Captain America: Patriot #4

The concluding chapter of this four-part limited series arrives with a cover that feels genuinely haunting — a Captain America figure walks away from the viewer toward a suburban neighborhood bathed in an ominous red sky, while a caped woman stands near a Cold War-era "Duck & Cover" billboard in the background. Mitchell Breitweiser's painted cover work captures a mood of unease and resignation that suits a story wrestling with the weight of patriotism and legacy. Karl Kesel and the Breitweiser team close out their 2011 miniseries with this beautifully atmospheric final issue.