But don’t take my word for it: Complex Magazine ran down The 50 Best Comic Book Covers of 2009, and VIKING #3 made the grade:
Hell-lo, huge sword. This cover isn’t compensating for anything, though. Great action pose with the wolf and the sword, terrific color palette, and even a killer mustache. The cherry on top is the overall detailing, from the weathered logo to the blood drop behind the issue number. —LEONG
The cover art, of course, is by the German Wonder that is Nic Klein.
Personally I’m quite happy to see this cover has been chosen, as its one of my favourites of the whole series.
You can see all of the VIKING covers I’ve designed at my site, or have a look at the design process of the logo.
Looking forward, next year will see the release of the 1st VIKING collection, and with that, the brand new logo & trade dress of the series. Stay tuned for more!