Junk Culture #1

Ted McKeever's Junk Culture arrives from DC/Vertigo in 1997 with a cover that immediately signals something raw and uncompromising — a shaved-head young woman, her worn dress stained and a small heart emblem on her chest, stands holding a pistol against a silhouetted urban skyline cluttered with diner signs and neon marquees. McKeever handles every creative role himself — writing, art, inks, and colors — and that total authorial control shows in the cover's gritty, hand-crafted atmosphere. If the story title "Teenage Wildlife" is any indication, this first issue of two promises a hard-edged look at life on society's margins.