Riverdale #5

Tied directly to the CW hit series, Riverdale #5 brings a moody, cinematic energy with Francesco Francavilla's striking cover — a brooding young man rendered in deep purples and pinks dominates the foreground, while a shadowy silhouette and a microphone loom behind him, hinting at drama both personal and performative. The story inside, "Mantle the Magnificent," sounds every bit as charged as that atmospheric imagery suggests. With Brian E. Patterson and Tessa Leigh Williams scripting and Thomas Pitilli on art, this 2017 issue delivers the darker, teen-noir sensibility that made Riverdale such a compelling television phenomenon.