Artist Alley: The best comic covers I saw this week – Darth Vader, Little Nemo, and more

Every week,amazing art is set free into the comic book world. Each Thursday, I highlight a handful of my favorites. Come for the subjective taste in art, stay for the inevitable debate on the merits of my taste!

Today we have covers by Matthew Southworth, W. Scott Forbes, Paul Guinan, Adi Granov, Kevin Wada, and Gabriel Rodriguez.

#1: CREEPY #20 – Dark Horse Comics
Some girls keep a tiny dog in their designer purse. Some girls keep bejeweled monsters. I prefer the latter.

Cover by Matthew Southworth. Written by Matthew Southworth, Kelly Thompson, Peter Bagge, Dan Braun. On sale 4/22.

#2: EFFIGY #4 – Vertigo Comics
A blood stained comic-con pass that no one at this pool party is noticing? Color me intrigued.

Cover by W. Scott Forbes. Written by Tim Seeley. On sale 4/22.

 

#3: HEARTBREAKERS #7 – Monkeybrains Comics
Anything with overly complex steampunk google that are probably 90% useless are my kryptonite.

Cover by Paul Guinan. Written by Anina Bennett and Paul Guinan. On sale now.

#4: DARTH VADER #3 SECOND PRINTING VARIANT – Marvel Comics
UNF. I don”t know who Aphra is, but sign me up for more!

Cover by Adi Granov. Written by Kieron Gillen. On sale now. Variant on sale this April.

 

#5: CATWOMAN #41 – DC Comics
Selina Kyle is a businesswoman, so obviously she can be the Queen of Crime and Catwoman.

Cover by Kevin Wada. Written by Genevieve Valentine. On sale 6/10.

#6: LITTLE NEMO RETURN TO SLUMBERLAND #4* – IDW Publishing
*Slight cheating as this is a panel and not a cover but I”m in love with the design!

Art by Gabriel Rodriguez. Written by Eric Shanower. On sale now.

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