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 May 28th, 2025.
Absolute Martian Manhunter #3
Variant by Riley Rossmo
The Absolute stable of books have provided a bounty of incredible covers, and none more so than Absolute Martian Manhunter, whose psychedelic nature has provided abstract, pop-art masterpieces from a bevvy of great artists. This one, from artist Riley Rossmo, is both poppy and distressing, with a sort of gruesome cross-section of the alien being hiding our human detective.
Deadly Class Giant-Sized Artist’s Proof Edition #1
Variant by Wes Craig
For my money, few books looked as good as Deadly Class did for its 56-issue run; Wes Craig’s moody, hip, and stylized pencils have always felt emblematic of indie cool. This artist edition should be a wonderful way to experience this artwork (though I won’t lie: Lee Loughridge’s colors were a major draw of the original run).
Feral #13
Variant by Tony Fleecs
Friday the 13th but with cats. Pretty self explanatory.
Harley Quinn #51
Cover by Elizabeth Torque and variant by Guillem March
Two great Harley covers this week: a glimpse of her troubled, manic mindscape by Elizabeth Torque is jam-packed with comedy gold, and an action portrait by Guillem March plays toward this whole Summer of Superman hubbub. Both play with a certain comic-booky-ness: dialogue balloons and sound effects, Ben Day dots and exclamation points.
Mega Man: Timelines #1
Variant by Huy Dinh
Even video game characters are getting the stylized negative-space artwork these days! Proton was always a favorite for me; Mega Man 3 was in constant rotation in my family’s NES. It’s good to know that he’s got the staying power to provide artwork like this after 35 years.
Pale Knight #1
Cover by Nick Marinkovich
Grim spectors of death are, for whatever reason, awarded top marks here at Judging by the Cover. Maybe there’s something a bit macabre about that fascination, but it’s an easy fascination to justify when the spectors in question look as cool as this Marinkovich cover. This looks like hyper-rad fantasy nonsense, and I’m into it.
Superman #26
Variant by Marc Aspinall
Again, and I know you need reminding, this is the Summer of Superman, and we’re going to keep getting incredible art nouveau masterworks until you’re absolutely sick of it. If any character inspires this sort of icon-crafting, it’s certainly Supes.
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