Rocco Vargas: A Game of Gods #[nn]

Daniel Torres's sleek retro-futurist vision is on full display in this 2004 Dark Horse collection of "A Game of Gods," with Torres handling every aspect of the writing, art, and inking himself. The cover plunges you into a sweeping cityscape of towering spires and hovering craft, where three armored figures — one golden, one pale and agile, one a hulking cream-and-red giant — clash in mid-air with dramatic energy. It's a striking showcase of Torres's elegant linework and cool, luminous palette that makes Rocco Vargas one of European science fiction comics' most distinctive series.