Jonah Hex #43

Jonah Hex #43 arrives in July 2009 with a cover by Paul Gulacy that makes an immediate impression — Hex's scarred, weathered face looms large beneath the brim of his hat, shotgun raised, while a fiery hellscape of a burning town silhouettes a gang of armed gunmen below. At his side stands a striking dark-haired woman in evening gloves, revolver in hand, hinting that the "Hyde House Massacre" promised by the story title will be anything but a quiet affair. Writers Jimmy Palmiotti and Justin Gray keep this Western series firing on all cylinders, and Gulacy's cover sets a suitably grim and atmospheric stage.