June 3

It’s Wednesday and it is the first of the summer EYG Favorite Comic Covers of the Week post. Lot of fun covers. There were actually a lot of fun foil covers this week.

Also-Rans: Junk Punch #1 (Foil Variant), The Lucky Devils #8, The Twilight Zone #7, Cyclops #5, Wade Wilson: Deadpool #5, Ben 10 #1 (Green Blind Bag Foil Variant), and Fantastic Four #12.

Bronze Medalist

Batman #10

Foil Variant Cover F

Cover art by Jorge Jimenez

This was the top foil cover this week among a bunch of fun foil covers. The gold foil on the interior of the cape and the buildings really jump off the page with the dark background of Gotham. A beautiful foil cover.

Silver Medalist

The Deadman #1

Cover art by Martin Morazzo & Chris O’Halloran

I love the Deadman and this cover is very striking with his white face amid the scary monstrous heads behind him. The white and the red make a very standout cover and it definitely has that Ice Cream Man vibe to it.

Gold Medalist

Fantastic Four #12

Marvel Dimensions Variant Cover

Cover art by Alex Ross

Alex Ross brought his awesome game with this cool Marvel Dimensions cover of the Fantastic Four. I actually saw a foil version of this cover but I did not pick it up (which I believe may have been an error). This is just a spectacular pose with the foursome in a kick ass pose. Alex Ross has shown his art has not slipped at all.

May 28

This is the last week for the Comic Covers of the Week coming out on Thursday. Next week, I will be getting all my books on Wednesday and will do this post on Wednesday evening until school resumes in August.

Also Rans: Is Ted Ok? #4, Mark Spears: Monsters #10 (Variant Cover D), Mark Spears: Monsters #10 (Variant Cover B), Doomquest #1 (variant cover F), Justice League Unlimited #19 (variant cover D), The Ultimates #24 (variant cover C), Exquisite Corpses #13 (variant cover B), Feral #23 (variant cover B), and Red Roots #1,

Bronze Medalist

Mark Spears: Monsters #10

Variant Cover E

Cover art by Mark Spears

The issues of Monsters #10 were strong covers and this one stood out the most. The scary appearance of Drac here makes this pop off the cover. I love the colors in the background as well.

Silver Medalist

The Flash #33

Cover art by Gavin Guidry

The cover of Flash #33 is beautiful, with the exploding nuke in the middle of the city and reflecting in the Flash’s head. This stands out among the other books on the stands. The red and yellow of the explosions and of our speedster really work well together.

Gold Medalist

The Hab #2

Cover art by Charlie Adlard

What an image! This is remarkably distinct with the blood and the bed covers. This is a breath-taking cover that is both amazing and disturbing. Beautiful wrok.

May 22

Interesting week of books.

Also-Rans: Nectar #3, Seven Wives #1, Zorro #1, Odin #1, Of the Earth #1, Absolute Green Arrow #1, Deadly hands of Kun-Lun #4, Smile: For the Camera #3 and Everyone Loves a Jewel Thief #2 (A Cover)

Bronze Medalist

American Caper #7

Cover art by Tyler Boss

This is an excellent cover for this series. The outline of the guy with the gun and the prison and wolf showing inside that silhouette is a great use of the imagery for this issue. I am a sucker for the white background too (even with the splatter of what looked like blood).

Silver Medalist

Everyone Loves a Jewel Thief #2

Variant Cover B

Cover art by Jacob Phillips

I love this variant cover. I had the A cover in my pull list already, but I felt the draw to pick up this cover too. The color is a real standout, with that odd greenish hue.

Gold Medalist

Narco #3

Variant Cover B

Cover art by Daniel Hillyard

This is another fun variant cover that I could not resist on the stand. It reminded me of the Feral horror homage covers. This movie poster-like cover is great and the colors work very well together as well.

May 14

Welcome back to our regular Thursday night for the EYG Favorite Comic Cover of the Week. Last week’s Wednesday is a preview for this upcoming summer, but here we are back to our typical home night.

Also Rans: Hello Darkness #21, The Mortal Thor #10, Spectacular Spider-Man: Brand new Day #1 (Cover F), Innards #1, D’Orc #4, Dead By Daylight: The Hillbilly #2, The Thing on the Doorstep #4, Fury of Firestorm #2, Barbara Gordon: Breakout #1, Voyeur #5, and Absolute Batman #20 (Cover C).

Bronze Medalist

Captain America #11

Variant Cover C

Cover art by Chip Zdarsky

One of the variant covers this week, Captain America in a boat including several skeletons in the famous George Washington pose is dramatic of an image as you could have. This is truly appealing.

Silver Medalist

Amazing Spider-Man/Venom: Death Spiral-Body Count #1

Cover art by Cafu

Another awesome cover with Spidey, Venom and Carnage with Torment in the fall-out of the Death Spiral crossover. This stands out among the covers this month with cool colors and a great amalgam.

Gold Medalist

Black Cat #10

Variant Cover B

Cover art by Peach Momoko

Peach Momoko returned to the medals with a beautiful Black Cat cover, with Felicia smack in the center. I have always been a fan of white covers and this one is just lovely.

May 6

It is Wednesday and I had a personal day today. I was able to get both of the shops visited today so I can do the EYG Favorite Comic Covers of the Week a day earlier. This summer, the Wednesday night post will return. For now, we can enjoy the early post during May.

Fun fact. All three medalists this week are Variant Cover Cs. Cool.

Also Rans: Dog Tag #1, Marc Spector: Moon Knight #4, Daredevil #2, X-Men #29, Amazing Spider-Man #28, Red Sonja: She-Devil With a Sword #1, and Batman #9 (Cover H).

Bronze Medalist

If Destruction Be Our Lot #1

Variant Cover C

Cover art by Martin Morazzo

I saw this 1:10 cover on the shelf behind the counter and I saw the Ice Cream Man front and center and I knew I wanted this book. Lots of fun images on the cover of this new book.

Silver Medalist

Ben 10 #1

Variant Cover C

Cover art by Dustin Nguyen

A beautiful and simple cover of Ben 10 himself. The green background is lovely and the cover feels like a quick sketch. The simplicity of the cover makes it stand out. This was the one I wanted from all of the variants for this issue.

Gold Medalist

Civil War: Unmasked #1

Variant Foil Cover C

Cover art by ACO

A beautiful foil cover of Iron Man’s helmet really popped off the stand when I saw it this morning. This was a book that I didn’t even know was coming out and they dropped this gorgeous foil cover. Excellent.

April 30

April is just about over, as we are less than six hours away from May 1st. That also means that we are just a few days from Free Comic Book Day, which is May 2nd. Make sure that if you are partaking for some of the free comics, you are indulging in some of the specials your local comic shop are offering. Free Comic Book Day is not free for the comic shops so they need your patronage.

Lots of good covers this week. This week, it is all variants.

Also-Rans: Giant-Sized Savage Tales #1, The Punisher #3, Dust to Dust #8, Exploit #2, Is Ted Ok? #3, Feral #22 (A Cover), Ripcord #3, White Sky #3, and Planet She-Hulk #6 (C cover variant).

Bronze Medalist

I Hate Fairyland #50

Variant cover C

Cover art by Skottie Young

Skottie Young has a variant cover for the 50th issue of I Hate Fairyland. I have not collected this book, but I have always enjoyed Skottie Young’s work and Todd made me buy it. I am curious to see what this is going to be like when I read it, but congrats to Skottie Young.

Silver Medalist

Uncanny X-Men #27

Variant Cover D

Cover art by Juan Ferreyra

I saw this on the shelf today and, while I had the A cover already, I had to have it. The beautiful red and yellow cover with the team of the Uncanny X-Men heading into action. This is a lovely piece of art.

Gold Medalist

Feral #22

Variant Cover B

Cover art by Tony Fleecs & Trish Forstner

The horror variants for Feral continue to be exceptional. This one is based on the movie Weapons. It also has a flip cover with the Stray Dogs on the other side. Always great work from Feral.

April 24

Welcome back to the EYG Favorite Comic Covers of the Week. We have several solid covers this week, mostly variants. Of the winners, only one is an A cover.

Also Rans: Amazing Spider-Man #27 (Cover A), Amazing Spider-Man #27 (Cover B), The Sentry #2, Hello Body Horror #1 (A cover), Cyclops #3, Phantom of the Opera #3, Exquisite Corpses #12 (D Cover) and Corpse Knight #1.

Bronze Medalist

In Your Skin #1

Cover art by Som

What a lovely cover for a book that I have no idea about. I had it on my pull list so I must have enjoyed the synopsis at some point, but look at those colors and the sensual embrace. This new Image comic is hot, and I can see why.

Silver Medalist

Corpse Knight #1

Variant cover G/ Die Cut Cover

Cover art by Matthew Roberts

A fun die-cut cover highlights this variant of the new Image book, Corpse Knight. This was another one that I had the A cover in my hands and saw this cover and decided that I needed it too. Great looking cover for a really fun first issue.

Gold Medalist

Spider-Man/Superman #1

Variant cover C Foil

Cover art by Mark Bagley

This was my favorite of the multiple covers of the Marvel version of Spider-Man/Superman #1. The foil on the cover was so awesome, with Spidey’s eyes and Cardiac’s blasts and the tentacles of whomever that is. Mark Bagley is one of the all-time classic Spider-Man artists and it is a great thing that his cover ends up a gold medal winner!

April 16

Welcome to EYG Favorite Covers of the Week. There are some strong covers this week so let’s get going right away…

Also-Rans: Mad Magazine #49, The Thing on the Doorstep #3, Venom #257, Dead Teenagers #2, Smile: For the Camera #2, X-Men United #2, Ice Cream Man #45, Nectar #2, and Monster and the Wolf (D Cover).

Bronze Medalist

Narco #2

Cover art by Daniel Hillyard & Dave Stewart

Narco was a great first issue and this looks to be a very compelling. The blood all across the cover and the black and red makes this work so well. And I want to know what is going on. That is the sign of a good cover.

Silver Medalist

Monster and the Wolf #3

Cover art by Mark Spears

Last year’s champion has not been as dominant this year so far, but the cover for the new series, The Monster and the Wolf, is a beautiful cover with a werewolf in the snow. The colors work so well and the lovely blue/white cover is the contradiction to the Black and red title.

Gold Medalist

The Hab #1

Cover art by Charlie Adlard

The new Bad Idea book has a awesome cover with the white hands reaching for the sky. There is a question about what this book is about. I love contrast of the hands to the surroundings. It is a beautiful cover.

April 9

Here is the EYG Favorite Comic Covers of the Week! Three A covers this week. Two from Marvel Comics and one independent.

Also-Rans: Archie x The Army of Darkness #3, Iron Man #4, Amazing Spider-Man #26 (E Cover), Murder Podcast #6, Alice: Forever After #3, Dead by Daylight #1, and Black Cat #9.

Bronze Medalist

Wolverine #18

Cover art by Dan Panosian

A cool, up-close and personal look at Logan in the brown costume. The claws are right next to his face. This is a powerful image of the Wolverine.

Silver Medalist

Neighborhood Watch #1

Cover art by Haining

A new Boom! Studios book has a very disturbing cover. Who is this lady and what is she cutting with that knife? Is that a heart? I like the color of the cover and the scary concept. I am very curious about this book.

Gold Medalist

Mortal Thor #9

Cover art by Alex Ross

The first year winner of the Best Cover Artist, Alex Ross, is back on top with his solid work on Thor books. The look of the Radioactive Man and his green color popped on the cover. A great Thor cover once again.

April 3

It is Good Friday. Last night, I came back from buying my comics in the Quad Cities, and I drove through a shelf cloud. It was something I had never experienced before. It was clear and then it was as if I had hit a wall as the rain fell. I can go a long time without doing that again.

Also-Rans: Tyler Rake: An Extraction Story #1, Wonder Man #1, Alien: King Killer #1, and venom #256 (B cover).

Bronze Medalist

Daredevil #1

Cover art by Lee Garbett

The brand new Daredevil series kicked off with a great A cover and a bunch of blind bag variants. The variants I have at this point do not match up with this classic DD cover from Lee Garbett.

Silver Medalist

Kilroy is Here #1

Variant Cover B

Cover art by Brian Bolland

The variant cover for the new one-shot featuring Kilroy is a beautiful black and white version with our returning character. It is a compelling cover for a fun issue.

Gold Medalist

Narco #1

2nd Printing

Cover art by Daniel Hillyard

Typically I do not worry about picking up 2nd printings of comics, but this cover just was so awesome that I had to have it. This second printing of the Narco #1 cover is better than the original.

March 19

I am on time this week! YES!

It felt like a lighter week, book wise, but I do have several of the also-rans to get into. I thought there were some really good. Interestingly enough, all cover As this week. No variants.

Also-Rans: Cyclops #2, The Lucky Devils #7, Marc Spector: Moon Knight #2, Absolute Flash #13, Captain America #8, The Mortal Thor #8, Lobo #1, and Leprechaun Horror Comics #1.

Bronze Medalist

The Sentry

Cover art by Alex Maleev

What a cool cover for the new The Sentry series. The shadowy hand that Sentry is looking at is clearly a reference to the Void, which is a clever and awesome image. I also love the colors of the cover, with the bright gold feeling around Sentry with the blackness around it.

Silver Medalist

Dead Teenagers #1

Cover art by Naomi Franq

The new hot book of the week is Oni Press’s Dead Teenagers and I love how we get the images of the teens in the cloak of the Grim Reaper. Of course, I have always loved the black background and the entire image makes this cover pop.

Gold Medalist

The Infernal Hulk #5

Cover art by Nic Klein

You do not usually see this kind of brightness on a comic cover, especially in an Infernal Hulk series. Infernal Hulk looks fabulous on the cover and, despite the colorful cover, there is a fearful feel to this cover.

March 15

It’s the Ides of March and I forgot to do this column this week. I had parent/teacher conferences on Thursday so it changed up when I picked up my books. I never even thought about it until about five minutes ago.

So here are this week’s belated Favorite covers of the week.

Also-Rans: Crownville #5, X-Men United #1, The Exorcism at Buckingham Palacce #1, Alias: Red Band #1, Space Ghost #9, Bleeding Hearts #2, and Transformers #30.

Bronze Medalist

Mark Spears Monsters #9

Variant Cover C

Cover art by Mark Spears

I do love evil clowns, especially those drawn by Mark Spears. There is a rolling pin in the middle of the page.

Silver Medalist

Ordained #2

Cover art by Jorge Fornes

We have been waiting for Ordained #2 for a long time. It was worth the wait. The bloody gun in the hand of Father Craig as he peaks around the corner of the brick wall really gives a strong story about what this issue is about. I love the darkness and how Craig’s clothes blend into it.

Gold Medalist

Mark Spears Monsters #9

Variant Cover D

Cover art by Mark Spears

Mark Spears art with 3D. Is it a little gimmicky? Sure. However, how can you turn down out favorite monsters with 3D glasses on their faces? This is a lot of fun and grabs mark Spears another gold medal.