Elephantmen #40

Three unlikely fighters erupt from a firestorm on Tony Parker's cover — a fierce woman in white crouching low with a pistol, a heavily armed man in tactical gear and green goggles, and a camel-headed Elephantman looming behind them both, weapons ready. The tagline "Uncommon Allies!" says it all: this trio looks like they'd sooner clash than cooperate, which makes their forced partnership all the more charged. Elephantmen #40 is a kinetic entry in Richard Starkings' long-running Image series, arriving during the publisher's 20th-anniversary year with plenty of attitude to spare.