Judging a Comic by Its Cover! 9/5/12

It's Sunday! It's going to be harder picking out good covers, mainly because all of DC's covers are the same. But nonetheless, here's the drill: I choose 1 cover of the week, 3 honorable mentions and 1 worst cover of the week. Now that you know the basics, let's get started!

COVER OF THE WEEK

MIND THE GAP #4

by Jim McCann and Rodin Esquejo

Cover by Rodin Esquejo

The simplicity of this cover is just amazing. It's simple, yet effective. I love the way this cover is a modern interpretation of the tale of Red Riding Hood. However, it does seem like the wolf is small, but it's a small nitpick when everything else looks so good.

 

HONORABLE MENTIONS

THE DEFENDERS #10

by Matt Fraction and Jamie McElvie

Cover by Joe Quinones

This is a rare cover that is chaotic and beautiful at the same time. I'm kind of a fan of generic backgrounds. I also like the way that the style of the cover imitates that of Ryan Sook and Adam Hughe's. This isn't the cover of the week only because I find it impropable that Nick Fury would use a gun against a bug.

 

THE PUNISHER #15

by Greg Rucka and Marco Chechetto

Cover by  Kalman Andrasofszky

Can you really enforce the fact that "No one messes with the Punisher" more? Plus, the contrasting colors (white and red) make this look more cinematic.

 

EPIC KILL #5

by Rafa Ienco

Cover by Rafa Ienco

A few words to describe this cover: Abstract. Colorful. DRUG INDUCED.

 

WORST COVER OF THE WEEK

THE AMAZING SPIDER-MAN #693

by Dan Slott and Humberto Ramos

Cover by Humberto Ramos

I'm conceited... But I'm not that conceited. And that hair just pees on the laws of gravity.