Skybound X #4

Skybound X #4 celebrates 10 years of Image/Skybound storytelling with an anthology that includes new stories from Excellence, Sea Serpent's Heir, and Redneck — and the cover makes clear which feature is the centerpiece: a ferocious mid-air clash between a green-suited, energy-sword-wielding Rick Grimes 2000 and a snarling, fist-swinging Negan, rendered against a blazing red backdrop by cover artist Charlie Adlard. Robert Kirkman and artist Ryan Ottley bring "Rick Grimes 2000: Chapter 4" to this issue, continuing what is clearly a wildly reimagined, science-fiction-charged take on familiar Walking Dead characters. It's a genuinely fun package — part anniversary celebration, part pulpy sci-fi throwdown — that delivers real variety for the price of a single issue.