Hellcop #9

Brian Haberlin's gritty interdimensional law-enforcement series continues with this ninth issue from Image's Shadowline imprint, and the cover delivers a striking image: a blond, goggle-wearing figure armed with a pistol leaps dynamically above a massive purple stone statue bound in heavy chains, all set against a bold yellow-and-black backdrop punctuated by a skull lurking in the shadows below. Haberlin's linework — both pencils and inks his own — gives the composition a raw, kinetic energy that suits this world where police work crosses into something far stranger than the beat. Rounded out by Geirrod Van Dyke's vivid coloring, it's a visually confident entry in one of Image's more inventive creator-owned series of 2022.