Northlanders #42

Northlanders kicks off a new arc with issue #42, "The Icelandic Trilogy, Part One: Settlement 871," and Massimo Carnevale's cover sets the mood beautifully — a weathered, long-haired Viking strides forward through shallow water, rope in hand, while a dark figure watches from the prow of a longship emerging from the mist behind him. Brian Wood and Paul Azaceta bring their Viking saga to Iceland's raw, early days, and this 2011 Vertigo entry promises the grounded, historically rooted storytelling the series is known for.