Judge Dredd #13

Brendan McCarthy delivers a cover that crackles with raw energy — Judge Dredd looms large in his gold-eagle armor and blue uniform, green-gauntleted fists ready and Lawgiver in hand, set against an eruption of fiery orange and smoky black that feels equal parts street-level grit and cosmic chaos. The McCarthy cover credit notes it's rendered "after Jack Kirby," and that influence shows in every bold, kinetic line and the larger-than-life physicality of Mega-City One's most uncompromising lawman. Inside, writer Duane Swierczynski and artist John Stanisci continue their run with issue #13's story "French for Black," making this a solid chapter in IDW's 2013 series.