Dark Horse Presents #53

Dark Horse Presents #53 delivers a moody, noir-drenched cover by Frank Miller that says everything without giving anything away — a red-dressed woman with wild auburn hair turns her back to the viewer, cigarette smoke curling upward while a gun glints in her gloved hand. The left side of the cover teases the anthology's lineup, including Arcudi & Morrow's Homicide, Nina Paley's Kute Kitty, and Frank Miller's Sin City Episode Four, making this a satisfyingly packed 1991 package. Miller's stark graphic style, all bold shadows and dramatic diagonals, sets the tone perfectly for Sin City's hard-boiled world.