100 Bullets #100

The centennial issue of Brian Azzarello and Eduardo Risso's acclaimed Vertigo crime series arrives with a cover by Dave Johnson that says everything through shadow and silence — a lone silhouetted figure in a suit stands between blood-red curtains riddled with bullet holes, an open briefcase holding a pistol at his side and spent shells scattered at his feet. It's a quietly devastating image that captures the series' noir soul perfectly, suggesting finality without spelling it out. With "Finale: A House of Graves" as the story title, issue #100 feels like the curtain coming down on one of Vertigo's most uncompromising long-form crime narratives.