Jack of Fables #28

Jack strikes his most self-satisfied pose dressed in a Napoleonic military uniform — bicorne hat, gold epaulettes, a chest full of medals, and a red sash — while a curious anthropomorphic clock watches from the background, all rendered with meticulous detail by cover artist Brian Bolland. The tagline "First there were heroes, then there were superheroes, then there was… Jack" sets the irreverent tone perfectly for this Vertigo series by Bill Willingham and Matthew Sturges. Issue #28, subtitled "The Book of Leadership," promises exactly the kind of grandiose, tongue-in-cheek ambition that only Jack could pull off — and that smirk on his face suggests he knows it.