Planet of the Apes #5

A formidable gorilla fills the foreground of Joshua Cassara's cover, shield and blade in hand, green eyes burning with fierce resolve as a massive ape army surges behind him — including a scarred, eye-patched figure among the ranks. David F. Walker and Dave Wachter's fifth issue delivers the fourth chapter of "The Smartest Gorilla in the World," and this image alone makes clear the stakes are escalating fast. Bryan Valenza's gritty, earthy palette gives the whole scene a raw, battle-hardened tension that's hard to look away from.