Sgt. Rock: The Prophecy #1

Joe Kubert returns to his most enduring creation with this opening chapter of a six-part miniseries, and the cover alone makes clear why his work on Rock has always felt so vital. Rendered in sepia tones, a battle-hardened Sgt. Rock dominates the foreground — steel-helmeted, draped in ammunition, and wearing the kind of weathered scowl that only comes from real soldiering — while his troops push through smoke and rubble behind him. Rock's challenge to the reader ("You ready? You wanna see war? Me an' Easy'll show you the REAL war!") sets the tone perfectly for what promises to be an unflinching look at World War II through one of comics' most respected storytellers.