East of West #12

Issue twelve of Jonathan Hickman and Nick Dragotta's acclaimed apocalyptic saga arrives with a cover that's all atmosphere and dread — a stark red-drenched landscape of mesa-like rock formations streaked with dark, blood-like stains running down their faces, rendered in Dragotta's bold, graphic style. The minimalist palette of deep reds and whites gives the image an eerie, almost ceremonial weight, perfectly suited to a story arc titled "Worship God War." Frank Martin's color work bathes the whole scene in an unsettling monochrome warmth that makes this 2014 Image release as visually arresting on the shelf as anything the series has produced.