Flash Gordon: Zeitgeist #4

This 2012 Dynamite series brings Flash Gordon into vivid, pulp-painted glory, and issue four delivers a cover that practically radiates menace: a towering, gold-helmeted villain in sweeping red-and-gold regalia looms over a captive woman cradled within his imposing form, while spacecraft streak across a fiery sky and explosions erupt across the landscape below. The painted cover by Alex Ross and Francesco Francavilla has the feel of a golden-age movie poster reimagined with modern intensity. With Eric Trautmann and Alex Ross steering the story and Daniel Indro bringing the interior pages to life, "Chapter Four: The Great Escape" promises all the high-stakes adventure the title implies.