Hitman #39

Hitman #39 kicks off "For Tomorrow," a four-part arc from Garth Ennis and John McCrea, with a cover that perfectly captures the series' irreverent tone: two men sit across from each other at a diner table, each with a pistol resting casually in front of them, one enthusiastically eating while the other holds a coffee mug — a mundane meal made quietly menacing by the hardware on the tabletop. McCrea's sharp linework gives the scene an almost darkly comedic stillness, the kind of charged normalcy this title does so well. If you've been following Tommy Monaghan's adventures in Gotham's criminal underworld, this opener looks like a fine place to settle in for another tense, character-driven ride.