Creator-Owned Heroes #4

This September 2012 anthology from Image packs two full comics, interviews, and how-to articles into a single package — terrific value for readers eager to explore creator-driven storytelling. The cover spotlights Trigger Girl 6, a white-haired, blue-eyed figure surging forward with a fist raised, flanked by a snarling tiger and a lunging shark in a vivid, kinetic composition by Phil Noto, while down in the corner a battered, undead-looking sheriff fires a pistol with a flat "BANG" — a teaser for the American Muscle story by Steve Niles and Kevin Mellon. Rounding out the package is an interview with Scott Morse, making this one of the more creatively packed single issues Image offered in 2012.