Criminal #8

Sean Phillips's cover for Criminal #8 sets the noir mood perfectly: a blonde woman in a red dress lies sprawled across a sea of scattered cash, a thin curl of smoke rising beside her — an image that radiates both glamour and danger in equal measure. Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips continue "Cruel Summer" with this fourth installment, and the cover alone makes clear that money and trouble are inseparable in their world. If you've been following this arc, issue eight promises more of the sharp, stylish crime storytelling this series does so well.