Astro City #11

Astro City #11 brings the Vertigo run's street-level humanism to the mystical side of superhero life, spotlighted through 2014's story "The Sorcerer's Assistant." Alex Ross's painted cover places a young woman — briefcase in hand, a diamond emblem on her chest — at the center of a swirling scene, surrounded by a looming green serpentine creature, an armored figure wreathed in insects, a ghostly flying figure, and fleeing bystanders below, all set within what appears to be a grand interior hall. Kurt Busiek and Brent Eric Anderson continue their richly grounded approach to Astro City's world, promising a story that explores the overlooked human beings who orbit extraordinary power.