Case Files: Sam & Twitch #17

The cover of this 2005 Image series installment — cover art by Greg Capullo — puts Twitch front and center in a gripping painted composition: the bespectacled, wild-haired detective thrusting his pistol forward as a dramatic burst of orange muzzle flash erupts from the barrel, with a shadowy urban skyline sketched in behind him. It's a striking image that captures the gritty, street-level tension the series promises with its tagline "Hard-Edged Crime Fiction." Marc Andreyko and E. J. Su continue "Ancient Chinese Secret, Huh? Part 4" inside, keeping this noir detective series rolling at a satisfying $2.50.