, was an absolutely gorgeous cover.

September 25

I feel so far behind.

After SiouxperCon last weekend, I am still trying to get caught up. As I type this, I am also watching Marvel Zombies on Disney +. I have no idea when I am going to read this large pile of books.

It was worth it to meet some awesome comic creators.

This week, we have three variant cover winners.

Also-Rans: Escape #1, Space Ghost #3, The Mortal Thor #2, News from the Fallout #3 (cover B), The Twilight Zone #1 (Sorry Todd, not a medalist this week), Wild Animals #3, All-New Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider #2, Mark Spears Monsters #7 (cover B), and The Invisible Man #2 (cover A).

Bronze Medalist

The Phantom #1

Variant Cover E

Cover art by Freddie Williams II

I love the color choices on this cover. It grabbed my attention as I already had cover A in my possession. The light purple and webs really work together.

Silver Medalist

The Invisible Man #2

Variant Cover B

Cover art by Mike Del Mundo

How else can you make something invisible? How about an eraser. Such a neat concept and I was really attracted to it. This was another book that I already had the cover A, but needed to own it too.

Gold Medalist

Mark Spears Monsters #7

Variant Cover E

Cover Art by Mark Spears

Mark Spears is back on top. What an awesome Halloween inspired cover. This is a different style than we are used to from Spears and it is very exciting.

September 11

Welcome back to the EYG Favorite Comic Covers of the Week. The are some nice covers this week, but none that I would consider to be big time winners.

Also-Rans: Space Ghost #2, Murder Podcast #1 (cover B), It Killed Everyone But Me #1, Trinity: Daughter of Wonder Woman #4, Absolute Batman #12, Transformers #24, Hello Darkness #14, One World Under Doom #7, Blue Falcon and Dynomutt #1 (cover D), and the Undead Iron Fist #1.

Bronze Medalist

Tama #2

Cover art by Dustin Nguyen

This is a fun little series from Panick and I love the white background. The grey, purple and green really work with the white. This is cool.

Silver Medalist

Blue Falcon and Dynomutt #1

Cover art by Lucio Parrillo

I love Blue Falcon and Dynomutt from Hanna Barbera. This is a great cover, which was the A cover. D cover was in the Also-Rans. This is very majestic with these two characters getting the Dynamite update.

Gold Medalist

Batman: Dark Patterns #10

Cover art by Hayden Sherman

I mean… the fire is coming out of Batman’s face. How can you come up with a more compelling cover? The contrast is awesome and this week’s winner. This one is literal FIRE!

September 4

It’s a big Batman week and Spider-Man reaches a Legacy milestone. This week we’ve got two variants in the medal winners, including one that I got, sight unseen.

Also-rans : All-New Venom 310, Cheetah & Cheshire Rob the Justice League #2, The War #2, Everything Dead & Dying #1, TexArcanum #2, and Batman #1 (Foil virgin variant).

Bronze Medalist

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #11

Cover art by Jorge Fornes

A fun cover featuring the TMNT crammed into the back of a police car. None of them look very pleased. This is a great storytelling cover for the Jason Aaron written series.

Silver Medalist

Batman #1

Blind Bag Foil Variant

Cover art by Julian Totino Tedesco

This came out of one of the Blind Bags that DC was selling for the celebration of the release of Matt Fraction’s Batman #1. What a beautiful piece of art with a fabulous foil. There are some wonderful foil variants for this new book and this one made an impression coming out of the polybag.

Golden Medalist

Amazing Spider-Man #11

Variant Cover H

Cover art by Lee Bermejo

Saw this on the shelf today and I had to have it. What a sensational cover. Lee Bermejo has a bit of Alex Ross flavor to it as the images in the spider web give background to Spidey’s life. Excellent work.