‘Comic Book Covers of the Week’ & ‘Hypergeek’s Hot Picks’ – Week of Weds April 8th 2009

Comic Book Covers of the Week

Cover for B.P.R.D.: The Black Goddess #4 of 5

Kevin Nowlan just continues to knock these B.P.R.D. covers out of the park. Better than a Mignola cover? Maybe not, but they are pretty much on par. Great stuff!

Cover for Captain Britain and MI: 13 #12

Cover by Stuart Immonen. This cover looks awesome. This composition is really stunning. Dracula is back, and he brought friends…

Cover for Ignition City #1 of 5

This cover is by Gianluca Pagliarani. The art for this book looks breath-taking. Steam punk spaceships? Where do I sign up for that?

Hypergeek’s Hot Picks

Hell, all of the above comics are definite musts this week. I am definitely looking forward to picking up Ignition City #1. I have heard very good things about the opening story. On top of that, it’s a Warren Ellis book, and I’m a sucker for all things steam-punk!

Locke & Key: Head Games #4 is a definite must. This story is absolutely amazing, and it’s no wonder that Joe Hill has been nominated for an Eisner this year.

Are you buying Doktor Sleepless? No? Well correct this mistake by picking up Doktor Sleepless #12. This series is a damn fantastic read. It is satirical-political science fiction featuring the cartoon Mad Scientist ‘Doktor Sleepless’. The series covers many different topics, from futurism and transhumanism, to corporatism and counter-culture. It bears some reselmblance to Warren’s earlier series Transmetropolitan, and is a MUST READ for all Ellis Fans.

Ultimate Wolverine Vs. Hulk #4 of 6 should be pretty fun. Now that it is back on a regular schedule, the story should be flowing a lot better. I might be a little bias about this book, as I never read any Ultimate titles, and I have a total hard-on for Damon Lindelof, being such a huge Lost junkie!