Deadline #1

Marvel's 2002 miniseries Deadline kicks off its four-issue run with a cover that sets the mood perfectly — a young woman in an "I ♥ NY" tee and a shiny silver coat stands coolly on a rain-slicked Manhattan street corner, yellow police tape reading "DO NOT CROSS" stretched across the foreground and a "DO NOT ENTER" sign looming behind her. The tagline says it all: "Chasing a killer story can be hazardous to your health." Greg Horn's painted cover work gives this crime-journalism thriller a grounded, cinematic feel that should appeal to fans of street-level storytelling.