Creativity in Comic Book Cover Art (Photo Gallery)

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To attract readers, comic book artists have to create cover art that gives more than just a glimpse of the plot. Here are some examples of creative comic book art that can be used for artistic inspiration.

Arkham Reborn #1 by Frazer Irving

Arkham Reborn 1 Cover by Frazer Irving

Wolverine vs the X-Men by Jae Lee

Wolverine #8 - Wolverine vs the X-Men Cover by Jae Lee

The Punisher #68 by Tim Bradstreet

PunisherFrank Castle 68 Cover by Tim Bradstreet

The Flash #4 by Francis Manapul

The Flash #4 Art and cover by Francis Manapul

Green Arrow #58 by James Jean

Green Arrow #58 Cover by James Jean

The Savage Hawkman #4 by Philip Tan

The Savage Hawkman #4  Cover by Philip Tan

Batwoman by J.H. Williams III

Batwoman Cover by J.H. Williams III

House of Mystery by Esao Andrews

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Northlanders #35 by Massimo Carnevale

Northlanders #35  Cover by Massimo Carnevale

Amazing Spider-Man #592, Dali Variant by Paolo Rivera

Amazing Spider-Man #592 Variant Wolverine Art Appreciation  Cover by Dali by Paolo Rivera

The Joker by Lee Bermjo

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Amazing Spider-Man #641 by Paolo Rivera

Amazing Spider-Man #641 Cover by Paolo Rivera

The Book of Skull #1 by Marko Djudrjevic

Fear Itself he Book of the Skull #1 Cover by Marko Djurdjevic

Sweets #2 by Kody Chamberlain

Sweets #2 Cover by Kody Chamberlain

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Wolverine Artist, Leinil Yu Art Gallery

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Leinil Francis Yu is a Filipino comic book artist who describes his style as “Dynamic Pseudo-Realism”

Yu was first recognized after winning the Wizard’s Drawing Board Contest, his first published work. Wildstorm passed on samples of Yu’s work to Marvel Comics, who subsequently hired him to work on Wolverine. Yu’s catalog includes conceptual art on Joss Whedon’s sci-fi film Serenity.

Wolverine Portrait

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Spider-Man

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DOOM

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Batman Watercolor

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X-23

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Wolverine Chained

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Daredevil, Punisher, Ghost Rider

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Harley Quinn

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Ghost Rider

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The Avengers

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Batman Inked

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Psylocke

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Red Skull

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Wolverine Charge

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Psylocke Vs Elektra

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The New Avengers

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Punisher

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Batman Portrait

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Storm

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Wolverine Slice

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Wolverine Pencil

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Wolverine, Captain America

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Wolverine Vs The Hulk

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The New Avengers

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Dark Wolverine Vs Fantastic Four

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Connect With Leinil Yu on Social Media

Follow @leinilyu on Twitter

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Follow Leinil Yu’s Comic Art and Fan Art on DeviantArt

The Amazing Spider-Man Artist, Humberto Ramos Art Gallery

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Humberto Ramos’ work on The Amazing Spider-Man is some of the best the comic book industry has ever seen. Ramos got his big break in 1998 when he co-founded Cliffhanger with Joe Madureira and J. Scott Campbell. The independent freedom gave him the ability to produce his own comic book Crimson, a series based on ancient vampires and the modern world.

Spider-Man Rainfall

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The Joker

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Mary Jane Watson

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Wolverine, Spider-Man

 

Spider-Man, Captain America, Thor

 

Batman, Harley Quinn

 

Carnage

 

Deadpool, Thor

 

Wolverine, Captain America

 

Blade

 

Spider Avengers

Humberto Ramos Interview, Philly Comic-Con

Visit Humberto’s official site and follow @humberto_ramos on Twitter.

X-Men Artist, Chris Bachalo Art Gallery

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Chris Bachalo uses a cartoonish style with highly distorted proportions and skewed faces to bring life and emotion out of his drawings. Since breaking into the comic book industry, Bachalo has evolved his art style, reaching a career milestone with work on the X-Men.

Wolverine and Spider-Man

 

The Punisher

 

Method Man, Ghostface Killah, Raekwon (Wu Tang Clan)

 

Captain America

 

Chef Raekwon (Wu Tang Clan)

 

Wolverine

 

X-Men (Age of Apocalypse)

 

Amazing Spider-Man Cover

 

X-Men and The Avengers