July 10

I picked up my comics from Bettendorf this morning and prepared to head over to Cinemark to see the new Superman (review yet to come). It was a fun day, though we have storms going down right now.

No variants in this week’s medalists, though there are a few in the Also-Rans.

Also-Rans: Trinity: Daughter of Wonder Woman #2 (B cover variant), Batman: Dark Patterns #8, Hello Darkness #12, Marvel Swimsuit Special: Friends, Foes & Rivals #1, Red Hulk #5 (B cover variant), Fantastic Four #1 (Gold foil variant cover), and Predator: Black, White & Blood #1.

Bronze Medalist

Miles Morales: Spider-Man #35

Cover art by Federico Vicentini & Neeraj Menon

This book gave a nice flavor to the story, drawing Miles, Ares, and Hercules in what looked like Ancient Greek artistry. It was a fun cover that helped a storyline that has not caught on for me.

Silver Medalist

Wild Animals #1

Cover art by Andy Kuhn

This is sort of a wrap-around cover too. This new book by Mad Cave was incredibly compelling and it started out with a cover that really grabs you as a reader. As I have said many times, I am a Sucker for whit backgrounds and this really stood out for me.

Gold Medalist

Uncanny X-Men #17

Cover art by David Marquez & Matthew Wilson

What a great cover for this awesome issue of Uncanny X-Men. The new character Mutina is shown on the cover, but the shadows and the blood make it seem quite sinister. The red and black background is great too. Plus, a cool tidbit was the film-like credits at the bottom of the page, which gives you an idea of what the story will contain. Strong work in the X-Men universe.

July 3

Welcome back for the EYG Favorite Comic Cover of the Week. Everybody have a great Independence Day tomorrow.

Also-Rans: Immortal Thor #25, Charlamagne Tha God Presents Illuminati #1, Amazing Spider-Man #7 (Variant Cover D), Captain America #1 (Cover A), Pop Kill #1 (2nd Printing Cover T), Bring on the Bad Guys: Green Goblin #1, and Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider #15.

Bronze Medalist

Godzilla: Heist #5

Variant Cover B

Cover art by Pablo Tunica

This was a homage to the movie poster for Inception. The imagery of Godzilla walking through the city was awesome. I love the movie poster inspirations some of these variant covers have been doing.

Silver Medalist

Sam & Twitch Case Files #15

Cover art by Marco Failla & Don Aguillo

This is an impressive cover with the red shadow of the man with the knife and Sam and Twitch running toward a victim. This one truly stood out from the pile.

Gold Medalist

Godzilla vs. Thor #1

Variant Cover E

Cover art by Mitsuhiro Arita

Big week for Godzilla as the King of Monsters has a gold medal and a Bronze medal. There were some really great covers for this issue (Cover A, which I have not gotten yet, is beautiful too). This is truly compelling with Godzilla and Thor sharing this cover.

June 26

Big week of covers this week. There are several this week that could have placed in other weeks, but they all came out on the same week.

Also-Rans: Dark Pyramid #4, News from the Fallout #1, Sleep #1 (Cover A), Minor Arcana #8, Hyde Street #7, The Thing #2, The Department of Truth #31, Out of Alcatraz #4, and Assorted Crisis Events #4.

Bronze Medalist

Absolute Batman #1 (7th Printing)

Absolute Wonder Woman #1 (6th Printing)

Absolute Superman #1 (5th Printing)

Cover art by Mark Spears

Okay, so this is cheating a bit. I put these three together since they are connecting covers by Mark Spears. They really look the best when together which is why I put them together. It also speaks to the quality of this week since these could easily have been the gold medalist. If I were choosing one of them, it would be the Superman cover.

Silver Medalist

Feral #14

Variant cover B

Cover art by Tony Fleecs & Trish Forstner

Another awesome movie homage cover for Feral. I love the black and white cover. When I saw this cover on Wednesday, I thought this would be the gold medalist this week. However, found another winner today.

Gold Medalist

Sleep #2

Variant Cover B

Cover art by Tim Seeley

The Sleep #2 A Cover was wonderful, but I saw this on the stand and I immediately grabbed it to buy as well. This cover really gives you the feel of this book, with the dark lines in the back and the red “sin” in the shadow. This is a great cover.

June 19

It is Thursday again and this week I remembered immediately about the Favorite Comic Cover medalists. I got a huge list of books this week and there were a multitude of “also rans” this week.

Also Rans: Zatanna #5, The Ultimates #13, Absolute Flash #4, Moon Knight: Fist of Khonshu #9, Bring on the Bad Guys: Doom #1, Vanishing Point #2, Godzilla vs. Avengers #1 (Cover D), West Coast Avengers #8, and Los Monstrous #2.

Bronze Medalist

Benjamin #1

Cover Art by Christian Ward

New book from Oni Press features a cover with a lot of different imagery that is meant to draw one in. I have no idea what the book is about but there are so many neat possibilities. I do love the background of the book sa well.

Silver Medalist

Past Time #3

Cover art by Mark Chiarello

This baseball themed book has had some really great covers so far. This one with the blood on the baseball card and the newspaper behind the hand is very compelling and makes me wonder what this story is about. The color scheme makes me think this is taking place in the past as well (of course, the title may have something to do with that as well).

Gold Medalist

Exquisite Corpses #2

Variant Cover B

Cover art by Marianna Ignazzi

Loved this cover. The white background with the pool of blood is spectacular as is the gold and white outfit blending into the aesthetic. I was surprised when I saw this variant on the stand and I felt the need to add it to my collection. Beautiful work on this… are I even say… EXQUISITE?

June 12

Busy day. I almost forgot to do the medalists. I remembered just before I was going to go to bed. So I pulled the computer up and got to work.

Also Rans: Started the covers that did not make the medal round but were in consideration. Another great week of covers. The Also Rans included Batman: Dark Patters #7, Conan the Barbarian #21, Hello Darkness #11 (Cover D), Exceptional X-Men #10, Death of the Silver Surfer #1, and Resurrection Man Quantum Karma #3.

Bronze Medalist

Phoenix #12

Cover art by Lucas Werneck

What an unbelievably beautiful cover focused in on Jean Grey’s face and her fire bird in her hand. This is just an outstanding cover that makes you understand the power Phoenix brings to the book.

Silver Medalist

W0rldtr33#15

Cover art by Fernando Blanco

A close up on a face that looks like it has seen better days. It is a powerful image that makes you wonder what is going on in the story. The red blood stands out as does the green around the eyes. Jumps out at you.

Gold Medalist

Something is Killing the Children #42

Variant Cover B

Cover art by Tyler Boss

This may be another gimmick, but the glow in the dark cover of Something is Killing the Children is just beautiful. The black background makes the greenish-yellow color stand out all the more.

Better late than never………….

May 21

Hey, it is time for the EYG Favorite Comic Covers of the Week, our typical Wednesday post. However, starting next week, EYG Favorite Comic Covers of the Week will come out on Thursdays. The reason is that I usually go to the Bettendorf shop on Thursdays after going to Comic World on Wednesdays. That way I can have all of the available books for the week in competition. I may not make it down tomorrow, which is why I will start this next week.

This week’s medalists:

Bronze Medalist

Amazing Spider-Man #4

Cover art by Pepe Larraz & Marte Gracia

This is a cool cover featuring the Hobgoblin and his fiery sword. Hobby looks frightening here and Spidey’s reflection in the fire gives us a feel for this issue.

Silver Medalist

Absolute Flash #3

Variant cover B

Cover art by Haining

What a stunning variant cover this one is. The red and yellow coloring and the imagery of our Absolute Flash is striking. The lightning around the cover adds that little oomph as well.

Gold Medalist

Mark Spears Monsters #1 (5th Printing)

Cover art by Mark Spears

Every week. Every week it seems that the prolific cover artist Mark Spears is providing another beautiful piece of art, and this rendition of Dracula is yet another medal for Spears. I also love the border around the cover, looking like it is a worn out book. Creative ideas. I will admit I am not sure I love yet another reprint of issue one. That has nothing to do with the beautiful cover though.

May 14

We have another week of medalists. Diamond brought us most of the books this week (though not last week’s yet).

Bronze Medalist

I Was a Fashion School Serial Killer #2

Cover art by Daniel Hillyard & Michelle Madsen

I love the bloody hand raised in the air with the green background. This was extremely satisfying as it created some real question about the story.

Silver Medalist

Spectacular Spider-Men #15

Cover art by Mark Bagley & Edgar Delgado

This is a great cover with shots of so many awesome poses by Spider-Man, Miles, Thing, Wasp, Torch and others. They are looking out at us, welcoming us to this book in just the greatest fourth wall breaking manner.

Gold Medalist

Silverhawks #4

Cover art by Mark Spears

Mark Spears missed out on a winning cover last week as I did not get the cover of Space Quest #1 that he did. Spears is back on top this week with this beautiful art for Silverhawks.

May 8

Here we are on Thursday, not Wednesday. Why is that?

Diamond.

Curse you Diamond. Once again, the Diamond order does not arrive when it was supposed to arrive. It also did not arrive today yet. That means that there are no Marvel or other company’s books in the race for the cover of the week this week.

Medal Winners this Week:

Bronze Medalist

Don’t Run With Scissors #1

Cover art by Stefano Cardoselli

This is one of the most interesting covers of the week. This cover makes me curious about what is going on here and the color scheme for the cover is sensational. I also love the X’s through the title card. Keenspot has a history of great covers with Mark Spears, and this is yet another one.

Silver Medalist

Los Monstruos #1

Variant Cover C

Cover art by Marcos Martin

I was looking at the variant covers for this book and I saw this C cover and I loved it. It had such an old school noir feel to it. I was intrigued by this book already and this cover only amplified that.

Gold Medalist

Two-Face #6

Cover art by Baldemar Rivas

The final issue of the Two-Face mini series saved the best for last. This is a great cover with a horrific image on Harvey Dent’s face and the iconic coin in his hand. The white background remains as one of my favorite background in comics.

April 30

Hey, Diamond came through this week. However, there is still no Marvel books in the top 3 meal winners this week. There is one book that I got that was supposed to be out next week, which was strange. It is actually on the Midtown Comics list for May 7th. Still, it is on this list.

Bronze Medalist

You’ll Do Bad Things

Cover art by Tyler Boss

What a beautifully sinister cover. The long hands and blood with the red imagery behind the man just makes this stand out even more.

Silver Medalist

Mark Spears Monsters #4

Cover art by Mark Spears

This is the book that was supposed to be out next week, but showed up at Comic World today. This is a wonderful cover featuring Dracula. So details. So excellent. Mark Spears has been the star of the comic covers so far in 2025.

Gold Medalist

Something is Killing the Children #41

Variant Virgin Cover art by Anwita Citriya

What a spectacular virgin cover. The Blood across the beautiful face with those eerie green eyes. This is so gorgeous.

April 23

So Diamond stuck it to us again this week, so no Marvel books this week. But it is a pretty decent week for DC and Image so we do have some choices.\

Bronze Medalist

Universal Monsters: The Mummy #2

Cover art by Faith Eric Hicks & Lee Loughridge

Love this design of the mummy in the background with the earth colors all around it. These Universal Monsters books have been solid with covers.

Silver Medalist

Dust to Dust #5

Cover art by J.G. Jones

Dust to Dust has has had some excellent covers too. JG Jones is a very solid artist and the realistic cover. Part of the standout of this book has been the coloring of the covers.

Gold Medalist

Out of Alcatraz #2

Cover art by Tyler Crook

This cover is a beautifully designed book. A theme of this week books would be coloring as the orange color on the cream background. Looks great, really stands out among the other books.

April 16

It has not happened this way recently, but this week’s comic covers of the week are all Marvel.

Bronze Medalist

X-Factor #9

Cover art by Greg Land & D’Armata

Angel does not look happy. He is very frightening in this Archangel form. It looks awesome.

Silver Medalist

Superior Avengers #1

Variant cover B

Cover art by Joshua Cassara

Great cover with Dr. Doom and the white background. I love the picture on the wall too… if that is what it is. It is a very nice mixture and a cool variant.

Gold Medalist

Godzilla vs. Hulk #1

Variant Cover C

Cover art by Lee Garbett

I do love this style of these Godzilla covers vs. the Marvel characters. The fight poster-like style really gives this a great image of what the book will be.

April 9

I had a personal day and spent the afternoon at Comic World. It is always a fun and relaxing time spending time with the books this week as well as friends and other customers.

It is a lighter week overall at this point, but I was able to pick out our top three medalists again. One of them has been fairly recurring through the year so far.

Bronze Medalist

Phoenix #10

Cover art by Yasmine Putri

The flames surrounding Jean Grey in space as she encircles the earth make this a beautifully powerful image. I love how the space behind her becomes her new costume. Strong start.

Silver Medalist

Return of the Living Dead #3

Cover art by Mark Spears

Mark Spears has been a master of monsters over the last year or so and these zombies are extremely scary and beautifully rendered. The green and purple make such a compelling contrast on the cover that you forget about this frightening creature on its way to eat your brains.

Gold Medalist

Absolute Batman #7

Cover art by Nick Dragotta

This Batman cover really stands out with the icicles dangling from the title and the dark background with the blue indicating coldness. Oh, there is some red in the corner of the page. Blood maybe? Batman is down looking at it and we see him investigating. Love this cover.