Ex Machina #15

Tony Harris's cover for Ex Machina #15 sets a striking mood: a solitary figure in a military-style cap rests against a chopper motorcycle amid sun-baked red rock canyon country, an American flag draped over the bike and a lizard creeping along the dusty foreground. The US 77 highway sign and the wide-open desert backdrop make a fitting visual introduction to "Off the Grid, Part One of Two," hinting at a story that takes its protagonist well away from city hall. This 2005 Eisner Award–winning series from Wildstorm continues to show why Vaughan, Harris, Feister, and Mettler make for one of the most compelling creative teams of the decade.