Man Against Time #3

The third issue of Image and Motown MachinWorks' Man Against Time arrives with a striking cover by penciler John Paul Leon and inker Tommy Lee Edwards — a heavily equipped, goggled figure in a sweeping red coat and yellow hazard gear dominates the foreground, clutching a metal rod amid a gritty, industrial backdrop peppered with shadowy figures. It's a moody, atmospheric image that captures the series' noir-tinged, sci-fi sensibility perfectly. With the story "Pro Patria Mori" from writer David Quinn and artists Gino De Cicco and Shawn Martinbrough, this 1996 series continues to prove it's one of the more distinctive genre titles of its era.