Circuit-Breaker #3

Kyle Baker's cover for this Image series captures a pink-haired young woman mid-stance on a sun-bleached beach, casually firing a handgun at what appears to be a disintegrating robotic hand — gears and mechanical fragments scattering through the air as a second metal hand reaches in from the lower corner. There's a wonderfully breezy confidence to the scene, blending shojo-inflected character design with sci-fi action in a way that feels genuinely fresh for 2016. McCarthy and Baker's Circuit-Breaker #3 promises the kind of series that keeps you off-balance in the best possible way.