John Byrne's Next Men #6

John Byrne's Next Men returns with a cover that places Abraham Lincoln front and center — calm, composed, and seemingly unaware of the armed man looming directly behind him, pistol raised, while a second figure further back also brandishes a gun. The tension Byrne stages here, evoking one of history's most infamous moments with a science-fiction twist, is genuinely arresting. Colored by Ronda Pattison in moody, shadowed tones, this 2011 IDW issue promises the kind of ambitious, time-bending storytelling that makes Next Men such a compelling series.