Astro City #13

A red-caped figure with flowing crimson hair clashes head-on with a heavily armored opponent in the foreground, while a third, taller figure looms dynamically in the background — all rendered in Alex Ross's vivid, swirling palette of yellows, greens, and pinks that gives the whole cover an almost psychedelic energy. "Waltz of the Hours" promises the kind of richly human superhero storytelling that Astro City does so well, brought to life here by the full creative team of Busiek, Anderson, and Sinclair. This 2014 Vertigo issue is a welcoming entry point into one of comics' most thoughtful super-powered worlds.