My Faith in Frankie #1

Marc Hempel's cover for this 2004 Vertigo series sets the tone perfectly: a wide-eyed, dark-haired young woman — Frankie herself — dominates the warm orange composition, while two tiny figures perch on her shoulders and hair, one radiating a sun-like glow suggesting a divine presence, the other a more ordinary-looking young man. The tagline "A jealous god or a boyfriend back from the dead — who would you choose?" frames the delightful central tension of Mike Carey and Sonny Liew's story before you've even cracked the cover. It's a charming, witty opener for what promises to be a very different kind of supernatural romance from DC's mature-readers imprint.