Alias #8

The painterly cover art by David Mack gives this third chapter of "B Level" an almost dreamlike quality, blending washes of lavender, peach, and gold across the page. Dominating the upper half is an intense close-up of a brown-haired woman with a searching, guarded gaze, while a sketched male figure playing guitar and singing into a microphone anchors the lower foreground. Brian Michael Bendis, Michael Gaydos, and Bill Sienkiewicz bring their combined talents to this 2002 MAX Comics series, which continues to explore the grittier edges of the Marvel universe with unflinching honesty.