31 Incredible Comic Book Cover Art Samples

Inspiration   January 12, 2010  by

Comic books are close to many of us designers’ hearts, since these are likely our first encounters to the amazing world of art. These days, they continue to become even more sophisticated and expressive from when we first experienced them as kids.

So to keep your inspiration going, I’ve collected a series of breathtaking comic book cover designs, both past and present. I hope they remind us all of that rush of exhilaration when we bought our first, freshly printed comic book, and motivate us to inspire the same feelings in others through our own works of design. Enjoy!

Inspiring Comic Book Cover Designs

 

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  2. Anna Green, Web Design   -   January 12, 2010 at 6:50 am

    And who says graphic design isn’t art! This really is a collection of art works, I especially like Captain America, Iron man and Fables mainly because they are nicely recreating the wartime Bauhaus poster style, this is a hard thing to get right and many people would never think that so much work study and effort would be worth it for a comic cover. They would be wrong of course! Just look at the results.

  3. Jay Caetano   -   January 12, 2010 at 7:49 am

    I think you missed one: The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born

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  7. Rodrigo   -   January 13, 2010 at 5:12 am

    Hi ,

    I like your selection , but I can´t agree with a list of covers without a single cover of Conan .
    Joe Jusko and Earl Norem made a lot of comic book covers master pieces !!

    Check it out !!

    Cheers,
    Rodrigo

  8. Anna Green   -   January 13, 2010 at 6:45 am

    Oh yes i agree is Jay there! The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born that is a brilliant cover, you should add it if you can.

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  10. Jonathan Garcia   -   January 13, 2010 at 12:35 pm

    These are great!

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  13. MariLou Silverman   -   January 13, 2010 at 3:32 pm

    Very nice graphics, they’re works of art!

  14. Inside the Webb   -   January 13, 2010 at 4:30 pm

    Nice post man, really unique and cool! I love You The Designer, keep up the great posts man I’m sure your blog is growing fast!

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  17. Michelle   -   January 15, 2010 at 5:12 pm

    Art direction is amazing!

  18. Christopher   -   January 21, 2010 at 4:33 am

    I like the style between Gothic and Baroque of Darkness.
    Incredible compilation Comic Book Cover!

  19. eric   -   January 24, 2010 at 3:01 pm

    great post, but no Mike Mignola? He’s the best.

  20. Anonymous   -   February 2, 2010 at 2:47 am

    muito Fixe!