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 regular 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.

Want more? Check out Moviefone's Best Movie Art Ever (This Week).

WANT TO CONTRIBUTE?

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 andykhouri@comicsalliance.com. Artists, feel free to send in your own work - we won't judge you (publicly).

Luke Skywalker, RoboCop and Batman vs. Doctor Doom by Dan McDaid


All-Star Superman-style Batman origin by Jason Horn



All Star Superman-style Wolverine origin by Ariel Schupp


B.P.R.D.'s Liz Sherman by Ryan Sook


Cereal:Geek #8 cover by unknown


Wonder Woman by Michael Allred


Iron Fist by David Aja


Star Wars by Robert Balderson (click to enlarge)


H.P. Lovecraft by Gary Pulin


Superboy and Wonder Girl by Francis Manapul (click to enlarge)


Cthulhu by Michael Dashow (click to enlarge)


Ferris Bueller's Day Off by Kevin Tong (click to enlarge)


Starman #1 cover by Tony Harris


Mad Men's Joan Harris by Rich Ellis


Supergirl by Ricken


Star Trek vs. Doctor Who by Mike Mayhew and Ranier Beredo (click to enlarge)


"Yuki" by HELLLLLEN


Kill Bill by Bobby O'Herlihy


Batgirl by Marcio Takara


"Watchmen and Friends" by unknown


The Wire's Omar Little by Dennis Culver


Tank Girl by Jamie Hewlett


Solomon Grundy by Ryan Sook


Firestorm by David Finch


H.P. Lovecraft by Moebius


Black Cat and Spider-Man by Chris Bachalo


Sesame Street vs. Batman by Matthew Benkner


Black Canary by Phil Noto


Le Grande Lebowski by T.Stout (click to enlarge)


Star Wars by Ralph McQuarrie (click to enlarge)


Ralph and Sue Dibney by Chris Samnee


Batman by Alex Ross


Marie Claire illustration by Carine Brancowitz


Poison Ivy by Bruce Timm


Mario by Vincent Nahuel Hachen


Batman and Catwoman by Paul Smith


Lois Lane by Chris Graves


Mister Miracle #4 cover by Jack Kirby and Vince Colletta


Spider-Man vs. Venom by unknown


Runaways' Victor Mancha by Jo Chen


Galactus and the Silver Surfer by Moebius