Sea of Red #13

The cover of Sea of Red #13 splits its mood beautifully — a calm upper half shows a bearded man with arms crossed alongside a younger companion, while the lower half erupts into a hellish red inferno where two figures clash with blades amid chains and fire. Remender, Dwyer, Harmon, and Francavilla bring a real sense of violent urgency to this 2006 Image series, and that stark contrast between quiet tension above and all-out combat below makes for one of the run's most striking cover compositions. If you've been following this pirate-vampire saga, issue #13 looks like it's turning up the heat considerably.