Echolands #6

The wraparound cover of Echolands #6 pulls you straight into the vortex — a circle of grasping, stone-grey hands closes in from every direction around a cluster of desperate characters: a gun-wielding figure in yellow firing twin pistols, a blonde woman in red unleashing a burst of flame, a blue-haired figure, and others pressed together in a swirling maelstrom of threat. J. H. Williams III's cover art is genuinely breathtaking in its composition, using the radial layout to create an almost dizzying sense of siege, while Dave Stewart's colors make that central burst of orange fire pop against the ash-toned hands. "Hope's Crucible Part Six" promises the kind of high-stakes, visually inventive storytelling that has made this Image series one of 2022's most arresting comics experiences.