David Rapoza

A great comic book cover is an advertisement, a work of art, a statement, and an invitation. A great comic book cover is a glimpse of another world through a canvas no bigger than a window pane. In Best Comic Book Covers Ever (This Month), we look back over some of the most eye-catching, original and exceptional covers of the past month November's covers include some superb compositions, some new twists on familiar iconography, a Catwoman, a Batgirl, and an enormous killer whale. Check out some excellent comic covers from familiar names like Michael Del Mundo and David Nakayama, and some new names for this column, like Butch Guice and David Rapoza.

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Beastly Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles paintings seem to be a theme this week-at least in our browser histories. Gamers out there reading this may already be familiar with David Rapoza's cover artwork for Super Meat Boy. He takes an epic approach to his paintings, summoning the emotion of a Drew Struzan or Frank Frazetta piece...