Reed Gunther #5

Shane and Chris Houghton's all-ages Image series delivers another wild ride with Reed Gunther and the Freakshow Showdown! — and the cover makes clear this issue earns that title, with Reed caught in a chaotic swarm of monstrous creatures while a hulking brute, a goggled insectoid beast, and a suspicious gun-toting figure in a suit crowd the scene. The energy is wonderfully frantic, every inch of the image packed with snapping jaws, tentacles, and bulging eyes. If you've been looking for an all-ages book with genuine comic-book gusto, this one's hard to pass up.