Favorite Comic Book Covers of the Week: 9/26/12
A weekly column by Steve Seigh
Welcome to Talking Comics‘ Favorite Comic Book Covers of the Week! What we have here is all pretty self explanatory. Each week I’m going to reflect on the cover art of some of my favorite new comics and tell you which ones I really dig. Simple. Clean. Artsy. Enjoy!
Mind the Gap #5
Story by Jim McCann
Art by Adrian Alphona & Rodin Esquejo
Colors by Sonia Oback & Beny Maulana
Letters by Dave Lanphear
* Variant Cover by Jo Chen
Adventure Time #8
Cover by Drew Weing
X-Men Legacy #274
Story by Christos Gage
Art by David Baldeon & Jordi Tarragona
Colors by Rachelle Rosenberg
Letters by Cory Petit
Cover by Mark Brooks
Astonishing X-Men #54
Story by Marjorie Liu
Art by Mike Perkins
Colors by Jay David Ramos
Letters by Joe Caramagna
Cover by Phil Noto
National Comics
Rose & Thorn #1 One-Shot
Written by Tom Taylor
Art by Neil Googe
Cover by Ryan Sook
* This list was compiled while listening to the album Keep It Like A Secret by the band Built To Spill
Curious, why that particular Adventure Time Cover?
It’s all about the art for this column and I absolutely love the style in which that cover is drawn. It’s colorful and vibrant and the characters look as if they’re having a lot of fun which isn’t something you see every day on your comic rack. So much brooding going on these days. 🙁 :::
It’s really rare to see the Nouveau style done reasonably well, and Brooks absolutely nailed it. I’ve been a huge fan of Phil Noto for awhile as well. These are great picks.