Art Brut #4

The fourth chapter of Image Comics' Art Brut arrives with a cover that's as playful as it is striking — a gradient wash of blue, purple, and warm coral frames two small figures dwarfed by monumental 3D letters spelling "ART": a young man standing arms crossed with quiet confidence, and a wooden artist's mannequin straining to heft the oversized letter "I" overhead. It's a witty, visually inventive image that neatly captures whatever tension exists between human creativity and its mechanical, constructed counterpart. With Prince, Morazzo, and Lopes behind this 2023 Image release, Art Brut continues to look like one of the more thoughtfully designed series on the stands.