American Virgin #15

This Vertigo series kicks off a brand-new five-part arc — "Around the World, Part 1: Rio" — with a striking cover by Celia Calle that immediately signals a shift in mood. A figure in vivid red stretches dramatically against a stark monochrome backdrop of dancing silhouettes, the words "FREE YOURSELF" scrawled boldly across their torso. It's a visually arresting image that hints at liberation, tension, and the kind of mature storytelling Steven T. Seagle and Becky Cloonan brought to this Vertigo series in 2007.