Hard Time #4

From DC's Focus imprint, Hard Time #4 (July 2004) carries the evocative story title "Angelus" and a cover by Tomer Hanuka that immediately signals something extraordinary is at stake. The image depicts a young man in red trousers caught at the center of a swirling, crimson energy field, while an enormous pale figure looms overhead — its feathered limbs and blank, watchful face casting an unsettling presence over the scene. Writers Steve Gerber and Mary Skrenes, along with artist Brian Hurtt, bring a sharp human edge to this DC Focus series that blends prison drama with something far stranger.