Darkminds #9

Three figures dominate this sleek, cyberpunk-drenched cover: a blue-haired man gripping a firearm looms large in the background, a sharp-eyed woman in a tactical jacket holds her own weapon in the midground, and a long-haired woman with a bare shoulder commands the foreground — all rendered against a moody industrial cityscape lit in cool blues by cover penciler Sigmund Torre and inker Rob Armstrong. The chapter title "A Million and One" promises high-stakes tension, and the layered composition gives each character a distinct presence that pulls you straight into the story. Darkminds Vol. 2 was delivering some of the most visually compelling manga-influenced sci-fi at Image in 2001, and this ninth issue keeps that energy fully intact.