Noble Causes #13

Noble Causes has always worn its tagline — "Sex, Secrets & Super-Powers" — with pride, and issue #13 delivers a cover that captures the series' blend of superhero spectacle and soapy tension perfectly. Gabe Bridwell's cover art assembles a striking cast: a white-haired figure in dark armor, a red-skinned demonic character conjuring a blazing fireball, a caped figure grappling with a massive stone golem, a winged hero soaring against a fiery red sky, and a dark-haired woman crouched alongside a feral, beast-like figure — all crammed into a composition that pulses with barely contained chaos. With Jay Faerber writing and art from Fran Bueno and Freddie E. Williams inside, this 2005 Image series continues to prove that superhero family drama doesn't have to play it safe.