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Favorite Comic Covers of the Past Two Years, '06-'07 Edition.
10.09.07 / 02:18PM / Joe / comments: 0
I'm on shore leave this week, and one of my tasks is to organize the stacks of comics that have built up. The oldest cover date I have is from January 2006, so that's roughly two years worth of books to bag, alphabetize and lose forever to the shelves in the basement. So, as I did two years ago, here's my favorite covers.
(52 #48) Really, almost every issue of 52 had a great cover (unlike Countdown, which has been largely unmemorable in that regard), but this "Answer the Question" tag is just faceless head and shoulders above the rest. |
(Books of Doom #1) Hits so many classic Doom beats: he's menacing, he's on his throne, he's pissed, he's maneuvering toward you a spider on the prowl. |
(The Flash #230) This is the last issue before the ill-fated Bart run. Great, compelling image... hiding an utterly abysmal farewell issue. | 
(Green Lantern Corps #7) White covers always have impact. Always. Even when the scene doesn't necessarily happen in the book. |
(The Helmet of Fate: Detective Chimp #1) You cannot go wrong with a Brian Bolland cover. |
(Jonah Hex #1) You just want to stare and stare at this one, taking in all the grisly detail. You can't not read this book after making such a connection with Hex's mangled face. | 
(Superman/Batman #30) A fantastic What If? image. You just know that Pa Kent's reaching for his shotgun. |
(Uncle Scrooge #355) Beautiful and random. Basically, Scrooge is getting zapped in the ass and dropping his lettuce while the boys carry away a stone Donald and the Beagles dance in the background. Sure beats the pants off the visual puns you usually get on the Disney book covers. |
(Unseen Peanuts) An odd color choice and uncluttered design makes for an instant standout. Great book, by the way... and it was free! |
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