Best Comic Book covers of 2008

These are my picks for best comic book covers of 2008 - - all covers that made me want to buy the comic to read the story inside. Links are to reviews of the issues and the artists' sites:


Action Comics #872 cover by Gary Frank



Birds of Prey #125 cover by Frank Quitely



100 Bullets #98 cover by Dave Johnson



Army@Love: The Art of War #5 cover by Rick Veitch



Young Liars #10 cover by David Lapham



Ms. Marvel Special: Storyteller cover by Giuseppe Camuncoli



Secret Invasion: Front Line #4 cover by Juan Doe



Tiny Titans #7 cover by Art Baltazar


Madame Xanadu #3 cover by Amy Reeder Hadley



Justice League Unlimited #42 cover by Christopher Jones & Mark Propst


And my favorite of the year, the irresistible Ghost Rider versus murderous nurses:


Ghost Rider #21 cover by Marko Djurdjevic

Relatedly, here's Robot 6's 25 Best Comic Book Covers of 2008. There's no overlap at all between Kevin Melrose's list and mine.

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