Manifest Destiny #1

Two frontier figures — one standing tall with a rifle slung over his shoulder, the other crouching to examine something small — survey a sweeping amber horizon from a bluff that seethes with monstrous, writhing creatures rendered in deep violet. Matthew Roberts' cover art immediately signals that this 2013 Image/Skybound series from writer Chris Dingess and colorist Owen Gieni reimagines westward exploration as something far stranger and more dangerous than the history books suggest. If you're drawn to adventure laced with dread and a genuine sense of the unknown, this opening issue announces its ambitions loudly.