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 July 16th, 2025.
Batman / Superman: World’s Finest #41
Cover by Dan Mora
It’s a Bizarro party and everyone’s invited. Of the crew, I’m really loving the Lurch-like Jimmy Olsen on the right — Bizarro bow tie a must. The colors are a particular type of garish (which isn’t to say that they aren’t great, just that Bizarrow World works on a whole other level of color aesthetics).
The Blood Brothers Mother #4
Variant by Paul Pope
I’ve only just dipped into The Blood Brothers Mother, so I’m not sure who this indigenous hardass is, but they look great. Some real old west flair (and a nice nod to history with that ragged Civil War top playing against the leathers). Those colors are spot on Utah; I don’t know if that’s where the book is set, per se, just that I’ve been in that desert.
Death of the Silver Surfer #2
Cover by Dike Ruan
I fear this column will be very Death of Silver Surfer heavy until the book wraps in a few month’s time. Repeat readers might know that your humble host has a thing for both macabre skulls and for Galactus. This image gives us both, and a horrifying concept of the endless cosmos giving up the ghost.
Detective Comics #1099
Variant by Jae Lee
Jae Lee playing with some madcap whimsy here. The colors are eye-popping, there’s a great deal of implied action, and one can’t help but wonder what hijinks the crew has been getting up to in this pop-art buggy.
GI Joe #9
Variant by John Amor
The Energon Universe books have gotten me pretty nostalgic for the days when one could wander into a Pamida or similar and find nested pegboards chock full of our beloved Joes, all of them with this explosion motif on their cardbacks; Transformers of the same era had a wholly different aesthetic (a colorful, computerized grid if I recall correctly). There’s no better way to show that this Autobot has firmly taken up residency in the Joe camp than to repackage him, toy-style.
Giant-Size House of M #1
Variant by Phil Noto
That Quesada cover is one of the most striking Marvel Comics covers of its era — how horrifyingly surreal, how implicative of the way that Wanda’s hex powers might manifest. I love this Noto version, which sticks pretty close to the original while still retaining the artist’s more painterly aesthetics.
New Gods #8
Variant by Javier Rodriguez
This Rodriguez Big Barda reminds me quite a bit of the bits of spot art Bruce Timm made during the reign of the DC Animated Universe: bold pin-ups in his distinctive, squared-off style. Rodriguez amps up all his own artwork with a sort of abstracted reality, aesthetics meeting form.
Superman Unlimited #2
Variant by Frank Cho
What zany antics! Supes’ to-camera look of abject “oh woe is me” makes you hear a cartoonish “whomp-whomp” in your head. Oh, this again, he seems to be implying, while all those badass antiheroes do their best to maximize annoyance.
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