There is a veritable cornucopia of new comics hitting stands each week. While readers often know exactly what it is they’re most interested in (those in the know have got their pull-list sitting in their comic shop’s ever-reliable hands), there is something to be said about going against that old truism and Judging a Book by Its Cover.
Some truly astounding cover art hits each and every week, and these are the ones that caught Colin’s eye the week of June 25th, 2025.
Archie’s Pal Jughead #78 (facsimile edition)
Cover by Samm Schwartz and Bill Gavlan
A great, old-school cover for this 1961 Jughead — just pure Silver Age simplicity — dressed up with a zombie version of the character bursting through the letterhead. I love the torn strips allowing panels to peek through. Archie books are weird, and this makes them seem even weirder.
Fantastic Four #33
Variant by Giulia Lomurno
An incredible Disney-fication of the classic John Byrne cover from Fantastic Four #282, first published back in 1985. The cover has an eye-popping, of its time, digital reproduction effect that reflected Byrne’s occasional use of then-novel digital assets in the book. Here, it looks positively dated, and our Disney team feels somehow storied as a result.
Giant-Size Age of Apocalypse #1
Variant by Ivan Talavera
It’s always a joy to see Blink out and about, doing Blink things — she was a bright spot during the already-beloved Age of Apocalypse storyline, despite barely getting a chance in Earth-616 — and seeing a nice feature cover is a delight. Talavera captures a certain otherworldliness to her, which is fitting: she’s from another (alternate) world.
Green Arrow #25
Variant by David Aja
No, you’re not suffering a very specific Mandela Effect: this is, indeed, David Aja drawing a popular archer, leaning heavily into iconography and bold contrasts. The other one was purple, and that’s still exactly as you remember it. It takes a bit more than a palette swap, but the thrust is essentially the same: bows and skylines.
Harley Quinn #52
Variant by Elizabeth Torque
Torque’s recent Harley covers have been cartoonish and comedic works of manic energy, and this one continues that trend. Cell Phone Guy certainly looks like he’ll be a supervillain to watch out for.
Incredible Hulk #26
Cover by Nic Klein
Nic Klein’s entire run on Incredible Hulk has been a bit like an EC Comics fever dream, packed with gruesome little details and horrific undertones. This cover really exemplifies what the book feels like: moldering and jutting bones, grotesque body horror, and surreal, abandoned space.
New History of the DC Universe #1
Variant by Scott Koblish
Scott Koblish has been really knocking these huge cast images out of the park — his recent X-Men interconnecting wraparound was a real, eye-straining Where’s Waldo-esque effort. Here he turns that attention to minutia to the entire history of the DC Universe. Be prepared to be amazed at the amount of people he can cram into a single image.
Uncanny X-Men #16
Variant by Aka
Another lovely character spotlight from AKA. Jubes and her trademark fireworks strike bold against that city skyline. Covers like this make it easy to rekindle some neglected character love — if you haven’t considered Jubilee as a power-player recently, this will help remind you how dynamic a character she is.
You must be logged in to post a comment.