Elephantmen #48

The cover of Elephantmen #48 is a striking piece by Boo Cook — a multi-armed elephant-headed figure posed in meditative stillness, yet bristling with weapons: a katana raised overhead, a pistol, a blade, and what appears to be a grenade clutched among its many hands, all set against an ornate mandala backdrop with a target sight painted on its forehead. "Sleeping Partners Part Seven" reaches its penultimate stretch here, with Richard Starkings writing alongside the artistic talents of Axel Medellin and Dave Sim. The word "CHOICES" anchored at the bottom gives that serene-yet-armed image an unsettling weight that makes this 2013 Image series as thought-provoking as it is visually inventive.