Jonah Hex #42

Jonah Hex stands battered and bloodied at the center of Jordi Bernet's striking cover for issue #42, his scarred face set with grim resolve beneath a weathered hat while multiple gun barrels and chained fists close in on him from every direction — outnumbered but unbowed. The story title "Shooting Into the Sun" promises the kind of lean, brutal Western drama that Gray and Palmiotti deliver with such consistency throughout this run. If you appreciate a Western with real grit and artistry, this 2009 issue is hard to pass up.