Hex Wives #3

From DC Vertigo's witches-versus-the-patriarchy series comes Hex Wives #3, with a cover by Mingjue Helen Chen that quietly crackles with tension — a sharp-featured man with green hair sits contemplatively before a bank of surveillance screens, each one showing a woman going about domestic life, while a dark-haired woman looms in the background with a wary, knowing gaze. The juxtaposition of watcher and watched gives the image an unsettling, voyeuristic charge that fits the story title "Stepping on the Gaslight" perfectly. With Ben Blacker writing, Mirka Andolfo on art, and Marissa Louise's warm, dreamlike colors inside, this 2019 Vertigo series continues to earn its reputation as the book you didn't know you needed.