Steam Noir #4

A brooding, wide-brimmed-hatted figure dominates this closing chapter of "Das Kupferherz," clutching what appears to be a small glowing object in gloved hands against a swirling, amber-hued sky — Felix Mertikat's cover artwork perfectly captures the melancholy tension at the heart of this steampunk noir series. Writer Verena Klinke and artist Mertikat have crafted a world where atmosphere is everything, and this 2015 finale from Cross Cult radiates the weight of whatever reckoning awaits within. Fans of continental European comics with a taste for gothic machinery and shadowy intrigue will find this fourth volume a satisfying conclusion to the arc.