Ferro City #1

From Image Comics in 2005, Ferro City: The Medusa Key #1 opens Jason Armstrong's self-described "robot science fiction pulp noir" with a cover that delivers exactly that promise — a square-jawed, hard-boiled figure grips a pistol in one hand while a battered robot companion looms over his shoulder against a deep crimson cityscape. Armstrong's linework has the confident swagger of classic pulp illustration filtered through a sharp, modern sensibility, making this opener feel like a detective thriller set in a world where machines walk the mean streets alongside men.