Comic Book Illustration Inspiration: 50+ Examples

We slept with “How to Draw Comics The Marvel Way” underneath our pillows.

We’re responsible for 41,052 of these 141,053 some YouTube views.

Needless to say, we love comics. They’re a part of who we are as illustrators here at Go Media.

Inspirations

We have a habit of collecting comic book illustrations that will inspire our own future work.

On our Pinterest board, you’ll find a whole board dedicated to these illustrations. Follow us!

pinterest-button

We’ve also published a couple of posts about this very subject:
Comic Book Style Graphic Design by William Beachy
Some Like It Dirty: Comic Book Inking and Coloring Tutorial by Alex Singleton

Now onto the Show!

2f438b3c51f2e62f190f5693a9b70e9b

by William Beachy via the GoMediaZine

26f3bfbe60a3e8015581bc7f67bb0a90

via Pinterest by Shelton Bryant

aaa2173caa0cdee412b5789c7c2bae17
via Pinterest by Marcio Abreu

quick_Thor_by_lastscionz

Thor by the Chamba on Deviant Art

avengers_doodle_by_nebezial

Avengers Doodle by Nebezial on Deviant Art

6efa83f73316d039fc718e2ec63c97ed-d1jv1wi
Batman by Eduardo Francisco on Deviant Art

new_artbook_cover_by_diablo2003-d541rzw

New Artbook Cover by Mark Brooks on Deviant Art

wonder_woman

Wonder Woman by Ed Benes on Comic Art Community

fb987b9f0cd947aaa28e2f7463604973

Feed Rufus Concepts by Marcin Karolewski

tumblr_mx0d2vBasX1r2gmgjo1_1280

Rat King by Mikuloctopus on Pinterest

32b65fa9b6143391b7dac0d189cb9d6f

Brigada by Enrique Fernandez on Behance

batgirlillustration

Batgirl by Stanley Lau on Deviant Art

zbatman

Zombie Batman by André de Freitas

4c54d87f02cf0547e3257339a74771b8
Batman by Jim Lee on Pinterest

dac5bc9df9ebd8b5e62e3cf48fb0beb5

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles by Craig Bruyn on Behance

49c190248e78394727747e484242a8de

by Bruce Timm via Pinterest

1a977060f2c8d9a1e02cdc5209f21f2d
by Adam Hastings via Behance

8e6da6252da4a8df2c1b28f898c8cad2

Rafael Grampa via Pinterest

fa912e38d5415aec152eb4aef3071388
by Jack Kirby via Pinterest

greenlantern
Green Lantern Reloaded by Jamie Tyndall

27087ce93613497a16962be34dc03616

by Brett Parson via Pinterest

d3d6c6f8ec5c782533def56e268f22ae

by Skottie Young via Pinterest

65bbe58bd415adc815b50ddbb493595c

by Joshua Middleton via Pinterest

975774eca88eb4b2067df354910360be

by Lee Bermejo via Pinterest

953423db777b050112c0b191a387f04e

by Rafael Albuquerque via Pinterest

024d07b6ee3e11cb3c12df35a1adc9fd

by Esad Ribic via Pinterest

6cdf3e72d01c2d514840c7ea1d6f8462

by Tim Sale via Pinterest

MARY_JANE_WATSON_DES_TAYLOR

A Kiss for Peter Parker by Des Taylor

Wonder_Woman_by_UMINGA

Wonder Woman by Chris Uminga

35b98b360a98c3e72b31170d28257a4b

by Joe Quesada via Pinterest

0d352ebfebb323f37ffb6b40699e2325

Off to School via Pinterest

Rise-of-the-Guardians-image

Rise of the Guardians via Pinterest

827465cf06459f4e0bfe78ceee9e0066

Hulk Geo – amended by Jamie Roberts

733121213109801
Wolverine V. 1 by Gio Puno via Behance

922561232476061

by Christian Nauck via Behance

e2480ce2cec94177bc5996fad8f9768e

by Kit Kit Kit via Pinterest

bianchi_detective_823_62012

by Simone Bianchi via Pinterest

450e1dfd9056271f77c65a97be29e87d

Joker via Pinterest

ffd720d5becd23f7ae22a4e8b669b929 (1)

by Mahmud Asrar via Pinterest

8537695528132814c21e509dec5cbe74

Fantastic Four by Juan Doe via Behance

i_supermanfinal
Superman by James White via Pinterest

Black_Cat_bobby_rubio_feb2012-750x1159

Black Cat by Bobby Rubio via Pinterest

batmanb_w

Batman Black and White by Michael B. Myers Jr. on Dribbble

twzur_1x

The Bat by Alan Iwanowski-Pineiro on Dribbble

956551235417252

Space Vikings by William Beachy on Behance

13bfce080cc21e6f1949ec243eb0984a

Joker and Batman by Hugh Rookwood via Pinterest

fc4e3812b9879e68d223eadd645526b4

by Michael Cho via Pinterest

0f148311aa2be400ad70b9cb731e63bf

by Jorge Coelho via Pinterest

60b967b5f7e4e2b167c469a46d90d448

by Moebius via Pinterest

8617c4ad99dff95f5e10a340d38ead1a

Loki and Thor by iammovan

39e3db0f08672f716f841d08fc725e14

Scott Pilgrim by Glen Brogan via Pinterest

f2a62e22d53b274e384880654e539121

Batman and Rogues by Shane Hillman via Pinterest

642c6865341be156b514ec6905a62c5b

Batman and Robin by Colin Fix via Pinterest

806d4f39194d9ea98d4792b1279a58b1

Hard Boiled by Geof Darrow via Pinterest

a22e16ec4b67a220acfbb3d0b28be033

by Kaloian Toshev Illustration via Pinterest

sakai_assembling_FNL

Sakai Vector via the GoMediaZine

Need a hand crafting some superheroes for your own designs?

gma_vector_set14_superheroes_prv_all

Our Superheroes Vector Pack is available now on the Arsenal!
Superheroes is the skilled handiwork of master illustrator William Beachy & includes 10 easily customizable superhero templates in dynamic, foreshortened poses, plus 24 speech bubbles. Add your own costumes or use them just the way they are!