Prophet #22

Prophet is caught in a desperate, visceral struggle on this striking painted cover — a massive, shark-like alien predator lunges with jaws wide open, its teeth inches from the muscular hero as he strains against its grip amid a alien landscape crawling with strange creatures and a winged beast circling overhead. Simon Roy's cover art has a loose, expressive watercolor quality that feels genuinely alive, giving this far-future science fiction world a tactile, almost primordial weight. Brandon Graham and Simon Roy's 2012 Image series was already turning heads for its bold reinvention of the character, and this issue's cover makes a compelling case for why.