Astro City #25

Alex Ross's painted cover for issue #25 of Astro City is a luminous celebration of superheroines, anchored by a winged figure in a silver costume with vivid butterfly wings cradling a smaller star-emblazoned companion atop a golden rocky perch, while a rich ensemble of costumed women — caped, masked, and winged — radiates outward around them in warm, dreamlike hues. The story is titled "Lucky Girl," and that central image of protection and connection sets a genuinely moving tone for whatever awaits inside. With Kurt Busiek writing and Jesús Merino on art, this 2015 Vertigo milestone delivers the kind of character-driven superhero storytelling that has always made Astro City feel like something special.