Human Target #19

Two suited men press guns directly into each other's faces in a tense, crimson-drenched standoff — it's the kind of cover that makes you hold your breath before you've even turned the page. This is "The Stealer Part One," opening a three-part arc in Peter Milligan's run on Vertigo's Human Target, with interior art by Cliff Chiang and a cover rendered by John Watkiss in deep, moody reds and blacks that perfectly suit the series' noir sensibility. If you've been following this Vertigo gem, issue #19 looks like an ideal moment to see what happens when identity and confrontation collide head-on.