Saucer Country #12

A towering grey alien raises one hand in an oath while clutching a Holy Bible in the other, looming before the U.S. Capitol dome and a crowd of onlookers — it's a sworn-in-to-office image that perfectly captures Saucer Country's blend of American political drama and extraterrestrial unease. Paul Cornell and Ryan Kelly's Vertigo series has always thrived at the intersection of Washington power and alien conspiracy, and this April 2013 issue, titled "President's Day," leans into that tension with striking visual confidence. If you've been following the series, this cover alone makes a compelling case that the story is heading somewhere genuinely unsettling.