Grendel: Devil's Crucible - Defiance #4

The four-issue Devil's Crucible — Defiance arc reaches its conclusion with a cover that's hard to look away from: a glowing green figure suspended in a bubbling cylindrical chamber dominates the foreground, while a black-clad, masked warrior — unmistakably Grendel — stands watch in a high-tech, machine-filled environment bathed in moody purples and pinks. Matt Wagner's linework (with Brennan Wagner's striking color work) gives the scene a charged, almost ceremonial tension that feels like a fitting cap to the series. If you've been following this Dark Horse miniseries, issue four is exactly the payoff the cover promises.