Looney Tunes #263

The cover of Looney Tunes #263 sets up a delightfully absurd premise: two versions of Wile E. Coyote shake hands across a split scene — one facing the desert Southwest where Road Runner perches smugly on a mesa, the other set against green hills where Ralph Wolf eyes a flock of sheep from a rocky ledge. The speech bubbles spell it all out with a single shared word balloon: "DEAL!" — suggesting these two perpetually frustrated predators have cooked up a scheme to swap rivals and try their luck with someone else's nemesis. Cover art by Derek Fridolfs makes the most of the split-panel gag, and with writer Derek Fridolfs and artist Dave Álvarez handling the interior, this 2022 issue looks like a fun read for anyone who's ever rooted (just a little) for the coyote.