Kill or Be Killed #8

The masked figure on Sean Phillips's cover — red balaclava, shotgun in gloved hands, looming before a shadowy stone archway bathed in Elizabeth Breitweiser's cold blue palette — perfectly captures the tense, noir-soaked atmosphere Ed Brubaker and company have been building throughout this series. Issue eight of Kill or Be Killed carries that same unsettling mix of dread and determination that has made this 2017 Image run such a compelling read. If you've been following this dark thriller, this cover alone makes clear the story isn't letting up anytime soon.