Dead Romans #2

The blood-streaked face of a fierce young woman dominates this striking cover from Nick Marinkovich, her piercing gaze framed by a golden sunburst — an arresting image that sets the tone for this ancient-world series from Image/Shadowline. Below her, a helmeted Roman legionary stands armed and ready, while a mounted soldier on horseback looms behind him, spear in hand. Fred Kennedy and Marinkovich continue building their brutal Roman-era world in chapter two, with José Villarrubia's warm, weathered colors giving the whole composition a timeless, sandstone intensity.