Monarch #3

Rodney Barnes, Alex Lins, and Luis NCT deliver a cover for issue three that is quietly breathtaking — a young girl with a backpack and a small cat companion stands on a hilltop, gazing up at a blazing streak of light cutting across a deep, star-filled night sky above a glowing town below. The contrast between the warm, ember-lit neighborhood and the cold cosmic drama overhead gives the scene a real sense of wonder mixed with unease. If this Image series has your attention, this 2023 installment promises that the story's sense of scale — and heart — is only growing.