Fatale #9

Sean Phillips's cover for Fatale #9 pulls you straight into the series' intoxicating noir atmosphere — a glamorous woman in a striking red dress leans into a close embrace with a dark-suited man, the two of them framed against a dense wall of shadowy hedgerow. The tension between intimacy and unease is palpable, rendered in Phillips's characteristically moody linework and brought to life by Dave Stewart's deep, lush color palette. Ed Brubaker and Sean Phillips continue their supernatural noir saga here with "The Devil's Business," and this 2012 Image release makes a compelling case for the series on its cover alone.