Blackacre #4

Brian Churilla's stark, minimalist cover for Blackacre #4 stops you cold: a pair of blood-soaked, shackled fists bound together by a heavy chain, rendered against a stark white background that makes the crimson all the more striking. It's a powerful image of captivity and struggle that speaks volumes about the tension running through this Image series. With Boudreau, Cavalcanti, and Fabela driving the story and art, issue #4 looks to be a gripping chapter in one of 2013's more compelling dystopian comics.