Captain Confederacy #4

The cover of this February 1992 Epic Comics release pulls no punches: a Black woman in the Confederate-flag-inspired Captain Confederacy costume strides forward defiantly, assault rifles leveled at her from both sides, while a blond male figure in a matching outfit and a group of armed men loom behind her. Vince Stone's linework gives the scene a charged, confrontational energy that feels perfectly suited to a chapter titled "Me And The Devil Blues." Will Shetterly and Vince Stone's alternate-history superhero series continues to explore complex, provocative territory in this fourth installment of the "Hero Worship" arc.