New Gods #13

The New Gods hit the Big Apple in this lively February 1990 entry from the team of Evanier, Cullins, and Blyberg — and the cover captures that energy perfectly, with a woman in purple throwing her arms wide in delight amid the bustle of a crowded New York street, flanked by a long-haired figure in white and a helmeted warrior in red, all while what appears to be a green vehicle takes a crackling energy hit in the foreground. Paris Cullins' pencils (inked by Willie Blyberg) give the whole scene a vibrant, street-level excitement that feels right at home among the city's neon-lit chaos and wide-eyed bystanders. It's a genuinely fun issue that brings Kirby's cosmic characters down to Earth — literally.