Judging a Comic By It's Cover: 9/26/12

Welcome to another weekly Judging a Comic By It's Cover column! In case you don't know, I pick 1 cover of the week, 3 honorable mentions, and 1 worst cover of the week. Now off we go!

COVER OF THE WEEK

CAPTAIN AMERICA AND BLACK WIDOW #637

by Cullen Bunn and Francesco Francavilla 

Cover by Francesco Francavilla

OK, this cover is just downright creepy. The shocked expression and Cap and BW's faces are priceless, while the Avengers in the test tubes are so lifeless, to the point where it's almost scary. None of them are struggling, not even Hulk. That's got to be pretty terrifying alone.

HONORABLE MENTIONS

NATIONAL COMICS: ROSE AND THORN #1

by Tom Taylor and Neil Googe

Cover by Ryan Sook

Ryan Sook is going to be the next Adam Hughes. Not only is his style almost an exact imitation of Hughes, but it still feels like his own. This cover is a gorgeous display of that. The level of detail in the room is immense. The creepy smile on the girl in the mirror is pretty frightening. Even Sook's entire idea of displaying the two personalities that inhabit Rose's mind is pretty interesting too. He plays on the idea of the different reflections in the mirror concept, and twists it a bit, by showing the weapons in the closet. It's not something you expect to find in a regular teenage girl's room. 

ULTIMATE COMICS: THE ULTIMATES #16

by Sam Humphries and Luke Ross

Cover by Michael Cormack

Captain America is the new President of the United States. A better choice than Obama. Political joke aside, I really like the idea of Cap as president, and what better way to show that, than with a painting of Cap taking the oath? The painting style Cormack uses here is pretty freaking impressive. At first glance, I actually thought this was a photograph, until I saw Cormack listed as cover artist. And that's awesome.

DEADPOOL #61

by Daniel Way, Salva Espin and Ale Garza

Cover by Dave Johnson

A monkey assassin. A MONKEY. ASSASSIN. That's the only reason this is here.

WORST COVER OF THE WEEK

GODSTORM #0

by Joe Brusha 

Cover by Eric Basaldura

For a god, he's so short.