East of West #16

East of West #16 brings Jonathan Hickman and Nick Dragotta's alternate-history epic to December 2014 with a cover that commands attention — a determined woman mid-stride, gripping what appears to be a whip or chain against a striking two-tone field of burnt orange horizontal lines. Dragotta's linework gives her a coiled, purposeful energy, framed by the series' bold typographic design and the evocative story title "Let It Burn." Frank Martin's restrained sepia-and-orange palette ties the whole image together with a kind of smoldering elegance that suits this world's apocalyptic undertones perfectly.