There’s something magical about being drawn to a comic book, and with the market bursting at the seams lately thanks to a deluge of talent, every comic book has to pull out all the visual stops if it wants to stand at the top of the pile. Comic books like the following entries below, whose covers are pure art and available for a fraction of the price that infamously corrupt art institutions would charge you for.

Comic books! Get yer comic books! Hot off the press, right here! But which one to buy? They say that you can’t judge a book by its cover, but does that rule apply to comic books? Yes and no I reckon. While plenty of comic books use variant covers to sell their contents, you can at least be assured that what you see on the cover is an idea of what is inside the new collection of printed pages with the prettiest of pictures.

While fans wait for the upcoming third season of Netflix's beloved breakout show, they will definitely have enough Stranger Things stories to tide them over as Dark Horse Comics announces a new official comic book tie-in. Plus, Stranger Things novels - including a prequel focused on Eleven's mother - have also been announced.

For the price of a cup of coffee, you can own a story in your hand. A story that you can not only read, but gawk at as page after page contains the most delightful art available in the finest of narrative mediums on shelves today. This week’s selection of comic books is about as eclectic as things come: DC kicks off the Milk Wars with the Doom Patrol running into the Justice League, really really ol’ Jack Burton has something to say and Deadpool is the biggest bastard around.

Crossovers are clearly continuing in the video game department with Injustice 2, as DC’s finest are about to get a taste of hell. Hellboy that is, as Dark Horse Comics will soon be making their presence felt in the best fighting game of the year.

The adventures of Avatar Korra continue on the comic page in The Legend of Korra: Turf Wars Part 1. The good news is that it's far from a cheap cash-in. And it importantly builds on the show's groundbreaking final revelation with even more LGBT-friendly content.

A combination of Swiss artist HR. Geiger’s love of biomechanical penis terror and Ridley Scott’s talent for making the unknown horrifying, the Xenomorph at its most basic form is a lethal and deadly reminder that in space, no one can hear you scream. Here’s ten particularly noteworthy examples of hostility perfected, just in time for the release of Alien: Covenant.

This year, it’s AvP all over again, as Archie faces down the most ruthless hunter in the galaxy. It’s Archie Andrews Vs. the Predator!