Blood Stream #3

The painted cover of Blood Stream #3 from Image sets a tense, action-charged mood — a determined young woman in a blue bikini top raises two pistols directly toward the viewer against a deep crimson background, her steady gaze leaving no doubt she means business. Adam Shaw and Penny Register bring a grounded, pulpy intensity to this series, and Shaw's painterly cover work gives the whole thing a cinematic weight that pulls you right in.