Faithless II #4

Maria Llovet's cover for Faithless II #4 is a striking tangle of desire and the divine — a heavily tattooed man and a woman in a red dress share a kiss while a winged, dark-haired figure looms intimately behind them, great iridescent wings spread wide. The subtitle says it all: "an erotic depiction of faith, sex, and the devil in the tradition of the divine comedy," and Llovet's fluid linework delivers exactly that atmosphere. Brian Azzarello and Llovet's collaboration at BOOM! Studios continues to push the boundaries of what mature comics storytelling can look and feel like.