Sam and Twitch #15

Ashley Wood's painterly, almost photographic cover for issue #15 sets an atmospheric, noir-drenched tone — a suited man points directly at the viewer while a dark-haired woman clutching a gun stands behind him, with a second male figure looming in a fragmented side panel. This 2000 Image Comics series kicks off "Bounty Hunter Wars Part I" with Brian Michael Bendis writing and Alex Maleev on interior art, a pairing that brings a gritty, crime-procedural sensibility to the Spawn universe. If you're drawn to hard-boiled detective stories with a moody visual style, this issue looks like a compelling entry point.