Gen 13 #4

This Wildstorm/DC issue brings genuine unease to the Gen 13 universe, with a cover by Alé Garza that's hard to look away from — a figure's face consumed and contorted by a creeping black substance, green tendrils snaking across the skin as the mouth strains open in what reads as either agony or transformation. It's a visceral, unsettling image that sets a dark tone for "September Song, Part Four: Clipped Wings," the concluding chapter of this arc. Chris Claremont's writing paired with Ramón F. Bachs's interior art promises the kind of high-stakes tension that cover fully earns.