Robert Newman of the Society of Publication Designers is running some of his favorite alt-weekly covers from 2011.

The Top 10 Alternative Newsweekly Covers of 2011 features covers by Aaron Huffman, Diane Sullivan (at right), Justin “Scrappers” Morrison, Tak Toyoshima, Chuck Kerr, Darrick Rainey, Tom Carlson, Boo Davis, Joe MacLeod, and Pam Shavalier.

The Top Alternative Newsweekly Covers of 2011: 10 Runner-Ups includes work from some of the aforementioned, plus John Dixon, Miche Ratto, Monica Fuentes, Alexander Flores, Andrew J. Nilsen, Suji Allen, and Jane Sherman.