Klaws of the Panther #1

With Black Panther being the new "Man Without Fear" due to Daredevil's hiatus, it looks like a whole slew of different comics are coming out featuring characters from the Black Panther side of the Marvel Universe.  In this comic, the new Black Panther (Shuri; T'Challa's younger sister) has to stop an onslaught of Savage Land dinosaurs and Klaw.

Klaws of the Panther #1 - Marvel
Artist: Michael Del Mundo

You should definitely click on the picture to view it full size.  It is epic.

Michael Del Mundo is probably the artist who has been featured the most on this blog and it looks like that isn't going to stop any time soon.

6 Months Later...

Hi, everybody.

I must apologise for not posting here for a full 6 months.  I'm still reading comics and I'm still enjoying their covers, but work has caught up to me in a big way.  It is a Saturday at 6:35pm and I'm actually at work now.... bad times.

Anyway, I'm going to re-start this blog.  I may not manage to post a cover every day, but I'll try my hardest for you.  Let's see how this pans out.

Cheers,
Ric

Uncanny X-Men #523 (Variant)

Second Coming rumbles on into Chapter 2 in Uncanny X-Men #523 and what a variant cover this is.  David Finch, has smashed this one right out of the park.  Everyone looks really bad-ass.

Archangel and Colossus especially stand out.  Magik's fire-sword looks sweet.  Nightcrawler BAMF!-ing in in his trademark purple smoke is awesome.

Uncanny X-Men #523 - Marvel
Artist: David Finch

I really can't assign enough superlatives to this.

Spider-Man: Fever #1

After quite the hiatus we are back and hope to get into a better and more structured post-pattern from now on.  Heavy workloads derailed the comic cover train but what better way to get back on track with a cover like this?

Spider-Man: Fever #1 - Marvel

Artist: Brendan McCarthy

This is the first part of a 3-part limited series and all the covers are of a similar high quality, so expect to see more in the coming months!

Worst Cover of March 2010 - WWE Heroes #1

Oh dear.  Who decided that it was a good idea to invest time, money and effort into this venture?

WWE Heroes #1 - Titan
Artist: Andy Smith

Forget the fact that the cover involves WWE Wrestlers battling both zombies, vikings AND leopards for a moment and take a look at the size of Undertaker's forehead, HHH's thighs and John Cena's disgusting runny forearm muscles (last seen on the cover of Flash: Rebirth #6 chilling out on The Flash's legs).  It would also seem that HHH has a mullet these days.

Even the zombie that HHH is holding aloft like a Championship belt has the fashion sense of an old-man - check out that waistline!  Horrible.

Incredible Hulk #608

If it wasn't for the stellar cover of yesterday's 28 Days Later #8 this would probabaly be my favourite of the week.  As it stands Incredible Hulk #608 has to come in a close second place but there's no shame in that!

Incredible Hulk #608 - Marvel
Artist: John Romita Jr.

I love the motion that's captured in this image.  The rain looks like it is driving down and none of the characters look static.  Apart from Spider-Man of course, who's getting a piggyback.  You know what I mean.

28 Days Later #8 (Cover B)

I couldn't let it get to Thursday (new comics day in the UK, you remember) without getting this stunner out there for all to see.  I love this cover (the inside is beautiful too - both the story and art) and what the picture below doesn't show is that it extends onto the back of the issue too, giving an even greater sense of scale and height.

It is a thing of beauty.

28 Days Later #8 (Cover B) - BOOM! Studios
Artist: Sean Phillips

There was also a limited edition cover that had no logos on it and now I kind of wish I'd picked that one up instead. Not sure why I didn't.  Well, you live and learn!