Astro City #28

From the cover by Alex Ross, a hand holds a TV remote while a framed screen displays a colorful ensemble of retro-styled heroes — a barrel-chested masked strongman, a masked cowboy figure, a golden-haired hero in military epaulettes, a green reptilian creature, and a flowing aquatic figure, with smaller robot-like characters posed in the foreground. The title "Yesterday's Heroes" promises exactly the kind of warm, nostalgic storytelling that Astro City does so well, this time filtered through the clever framing of a television broadcast. Writer Kurt Busiek and artist Gary Chaloner bring this 2015 Vertigo issue to life with a cover that perfectly captures the bittersweet thrill of heroes glimpsed through a screen.