StormWatch #8

Bleed, Part Two of Three" charges into the middle of Warren Ellis's three-part arc with a cover by Bryan Hitch and Paul Neary that packs the frame with StormWatch muscle — a grizzled, battle-scarred commander dominates the foreground while a green-skinned powerhouse, a red-suited woman, and a younger fighter surge upward behind him, all clearly in the thick of a fierce confrontation. Hitch's dynamic, stacked composition gives every character a sense of momentum, making the team feel both embattled and formidable at once. If 1998 WildStorm action is your thing, this mid-arc issue promises the kind of high-energy superhuman drama Ellis and Hitch were building their reputations on.