Ion #12

The final issue of Ion: Guardian of the Universe sends things off with striking gravity — cover artist Kalman Andrasofszky renders a massive, glowing Ion looming over a graveside gathering mourning at a headstone bearing the name "Rayner," the bold "R.I.P. ION" legend leaving little doubt that this twelfth chapter carries real emotional weight. The green-tinged, cemetery atmosphere and the somber crowd of onlookers below make for a genuinely haunting image, perfectly matching the story's title, "Burying the Past." Writer Ron Marz and artist Fernando Pasarin close out this 2007 series with what promises to be a deeply felt farewell.