Sex #1

Image Comics launched this mature-readers series in 2013 with a cover that sets a quietly unsettling tone: a shirtless, athletic man sits alone in what looks like a high-tech gym or private training facility, surrounded by scattered debris — a discarded helmet, boots, a laptop, a beer bottle, and other detritus suggesting a life recently abandoned or upended. A second, shadowy figure crouches nearby, partially obscured, adding a layer of unease to the scene. Piotr Kowalski's linework renders the space with gritty detail, while Brad Simpson's cool purples and pinks give the whole image a moody, nocturnal atmosphere that feels distinctly adult in its ambitions.