Cold War #3

Part three of "The Damocles Contract" arrives with a cover that oozes classic spy-thriller tension — a steely-eyed agent in a yellow jacket advances with pistol drawn, while a second armed figure crouches low in the foreground, and a snowy cityscape with a suspicious silhouette and a getaway car looms behind them. John Byrne handles both the writing and art on this IDW series, bringing a confident, old-school espionage sensibility to the world of Michael Swann. If Cold War has been on your radar in 2011, this issue's cover alone makes a persuasive case for catching up.