George R.R. Martin's A Clash of Kings #9

Dynamite's faithful adaptation of George R. R. Martin's A Song of Ice and Fire, Book 2 reaches its ninth installment, and the cover by Mike S. Miller sets a quietly eerie tone — a bearded man carries a young boy on his shoulders as a direwolf howls beside them, all three facing an ancient weirwood tree whose carved face weeps red tears in a misty, red-leafed forest. The atmosphere is haunting rather than bombastic, capturing the mystical weight that makes Martin's world so compelling. With Landry Q. Walker adapting the prose, Mel Rubi on art, and Ivan Nunes bringing the colors to life, this issue promises the same rich, careful storytelling the series has delivered throughout.