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.

August 28

It is Thursday and that means that it is time for the EYG Favorite Comic Covers of the Week. One variant in the medalists this week.

Also-ran: The Mortal Thor #1, You’ll Do Bad Things #6, Universal Monsters: The Invisible Man #1, Masterminds #1, Doomed 2099 #1 (Foil Variant), Predator: Black, White & Blood #2, mmortal Legend Batman #1, and Sleep #4.

Bronze Medalist

Benjamin #3

Cover art by Christian Ward

This three issue series ended with this cool cover. I love the hazy background in red and the small person in-between the bigger man’s fingers. It is a neat concept at the end of the series.

Silver Medalist

Dust to Dust #6

Cover art by JG Jones

This has so many layers to this cover. The rabbits up top and then the grey behind it. Then there is the title which worked really well with the grey background.

Gold Medalist

The Mortal Thor #1

Variant Cover C Foil

Cover art by Patrick Gleason

What a gorgeous variant foil cover. The lightning surrounding the image of Thor is beautiful. The color is perfect on this cover with the little rainbow at the bottom of the cover.

August 7

The week is here. I have just one more week until school begins so I’ll be curious to see how it works after that.

Also-Rans: Captain America #2 Variant Cover D, Hello Darkness #13 Variant Cover B, Cheetah & Cheshire Rob the Justice League #1, Storm #11, Something is Killing the Children #43 Unlockable Virgin Variant and Daredevil: Cold Day in Hell #3

Bronze Medalist

Red Sonja vs. the Army of Darkness #4

Cover art by Bjorn Barends

A scary looking beast (definitely has a Godzilla vibe) facing off with Red Sonja and Ash. The more realistic cover is opposite the art on the inside of the book. This makes it stand out well.

Silver Medalist

Thundercats #17

Variant cover T

Cover art by Mark Spears

I do not collect Thundercats, but the cover jumped off the rack at me, figuratively. It is, once again, Mr. Mark Spears, who has been dominating the medal races this year. This was a cover T variant. T. It is beautiful work as always.

Gold Medalist

Something is Killing the Children #43

Virgin Foil Variant Cover

Cover art by Suspiria Vilchez

This foil cover was stunning. Everything stands out on this cover spectacularly. The green eyes are so sensational and real. It is a beauty.

July 31

August is right around the curtain and the fifth week of July is finishing up with the Favorite Comic Covers of the Week.

Also-Rans: Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers/Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles #1 Ashcan, Exquisite Corpses #1 (Third Printing), Lucky Devils #4, The Terminator #9, Vision & Scarlet Witch #3, I, Tyrant (variant B cover), and News from the Fallout #2.

Bronze Medalist

Space Quest #3

Cover art by Mark Spears

I picked up the A cover for this Dynamite book today after getting Cover B yesterday. Once again, Mark Spears is hitting on all cylinders. Every cover he does is a beautiful piece of art. I wonder if we are taking him for granted because of his consistent talent?

Silver Medalist

The War #1

Variant Cover C

Cover art by Tula Lotay

This imagery on this cover is stunning. With the obviously pregnant woman front and center before an exploding nuke? What a powerful cover. This is the C cover for this short series featuring a reprinting of the story from Hello Darkness by Garth Ennis. This gives me a truly tragic feel about the story.

Gold Medalist

The War #1

Variant Cover B

Cover art by Jay Shaw

The War finished one and two this week, and I have to tell you that I had to struggle to resist cover A and a virgin variant of that same cover. I really almost bought them, but I decided that I did not need four separate covers for the one reprint book. They were all just spectacular though. It really could have been all three medalists this week had I picked up cover A. I love this black and white cover, though the tone of it does give me a different vibe than cover C does.

July 24

Another big week of books. It just feels as if I should not keep saying that since the comics are just on fire right now, artistically.

Plenty of awesome Also-Rans this week: Mark Spears’ Monsters #2 (3rd Printing), Blue Palo Verde #2, Look Into My Eyes #1, Sleep #3, Rocketfellers #7 (not counting the awesome Fantastic Four homage cover), Absolute Wonder Woman #10, Geiger #16, Space Ghost Annual #1, Death of the Silver Surfer #2, Captain Planet and the Planeteers #2 (Variant), Vanishing Point #3, and Star Trek: Red Shirts #1 (variant).

Three variant covers in the medal round this week.

Bronze Medalist

Feral #15

Variant Cover

Cover art by Trish Forstner & Allen Passalaqua

Another great horror movie homage cover (The Conjuring, perhaps?) for this series. The feel of this cover is scary and it gives the tone of the book extremely well.

Silver Medalist

Vampirella: Armageddon #1

Variant Cover

Cover art by Mark Spears

Mark Spears is back in the medal round this week with the great variant cover for the new Vampirella book. I do not usually buy Vampirella, but Spears makes me pick it up. Again, the Monster Squad monsters make an appearance on a Mark Spears cover. It does not have a lot to do with Vampirella, but this is worth it.

Gold Medalist

Exquisite Corpses #3

Stealth Variant Cover

Cover art by Valentine De Landro

Look at this amazing cover for the new series Exquisite Corpses. The covers for this book have been amazing, but this might be the best of the series so far. The creepiness that it exudes with the beautiful red windows behind the eerie creature. Just love it.