Blood Syndicate #5

From Milestone Media's gritty Dakota City comes this emotionally charged fifth issue of Blood Syndicate, where the cover — penciled by Denys Cowan and inked by Mike Gustovich — shows members of the Syndicate struggling through rain and chaos to carry a wooden coffin, a cross and a gun visible in the corner as a stark testament to loss. The title banner's blunt declaration, "Hasta La Vista, Tech-9," sets a somber tone, while a looming silhouetted figure presides over the scene from above, and the assembled crew below — bruised, armored, and grieving — make clear this team doesn't mourn quietly. With interior work by writer Ivan Velez Jr., artist ChrisCross, and inker John Lowe, "Requiem" promises the raw, street-level storytelling that made Blood Syndicate one of 1993's most distinctive titles.