Jonah Hex #50

A milestone fiftieth issue, written by Justin Gray and Jimmy Palmiotti with art by Darwyn Cooke, and this cover sets a quietly devastating tone: Jonah Hex kneels in the dust, head bowed beneath a wrapped turban, a shovel driven into the earth before him and a small wooden cross at his feet — the image of a man burying something, or someone, in solitude. The restrained palette and spare composition, courtesy of Cooke's cover work, speak volumes without a word, making "The Great Silence" feel earned before you've even cracked the spine.