Echo #2

The cover of Echo #2 from Image's 2000 lineup makes a strong first impression — a muscular, tank-top-clad figure leaps aggressively across stone architecture, pistol raised, against a blazing amber sky. Pat Lee's cover pencils give the scene a kinetic, manga-influenced energy, with iron fencing, ornate carved stonework, and the inset portrait of a goggled character in the upper corner adding depth to this action-charged world. Chapter 2, subtitled "Sacrifices," promises that Ken Siu-Chong's story and Long Vo's interior art are building something with real stakes.