Matthew Dow Smith
In Review: Dead Kings #5
The cover: Stone Mary in her War-Habit leaps over the wall of some barracks in Sochi, catching some of the fence and razor wire on her foot. This stark cover by interior artist Matthew Dow Smith...June 5, 2019 466 0In Review: Dead Kings #4
The cover: The logo for this book is in the bottom center. Below it is a silhouette of Reconstruction Barracks #33 in Sochi. Above the logo are images of the main characters: from left to right,...May 29, 2019 414 0In Review: Dead Kings #3
The cover: On a white cover, Stone Mary looks weary as she gazes to the right. A gigantic hand has emerged from the top center to partially cover her. It is red, tainting everything under it...May 29, 2019 457 0In Review: Dead Kings #2
The cover: Stone Mary holds a rifle while Sasha stands behind her looking on with resolve. The title is just below them in a massive white scrawl. Below them are the ruins of a Rus land....December 19, 2018 504 0In Review: Dead Kings #1
The covers: Two different covers to pick up for this premiere issue. The A cover is by interior artist Matthew Dow Smith and features a man and a woman, each armed, inside an industrial complex, with...November 18, 2018 421 0In Review: The X-Files #16
The covers: A pair of covers on this penultimate issue and both are worth buying. The A cover is by Menton3, showing a bust of Scully looking at the reader. She’s wearing a white collared dress...August 6, 2017 1414 0In Review: The X-Files #15
The covers: Two covers to track down for this second chapter of “Resistance.” The Regular cover is by Menton 3 and shows a disturbed Fox Mulder standing before a circular graph that’s barely visible. As the...July 2, 2017 1125 0In Review: The X-Files #14
The cover: The first of two covers is the Regular edition featuring work by Menton3. This is a dramatic cover showing a pistol emerging from the book’s title. The gun is pointed down at Scully, who...June 6, 2017 1356 0In Review: Doctor Who: The Eighth Doctor #1
The covers: An appropriate eight illustrated covers for fans to collect, plus one blank sketch cover is also available. Alice X. Zhang puts her mark on this Doctor by doing the A cover. It’s like her...November 7, 2015 1560 0In Review: The X-Files: Season 11 #2
The covers: Three covers that scream intensity. The Regular cover is by Menton3. This features a tight close-up of a pale faced man emerging from the darkness. His pale blue eyes are the only color in...September 12, 2015 1878 0In Review: The X-Files: Season 10 #24
The covers: This is a terrific composition for a cover. Created by Francesco Francavilla, a giant starfield filled X is in the center, a shocked Scully is on the left, a focused Cigarette Smoking Man on...June 20, 2015 1592 0In Review: The X-Files: Season 10 #23
The covers: Francesco Francavilla is the artist of the Regular cover. A gigantic X cuts the cover into four pieces. On the left is Fox Mulder with his face cast down, to the right is the...June 6, 2015 1782 0