Proof #20

Issue twenty of Image's Proof arrives at a genuinely unsettling crossroads, with Riley Rossmo's painted cover depicting the series' hulking, suited protagonist staring grimly forward while two grotesque, pallid creatures loom in the shadows behind him — the tagline "If you believe in monsters, you need..." doing exactly what it promises. The brooding atmosphere Rossmo conjures here, all murky greens and raw earth tones, gives "Julia: Part Three" the feeling of a story pressing hard toward something dark. Alex Grecian's cryptozoological thriller has always rewarded readers who stick around, and this chapter looks to be no exception.