Age of Bronze #21

Eric Shanower's meticulously researched retelling of the Trojan War reaches its twenty-first issue with this striking "Betrayal 2" chapter. The warm terracotta cover — rendered entirely by Shanower in a palette evoking ancient Greek pottery — depicts a woman in flowing robes tumbling or falling dramatically, her sandaled feet and dark hair trailing as she clutches a long staff or spear. That single-color design, elegant and quietly unsettling, perfectly captures the human drama at the heart of this ambitious 2005 series.