Freaks of the Heartland #3

Two pairs of hands — one gripping the stock, one clutching the barrel — struggle over a rifle in a tense, close-quarters standoff that fills the entire cover with raw, desperate energy. Greg Ruth's painterly cover art (he handles every creative duty on the series) renders the scene in earthy, shadow-drenched tones that feel completely at home in Steve Niles's rural horror world. If you've been following this Dark Horse series, issue #3 makes clear that the tension building through the heartland is anything but quiet.