Gen 13 #18

A sun-drenched beach town becomes a war zone on J. Scott Campbell and Alex Garner's cover for this April 1997 issue, as a grinning young man and a pink-haired woman race a gleaming yellow motorcycle through the streets while a squad of red-armored, dragonfly-winged soldiers swoops down firing green energy blasts. Panicked bystanders scatter past storefronts — "The Big Bento," "Garner's Bar & Grill," a toy barn — giving the whole scene a chaotic, almost sun-bleached energy that perfectly captures Gen 13's blend of superhero action and laid-back California attitude. With Brandon Choi and Campbell among the writers and the story titled "Hellos & Good-Byes!", this issue promises the kind of kinetic, character-driven fun the series built its devoted following on.