Camelot 3000 #9

Nine issues into DC's ambitious 12-part maxi-series, Camelot 3000 continues its far-future reimagining of Arthurian legend with Brian Bolland's striking cover: a helmeted warrior thrusts a gleaming, ornate grail triumphantly aloft against a blazing yellow starburst, his face twisted with fierce emotion as ghostly rings drift around him. The image perfectly captures the weight and wonder of a quest spanning millennia — ancient treasure in a futuristic grip. With Mike W. Barr's story and Bolland's razor-sharp linework inked by his own hand, this 1983 issue promises the series firing on all cylinders as the Grailquest reaches its dramatic heart.