Age of Bronze #11

Eric Shanower's meticulous retelling of the Trojan War cycle continues with Sacrifice, Part 2, and the cover sets a suitably dramatic tone — a robed figure in richly ornamented gold and red garments spreads wide their arms, their face twisted in anguish or outcry against a stark geometric backdrop. The limited two-color palette of deep crimson and gold gives the image a timeless, almost ceremonial weight that feels entirely at home in a story drawn from ancient myth. Shanower's linework is as precise and assured as ever, making this 2001 issue a compelling chapter in one of comics' most ambitious long-form historical epics.