Proof #9

This June 2008 issue from Image Comics dresses its "Special Style Issue" in the playful trappings of a glossy magazine, with the massive, bearded face of special agent John "Proof" Prufrock looming front and center as the self-proclaimed "Wild Man of the Year." Riley Rossmo's cover art captures Proof's imposing, broad-shouldered presence with real personality — suit-clad and stone-faced, yet surrounded by cheeky headlines teasing fashion tips and an exclusive interview with a pistol-wielding Ginger Brown in the corner. It's a genuinely clever presentation that shows Proof at its most playfully self-aware, wrapped around a story titled "A Perfect Gentleman.