Napalm Lullaby #9

The tagline says it all — "a living dream with one chance to wake a world beyond salvation" — and Bengal's cover delivers that tension beautifully: a red-jacketed, flame-haired young man stands his ground, fists clenched, while a towering white-clad figure looms overhead with arms outstretched and a battalion of hulking armored creatures closes in on both sides. Rick Remender and Bengal have been building something genuinely singular with this series, and issue #9 promises the stakes are as high as they get.