God Hates Astronauts #9

Ryan Browne's gloriously unhinged series delivers issue #9 with a cover that pits two massive anthropomorphic warriors — a sword-wielding bear or lion in battle wraps and a helmeted tiger-like figure in ornate golden armor — locked in a ferocious, teeth-snapping clash, with a tiny ghostly figure barely surviving in the lower corner. The raw energy and meticulous detail packed into this single image are a perfect distillation of what makes God Hates Astronauts such a delightfully chaotic corner of the 2015 Image lineup. With Jordan Boyd and Chris Crank rounding out the creative team, this is exactly the kind of comic that rewards anyone willing to dive headfirst into beautifully rendered mayhem.