Cold War #4

The penultimate chapter of "The Damocles Contract" arrives in this 2012 IDW spy thriller from writer-artist John Byrne, and the cover wastes no time setting a tense, cinematic mood. A grim-faced man stands arms-crossed in the foreground while behind him a woman in yellow strikes a dark-haired figure, a redhead looks on in alarm, a fireball erupts over what appears to be an industrial structure, and armed soldiers in a wintry landscape surround a bound captive. It's a cover that layers espionage, action, and genuine danger with the confident, story-driven craft Byrne brings to every panel.