Cover of the Month  

So in selecting my favorite cover of April I was able to narrow it down to three lucky covers. Well not really lucky as much as awesome. The reason these covers were picked were for no other reason than because I liked them. I will attempt to explain why I enjoyed the covers but sometimes you just like something because you like it. You know what I mean? So check out my favorite three from this month then feel free to Rant and let me know what covers you enjoyed in the month of April.

3. Amazing Spider-Man #592 - In recent years I haven't been the biggest Quesada art fan. I think the guy is the best EIC out there and Marvel owes him a Stan Lee style debt, well maybe not that much but close, but his art doesn't always appeal to me. His variant covers for New Avengers were terrible and made Wolverine look like a nasty nad.

The cover for this issue though I found highly enjoyable. The shading is spectacular and the movement of the figure looks amazing. Sorry had to. Overall there is just that beauty to it that draws the eyes to it. Great way to make a memorable cover or at least sell an issue. Either way great success on this cover.





2. Thor #601 - God damn this cover is pretty. The shear scope of Thor walking away from the hovering Asgard is just awe inspiring. The hazy cloud cover or fog s a great effect. The mute colors do a great job as a stark contrast to Thor's billowing red cape. While the cover is simple in design and even detail it is designed superbly.

This title has a consistently beautiful cover every month. Scratch that. This title has a consistently beautiful cover when it actually comes out. These covers are an excellent addition to the great art and stories supplied with this title.

Also enjoyable and amazingly awesome is the variant for this issue which you can see here. It almost was my cover of the month it is so fantastic!



















1. JSA #26 -This cover was about the best way to end the Geoff Johns era of Justice Society of America. To say that he reinvigorated the title and it's characters would be a devastating understatement. So what better way than to say goodbye than bringing back the best cover artist the title had during Johns run? Oh how about having said artist, Alex Ross, do a three cover piece that is a great shot of all the characters that made Johns' run amazing. The characters that he made speak to us in such a familial and endearing way.

The Norman Rockwell camaraderie of the shot has just the perfect feel as if the characters are taking a picture to send off with Johns as he parts way with the team he has led for so long now. So for nostalgic purposes I really enjoyed this cover the most out of all the other offerings this month.