Week of October 14

So, I am a little later today because of parent/teacher conferences today, plus Agatha All Along episode six…and the Dodgers are on. So I am getting to this right now.

Bronze Medalist

Grim #20

Cover art by Flaviano

A creepy cover with that big scythe behind makes this cover stand out really well. The dark red and black work well together…as will the next cover.

Silver Medalist

The Department of Truth #26

Cover art by Martin Simmonds

What a great cover with the singer on the cover and the black and red coloring forming the familiar Xs in the background. This one stands out for fans of this book.

Gold Medalist

Christopher Chaos Halloween Special #1

Cover art David Talaski

The blue signifies Christopher Chaos, and the lightning and the electricity creates a cool image of Christopher Chaos charging up a jack o’ lantern. This is really an attractive cover.

The week of October 7

Good evening to all. It is time to award some medals! This week we have three separate companies in the places. I should throw out a honorable mention this week to Exceptional X-Men #2. I have a special soft spot for all-white backgrounds on covers and this book nearly tickled my heart enough to earn a medal. Just came up short though.

Bronze Medalist

Seance in the Asylum #1.

Cover art by Andrea Mutti.

A very eerie cover with the ghosts appearing behind someone at the table. The idea of the book had intrigued me and this cover is very striking, making me wonder what it was going to feature.

Silver Medalist

Geiger #7

Cover art by Gary Frank & Brad Anderson

Something about a three-eyed zebra that just makes a cover pop. I also love the color int he background. It makes this cover very attractive, it should make someone stop and take a closer look at the book, and isn’t that the main job of cover art?

Gold Medalist

Fantastic Four #26

Cover art by Joshua Cassara & Dean White

The Fantastic Four has had a very good year for comic covers, but this is the first time this year that they earned a medal without it being Alex Ross. The imagery of Reed and Johnny struggling to keep from drowning in a bunch of blood is an amazing visual and really solidified the gold medal this week.

Week of September 30

Welcome back to the EYG Favorite Comic Cover of the Week. It is a busy night (Agatha All Along is on!) and we’ll just jump into this.

Bronze Medalist

Daredevil #14

Cover art by John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna, and Richard Isanove

What a dramatic cover this was. The imagery of the DD mask being held up in the lightning storm with the rain coming down… excellent.

Silver Medalist

Plastic Man No More #2

Cover art by Alex Lins & Marcelo Maiolo

Plastic Man, trying to hold himself together, makes this an extremely attractive and intriguing cover.

Gold Medalist

Hyde Street #1

Cover art by Ivan Reis, Danny Miki, and Brad Anderson

This is a cool looking new series from the Ghost Machine imprint from Image. The purple color of his face with the glowing green of the glasses just makes this stand out.

Week of September 23

It’s NEW COMIC BOOK DAY so it is time for the comic covers of the week!

Where as last week, I mentioned that I did not think it was the best week ever for cover art. There was nothing terrible, mind you, but nothing really knocked my socks off. Well, this week was significantly stronger as I had to choose from a possible list of seven books.

Here we go….

Bronze Medalist

Sherlock Holmes: The Dark Detective #1

Cover art by Dave Elsey

I am a fan of Sherlock Holmes and this cover gives us a new look at the iconic gentleman detective. The chair, the background, the newspaper. Everything is so interesting that it works for Sherlock.

Silver Medalist

Hello Darkness #3

Cover art by Paolo Rivera

Talk about a compelling cover. What could this possibly be showing? The lovely naked woman with the blood running down her arm and the title carefully covering anything inappropriate.

Gold Medalist

Spider-Man: Black Suit & Blood #2

Cover art by Mitsuhiro Arita

This actually came out last week, but I got the A cover. Todd insisted that this was a beautiful cover and he is 100% right. This is a beautiful piece of art and it deserves this spot on the list.

Week of September 2

It is NEW COMIC BOOK DAY so it is time to pick our medalists for this week. Last week we had no Marvel, but will the House of Ideas make its way back to this week’s medalists? Let’s see…

Bronze Medalist

Plastic Man No More #1

Cover art by Alex Lins & Marcelo Maiolo

I have always enjoyed Plastic Man, but this cover is a little unexpectedly frightening and that’s cool.

Silver Medalist

Spider-Boy #11

Cover art by Paco Medina & Edgar Delgado

This Spider-Boy cover is just a lot of fun. Just hanging out on the back of a school bus. While holding on to his Spider-Man lunch case. This works so well.

Gold Medalist

The Ultimates #4

Cover art by Dike Ruan & Neeraj Menon

A Doctor Doom mask with Fantastic Four mice. What a fascinating cover, plus I love the white background. White background is always a personal favorite.

Week of August 26

It is NEW COMIC BOOK DAY once again. I got a ton of books this week and I have not had much chance to get to them much yet. But the Favorite Covers of the Week MUST GO ON!!!

I have zero Marvel in the top three this week. Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider #4 almost made it.

Here are this week’s medal winners.

Bronze Medalist

Something is Killing the Children #40

Cover art by Werther Dell’Edera

A fascinating cover with Eric Slaughter front and center. Whose hand is holding the gun to her head? She looks to be holding a gun off cover too. It tells a story that I am very curious about.

Silver Medalist

Killadelphia #35

Cover art by Jason Shawn Alexander

One of the most interesting Killadelphia covers I have seen. The giant vampire in the back with the huge fans and the series of crosses. I also love the sideways red title up the side.

Gold Medalist

The Nice House By the Sea #2

Cover art by Alvaro Martinez Bueno

What a lovely, and yet scary, cover. The colors are beautiful. The shine across the face of the woman on the cover. It makes me wonder exactly what is going on and that is what a good cover will do.

Week of August 19

We are a day late this week because I am back at school, getting ready for it to start, and we had our open house at the school. I couldn’t get to Dubuque for NEW COMIC BOOK DAY so I had to push that back until Thursday night (SAD).

Here are this week’s winners. I had a tough decision between gold and silver and then I had probably about four possible choices for the bronze. Good week for the covers.

Bronze Medalist

Redcoat #5

Cover art by Bryan Hitch & Brad Anderson

An exciting looking cover with Simon Pure in a lot of trouble with sharks everywhere around him. The blue of the water with the sharks look great. This is also a wrap around cover with more on the back.

Silver Medalist

Scarlet Witch #3

Cover art by Russell Dauterman

Wanda is on this cover looking dark and scary. The combination of the red and black really make this cover pop. There is a look on Wanda’s face that adds to the overall story of the cover.

Gold Medalist

Get Fury#4

Cover art by Dave Johnson

The red of this cover is sensational. forming the blood dripping down Nick’s face, and also forms his eyepatch. This is a stunning cover, using that color red jumping off the page.

Week of August 12

We are back with the EYG Favorite Comic Covers from this week. Being honest, this week’s covers were, at best, okay. None of them really jumped out at me. I did find three decent ones and a handful of pretty solid ones. That is okay. We have a returning cover artist and a couple of new ones.

Bronze Medalist

Jonny Quest #1

Variant Cover C

Cover art by Tom Raney

I picked this up off the rack today because I so liked the Space Ghost book from Dynamite. This was the only cover out of a bunch that was remaining. I liked this one a lot. The variant has some great action and excitement.

Silver Medalist

Amazing Spider-Man #55

Cover art by John Romita Jr., Scott Hanna & Marcio Menyz

Comic World owner Ben was checking my order out and he stopped at this issue saying that this was one of John Romita Jr.’s best recent covers. He said the cover was filled with action, emotion and that it was more than just a pic of the characters. He’s right. This is an excellent cover showing off Spidey’s determination and heroism.

Gold Medalist

Wonderland: Return to Madness #2

Cover art by Guillermo Fajardo

A brutal looking cover with bloody bodies all over the place on the cover of this new Zenescope book. It really gives a message about what to expect inside this book.

Week of August 5

Three medalists this week and they all come from the House of Ideas, Marvel Comics. I actually had a list of about six or so in the competition so it was a solid cover week.

Bronze Medalist

Incredible Hulk #15

Variant cover C

Cover art by Todd Nauck & Rachelle Rosenberg

Disco Dazzler cover! What more could you want than a sparkly Hulk on roller skates? Like most variant covers, this has zero to do with the story, but this cover was a ton of fun.

Silver Medalist

Avengers #17

Cover art by Joshua Cassara & GURU-eFX

Storm joins the Avengers and she is a major force on this Avengers cover. The lightning from her eyes is extremely dramatic and the colors of the cover are perfect for Ororo.

Gold Medalist

Uncanny X-Men #1

Cover art by David Marquez and Matthew Wilson

With all the relaunching X-Men books, Uncanny X-Men comes with the cover art featuring the hands of the members of the new team…each extremely distinctly X.