Dancer #2

The moody, rain-soaked cover of Dancer #2 pulls you in close — a tense figure grips the wheel of a speeding car, reflected in the windshield against a blood-red cityscape dominated by what appears to be a government building, while a single headlight cuts through a cold blue darkness below. Nic Klein's painterly cover work is striking, balancing a noir atmosphere with genuine urgency that suits Nathan Edmondson's spy-thriller sensibility perfectly. Published during Image Comics' 20th anniversary year, this 2012 series already feels like a confident, cinematic entry in the genre.