Aliens: Defiance #4

A soldier named Hendricks stands her ground at the center of Massimo Carnevale's striking painted cover, armed and battle-worn beneath a swirling mass of Xenomorphs rendered in ghostly monochrome — the chaos behind her making her steely composure all the more arresting. The red-washed palette gives everything an urgent, blood-soaked intensity that fits "Casualties" perfectly as an episode title. Brian Wood and Tony Brescini's Aliens: Defiance continues to be one of Dark Horse's most atmospheric sci-fi series of 2016.