Elephantmen #5

Issue five of Image's Elephantmen arrives in December 2006 with a cover by José Ladrönn that practically lunges off the page — a crush of hulking, anthropomorphic rhinos and an elephant-headed figure barrels forward in a tight, claustrophobic corridor bathed in industrial amber light, all muscle, horns, and barely contained momentum. The bold yellow title "EXODUS!" says everything about the energy on display, and Ladrönn's densely textured linework gives these towering hybrid figures a gritty, lived-in weight that feels genuinely cinematic. Richard Starkings and Moritat continue building the world of Mystery City inside, making this a compelling chapter in one of Image's more ambitious science-fiction series of the era.