Jack Staff #13

Paul Grist's distinctive linework is on full display in this 2007 Image Comics installment, as the Union Jack-costumed Jack Staff tumbles dramatically against a stark black background, staff in hand and limbs splayed in freefall. The bold header proclaims "Britain's Greatest Villain!" — a tantalizing promise for whatever awaits inside. Grist's minimalist yet expressive cover design gives the whole thing a kinetic, off-kilter energy that makes this series genuinely hard to put down.