Resident Alien: The Book of Changes #3

Peter Hogan and Steve Parkhouse bring their quietly compelling sci-fi series to its penultimate chapter with this third issue of The Book of Changes. The cover, rendered in soft aquatic tones, presents the disguised alien protagonist — bald, sharp-eared, arms crossed in brooding contemplation — looming large alongside a more vividly alien figure in the background, their green eyes glinting with intensity, while a sleek black flying saucer cuts across the middle distance. Below them, a young blonde girl clutching a teddy bear gazes upward with cautious wonder, grounding the cosmic tension in something unexpectedly tender. Fans of the USA Network adaptation will find plenty to love as Hogan and Parkhouse's understated, human-scaled storytelling continues to set this four-part miniseries apart from louder corners of the genre.