Human Target #3

Human Target #3 drops readers into a vertiginous urban chase, with Sean Phillips's cover framing a lone figure — locked dead center in a bright red sniper's crosshair — plunging or fleeing between the narrow, looming facades of what the story title confirms is Venice. The stark contrast of ink-washed architecture against that blazing reticle makes the threat feel immediate and inescapable. Len Wein, Bruno Redondo, and Sergio Sandoval bring the action inside, and with the Fox TV series running in 2010, this is a fine moment to dive into the source material.