Red Before Black #5

Two figures in dark suits stand back-to-back with quiet menace — one holding a pistol at his side — while a red convertible idles in the foreground and an alligator lurks at the water's edge, setting a tense Southern-noir mood that feels distinctly cinematic. Goran Sudžuka's cover art for this fifth issue from BOOM! Studios pulls the composition off with real confidence, grounding the thriller atmosphere in lush greenery and still water. Stephanie Phillips's series continues to deliver the kind of stylish, slow-burn tension that makes Red Before Black one of 2025's more compelling reads.