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).

NOTE: The artwork compiled in Best Art Ever (This Week) is found on countless art blogs, DeviantArt links and reader submissions, but it has to be said that an inordinate amount of material in this week's edition was found on Context Is For The Weak. Curated by Brent Keane, it has become a great resource for this feature and for comic book-loving Tumblr users. There's always beautiful stuff there, and this week we ended up reblogging more than a fair share.

Mysterio by Skottie Young


Cliff Steele by Richard Case and Tom McCraw


Batman by Mike Allred


Mario World by Alexey Mikhaylov


Black Cat by Stephane Roux


Admiral Ackbar by Dan Hipp


Disney ducks by Carl Barks


Captain Marvel by Michael Oeming


Captain America #46 cover by Steve Epting


Harley Quinn and the Joker by Coran "Kizer" Stone


"Cyberpink" by Mike Maihack


The Sopranos superhero homage by David Finch and Art Thirbert


Edward Hopper superhero tribute by David Finch and Art Thirbert


The Phantom Stranger by Matt Wagner


Batman and Robin by Dean Trippe


Alan Moore tribute by Alex Ross


The Rocketeer by Daniel Krall


Hipster Jubilee by Nate Bellegarde


Black Bolt by José Ladrönn


The Inhumans by Kevin Nowlan


Batman by Dan Hipp


Judge Dredd by Gary Martin from the collection of Chris Calra


New Avengers #59 by Stuart Immonen


Catwoman by Darwyn Cooke


Mouse Guard by David Petersen


Speed Racer by Jerome K. Moore


Death by David Mack


Deadman by Mike Mignola


Black Canary by Steve Rude


Marvel superheroes by Doug Braithwaite and Alex Ross


Batgirl by Ramon Olivera


Spider-Woman by Alex Maleev


Daredevil: Echo by Joe Quesada and David Mack


Zatanna by Chris Evenhuis


Batman by Francis Manapul


Wonder Girl by Adam Hughes


Black Cat and Catwoman by Colleen Coover


Daredevil: Fall From Grace by Scott McDaniel


Kitty Pryde by Kevin West


Star Trek by Philip Bond


Hawkwoman by John Watson