The proliferation of social media is an incredible boon for lovers of comic book art, design and illustration. Sites like Flickr, Tumblr, DeviantArt and other countless blogs and feeds bombard us with a ceaseless supply of artwork by professionals and fans that is variously excellent, clever, funny, innovative, and numerous degrees of awesome.

We make a regular practice at ComicsAlliance of spotlighting particular artists and/or specific bodies of work, but there's just so much great work to see that we've initiated Best Art Ever (This Week), a weekly depository for just some of the virtually countless pieces of especially compelling artwork that we come across in our travels across the digital media landscape. Some of it's new, some of it's old, some of it's created by working professionals, some of it's created by talented fans, and some of it's endearingly stupid. All of it's awesome. Going forward, we'll work out a system by which you can help us discover even more stuff, but for now, check out the work that blew us away this week.

Batman and company by an artist whose name we can't quite make out. Any help?


"354" by Dennis Culver




X-Men babies by Skottie Young


Batwoman by J.H. Williams III



Metroid by artist whose signature we can't quite make out, any help?


X-23 by Bruce Timm



The Joker by Dave McKean


The Sandman by Brian Bolland


Watchmen watches by Rocky Davies


Maria and C-3PO by unknown


Catwoman by Adam Hughes



Thor by Mike Wieringo


Superman by Bruce Timm


Batgirl and Commissioner Gordon by Evan "Doc" Shaner



The Empire Strikes Back by Dan Hipp (click to enlarge)


The Spectre by Alex Ross

Mickey Mouse Tron by Greg McCullough

Wonder Woman by Stanley Lau


Mary Marvel by Bruce Timm



Tetsuo by Guy Davis
T