Prophet #43

Issue #43 of Image's far-future Prophet series arrives in 2014 with a cover by Ludroe that sets a quietly unsettling mood: a massive, disc-shaped spacecraft hovers low over a desolate, debris-strewn landscape of cracked earth and weathered tree stumps, its underside bristling with mechanical detail and dangling cables. The scene feels less like a triumphant arrival than an eerie aftermath, perfectly in keeping with the anthology-style storytelling hinted at by the title "Pieces." With an impressive roster of creators — including writers Brandon Graham and Simon Roy alongside artists Bayard Baudoin, Giannis Milonogiannis, Malachi Ward, and Matt Sheean — this issue promises the kind of richly layered, strange-futures sci-fi that has made this run so compelling.