Descender #8

Dustin Nguyen's watercolor cover for Descender #8 is a striking piece of science-fiction atmosphere — a leather-jacketed, blond figure strides forward gripping a sleek futuristic firearm, while cradling a small robot in their arm, with a massive, grotesque fleshy creature looming on a mechanical frame behind them and scattered robotic debris littering the alien landscape. The tension between organic horror and cold machinery feels perfectly suited to "Machine Moon: Part Two," Jeff Lemire's ongoing sci-fi series. It's a 2015 Image release that showcases exactly why this creative team earned such devoted readership.