Smax #2

In this haunting installment of Smax, Alan Moore crafts a quietly devastating tale as Jeff grapples with a painful secret—his elaborate pretense that Robin is his wife, a lie born of guilt and loss. Flashbacks reveal his tragic past as a dragonslayer haunted by the memory of killing his ogre father, and the moment he was broken by the enigmatic Morningbright. Zander Cannon’s evocative art, with Andrew Currie’s precise inks and Ben Dimagmaliw’s subtle coloring, brings a dreamlike weight to the story, while Todd Klein’s lettering underscores its emotional depth. The cover by Zander Cannon captures the story’s eerie stillness, hinting at a truth long buried.