Four Horsemen #1

Vertigo's 4 Horsemen arrives in February 2000 as a four-part mature-readers series from writer Robert Rodi and artist Esad Ribić, and this opening chapter — "Book 1: Famine" — sets an immediately arresting tone. Ribić's cover depicts a powerful, armored warrior astride a white horse, thrusting a serpentine staff triumphantly skyward against a churning sky of magenta and gold, while ghostly mounted figures loom in the turbulent background. It's a striking piece of apocalyptic imagery that makes a compelling case for what this series has in store.