Luke Cage Noir #3

Set against a gritty, sepia-toned Harlem streetscape, Tim Bradstreet's cover for this third chapter of Luke Cage Noir is a striking image — Luke Cage strides forward wreathed in vivid golden flames, his expression resolute and unshaken. The contrast between the atmospheric black-and-white city backdrop and that burst of fire gives the composition a raw, noir-pulp energy that feels right at home in this 2009 Marvel series. With Mike Benson, Adam Glass, and Shawn Martinbrough's talents behind the story and interior art, this issue promises the same hard-boiled intensity the series has delivered from the start.