Best Art Ever (This Week): Holiday Edition 2014

We make a regular practice at ComicsAlliance of spotlighting particular artists or specific bodies of work, as well as the special qualities of comic book storytelling, but because cartoonists, illustrators and their fans share countless numbers of great pinups, fan art and other illustrations on sites like Flickr, Tumblr, DeviantArt and seemingly infinite art blogs that we’ve created Best Art Ever (This Week), a weekly depository for just some of the pieces of especially compelling artwork that we come across in our regular travels across the Web. Some of it’s new, some of it’s old, some of it’s created by working professionals, some of it’s created by future stars, some of it’s created by talented fans, and some of it’s endearingly silly. All of it’s awesome.

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We’re very much interested to see what you’ve dug up and think should be featured here in Best Art Ever (This Week). Please submit any great art links to andy-at-comicsalliance.com. Artists, feel free to send in your own work or to request that your work be removed.

Where possible, please visit these artists’ websites to see more of their work, buy their products or commission an original piece.

Mister X by Ty Templeton

Marvel Holiday card by Chris Giarrusso for The Marvel Project

Mary Marvel by Evan Doc Shaner 

Frozen by Adam Hughes

The Grinch by Skottie Young

Tintin by Hergé 

Ms. Marvel Kamala Khan by Ron Chan

Ice King by Michael O’Hare

Frozen by Dan Hipp

Usagi Yojimbo by Mike Mignola for the Stan Sakai Benefit Auction

Winter Soldier/Game of Thrones by Dan Hipp

Art by Tomer Hanuka

Batman and Mr. Freeze by Mike Mignola and Rick Taylor

Frozen by Anna Dittmann

Vintage fashion/pinup by Andres Garcia

Dark Knight Returns by Marco d’Alfonso

 
 
 
Santa Claus by Bill Sienkiewicz

 
 
 
MODOK Santa Claus by Mitch Breitweiser from the collection of Kasra Ghanbari

 
 
 
Hellboy vs. The Krampus by Jeremy Bastian from the collection of Nick Warmack

 
 
 
Captain Marvel Xmas by C.C. Beck

 
 
 
“The Penny Walk” by Lowell Hess

 
 
 
Liberty Meadows by Frank Cho

 
 
 
The Joker by Dave Bullock

 
 
 
Harley Quinn by kit-kit-kit

 
 
 
Home Alone 2 by Amancay Nahuelpan for Ashcan Allstars

 
 
 
Xmas card by J. Bone

 
 
 
The (Christmas) Spirit by Will Eisner

 
 
 
Bill Pressing’s Christmas card for his girlfriend

 
 
 
Papá Noel by Fábio Moon

 
 
 
Batman and Hawkman Christmas by Andrew Robinson

 
 
 
Santa Claus and Lara Croft by Adam Hughes and Jason Martin

 
 
 
Holiday card by Terry and Rachel Dodson

 
 
 
Santa Claus from Jingle Belle by Mike Wieringo

 
 
 
Holiday art by Jeffrey “CHAMBA” Cruz

 
 
 
“White Christmas” by Genevieve-FT

 
 
 
Li’l Gotham Christmas by Dustin Nguyen

 
 
 
Island of Misfit DC Comics Characters by Philip Bond

 
 
 
Tintin Nightmare Before Christmas mashup by Dan Hipp

 
 
 
Spider-Man vs. the Grinch who Stole Christmas by Michael Delmundo

 
 
 
The Bumble by Christine Larsen for Planet Pulp

 
 
 
Galactus Santa by Steve Bowman

 
 
 
Tony Stark’s Holiday Party by Phil Noto

 
 
 
Wonder Woman Holiday by Nigel Halsey

 
 
 
DC Comics Holiday Card by Sean Galloway

 
 
 
The Punisher by C.P. Smith

 
 
 
Iron Man by Marco D’Alfonso

 
 
 
A Christmas Story by Joshua Budich

 
 
 
Santa and Mrs. Claus by Ilias Kyriazis

 
 
 
Hellboy Xmas by Mike Mignola

 
 
 
Christmas, Kwanza, Hanukkah or Anti-Life by Michael Cho

 
 
 
Batman Adventures Holiday Special by Bruce Timm

 
 
 
Marvel Holiday Special by Arthur Adams

 
 
 
Art by Alex Ross

 
 
 
Charlie Brown Xmas by Francesco Francavilla

 
 
 
Jingle Belle by Stephanie Buscema

 
 
 
Bettie Page Xmas by Olivia De Berardinis

 
 
 
Harley Quinn Xmas by Alex Ross

 
 
 
Vintage Walt Disney Studios Xmas card

 
 
 
Superman Xmas by Alex Ross

 
 
 
Marvel and Image holiday cards by Chris Giarrusso


 
 
 
The Thing by Jack Kirby

 
 
 
Art by Francesco Francavilla

 
 
 
Captain Marvel by Kate Leth

 
 
 
Mongrol and Lara Christmas card by Simon Parr

 
 
 
Holiday card by Robt Seda-Schreiber

 
 
 
Zombie Santa Claus or Papanoel by Kike Riesco

 
 
 
Hawkeye’s snowman Avengers by Luco

 
 
 
He-Man by Mike Henry

 
 
 
Edward Scissorhands by Shane Glines

 
 
 
Robin/Damian Wayne beating up Santa Claus by Earl Yi

 
 
 
“Bath Time” by Darren Ward

 
 
 
“Miss Santa Claus” by Alberto Vargas

 
 
 
Superman and Lois Lane by Alex Ross

 
 
 
Heavy Metal art by Joe Jusko

 
 
 
Silver Sable by Francesco Francavilla

 
 
 
Art by Matthieu Forichon

 
 
 
Wizard of Oz by Dan Burgess

 
 
 
The Prestige by Alice X. Zhang 

 
 
 
Catwoman and Batman by Adam Hughes

 
 
 
Legends of the Dark Knight #196 cover art by Seth Fisher

 
 
 
Home Alone by Adam Simpson for Mondo

 
 
 
Mr. Freeze by Sean Murphy

 
 
 
“Back Alley” #18 by Michael Cho

 
 
 
Jon Snow by Matt Ferguson

 
 
 
Jon Snow by Douglas Holgate

 
 
 
Wolverine by Belhoula Amir

 
 
 
Sleepy Holly Xmas by Francesco Francavilla

 
 
 
Batman by Dustin Nguyen

 
 
 
Superman by Pete Woods

 
 
 
Vintage Wonder Woman holiday card

 
 
 
“White Christmas” by Paul Dini and Glen Murakami from "Batman Adventures Holiday Special"