Sex Criminals #17

The painted-style cover of Sex Criminals #17 — subtitled "The Skell" — makes a striking first impression, with a red-haired woman in a sharp white outfit fixing the viewer with a cool, defiant gaze against a vivid crimson background. Her torn white coat, fingerless gloves, and coiled posture give her an air of controlled intensity, suggesting someone who is very much in charge of whatever situation she's stepped into. Matt Fraction and Chip Zdarsky's critically beloved series continues here with the story "Myrtle Spurge: Sexual Cop," and if this cover is any indication, the tone is equal parts stylish and dangerous.