Hawkeye #2

Kate Bishop is front and center on Julian Totino Tedesco's beautifully painted cover — cool, composed, bow drawn with precise focus — while the warm California-drenched background hints at a sunnier, more chaotic scene unfolding behind her, complete with a masked figure and a beach ball that suggests trouble doesn't take a vacation. Kelly Thompson and Leonardo Romero's 2017 series puts a sharp, stylish spin on the Hawkeye mantle, and issue #2 — "Something Wicked This Way Comes" — makes it clear that wherever mischief surfaces in L.A., Bishop is already on the case. Jordie Bellaire's striking split palette of cool blue and burnt orange gives the whole cover an effortlessly confident energy that perfectly matches its hero.