Every week there’s a real horny that hits the stands of new comics. Readers often know exactly what they are most interested in (they have their pull lists sitting in the reliable hands of comic shops), but they are sometimes told about opposing that old trim and judging the book by its cover.
Some truly amazing cover art hits every week. These were the ones that caught Colin’s eye for the week of May 7, 2025.
Deadpool kills Marvel Universe at the end #2
Cover by Davide Paratore
I think there’s a certain degree of celebration every time Capwolf raises his furry mug. He might become a kind of shorthand for what a goofy cartoon will look like, and I might consider this a bad thing, but I tend to disagree. That possibility can lead comic book creators to incredible heights. It can also lead us to Capwolf.
Paratore leaned against the scary thing with this deadpool cover, keeping the Capwolf as properly wild as possible. It’s scary, it’s creepy and it makes me smile.
Fantastic for Fanfare #1
Cover by Matteo Scalera
We have highlighted many great negative space coverings over the last few months. Almost all of them showcase a single character and its singular iconic cover. As one of the very few super-super teams to match, the Fantastic Four has a good bounty to shop in tandem (or in some cases produce unstable molecules in bulk). Matteo Scalera poses characters in a way that makes negative spaces suggestively dynamic. The rubbery arms on the leads add more to the captured action on their own.
I’m also a sucker for classic title treatments and that Marvel Fanfare Font does it for me.
Far below #2
Cover by Jacob Phillips
Ah, the old “skeletal diver” dilemma. This Jacob Phillips cover does an incredible job of revealing the horrors of a dark expedition. Skeletons really don’t want to be illuminated by the beams of a flashlight. It is a wonderful, unforgettable image that somehow feels symbolic.
I’ll make this Devil #3
Variants by Piotr Kowalski
Sturdy packed with details and dark woodblock hatching, this Kowalski cover is impressive for several reasons, beyond the obvious “a massive, looming demon from hell.” Of course, that demon is fantastic, and the suggestion that he plays with his collection of crosses in this cave gives me. “This is going here,” he seems to be telling himself. Ah, the embarrassment of Nicknack and Chocchikes’ ranks of being a demon collector.
Spider-Gwen: Ghost Spider #13
Cover by Mark Brooks
I don’t deny the cover with the great use of text decoration. A more thrilling space adventure with the jagged caption box would have worked for me as a kid. Gwen and her monster companions are certainly great, but it’s Jean who captivates me on this cover. The Jans had some incredible cover images – the classic John Byrne Dark Phoenix covers among them – but the image of this green painted big eyes feels classic.
Storm #8
Variant by Ejikure
Speaking of classic X-Men costumes, this egycule variant brings us a wonderfully painterly performance of the Asgardian storm. It doesn’t exactly line up with the Arthur Adams original, but it’s back to Uncanny X-Men Annual #9, but this version instead leaps towards a more prominent style with vampires. I love the details of her being miles and miles on far away farmland.
Two-face #6
Cover by Baldemar Rivas
Hey, half, there’s a guy out there. You might want to check it out.
Rivas offers a wonderful personified illustration of two-faced, scary twin personality. The wounded face is horrifying, the split open head suggests fear, the coin’s wounded face suggests malicious act, all of which bring together the complete two-face deal.
X-Men #16
Variant by Russel Dauterman
As a cover artist, you never get over Russell Dorman. Everything he produces is refined, stylish and iconic, and the costume covers for this series run along a wide range of titles and offer a kind of historical look in a lineage of costumes for various characters. The full range of this cover is also liking for peeks on more vague and questionable costume outings (who notices Cyke’s Gnarly Silver Face Mask and Age of Apocalypse Locks), and makes me wonder about celebrating the legacy of the featured characters.
