Godzilla #3

The cover of this third issue from IDW's 2012 Godzilla series captures the sheer scale of the conflict perfectly — a heavily armed, battle-worn mercenary sprints in the foreground, fists clenched and teeth gritted, while the King of Monsters looms enormous and bristling with dorsal spines in the ruined countryside behind him. Cover artist Zach Howard brings a gritty, grounded energy to the scene, with scattered sheep and crumbling structures hammering home just how outmatched humanity looks against that colossal silhouette. With Duane Swierczynski writing and Simon Gane on interior art, "This Time, It's Personal" promises exactly the kind of scrappy, against-all-odds tension that cover promises.