Kick-Ass #1

Mark Millar and John Romita Jr. bring a fresh chapter of Kick-Ass to Image Comics in 2018, and this opening issue sets a quietly intense tone right from the start. John Romita Jr.'s cover — inked by Peter Steigerwald — shows a figure in a green-and-black tactical superhero suit sitting alone on a bed in a dimly lit bedroom, head low and gloved hands clasped, radiating a weary, contemplative mood rather than triumphant heroics. It's a grounded, human portrait that makes you want to know exactly what's weighing on the person beneath that costume.