Fear Agent #3

Fear Agent's third issue delivers the kind of pulpy sci-fi energy that made the series such a breath of fresh air in 2006 — Tony Moore's cover depicts two space-suited figures perched atop a massive pile of defeated robots, one leveling a weapon that erupts in a blazing orange energy discharge while a swarm of mechanical enemies crowds the background. The composition, penciled and inked by Moore and colored by Lee Loughridge, balances genuine peril with a rugged confidence that feels straight out of a golden-age paperback cover. Rick Remender's series was clearly firing on all cylinders by issue three.